Business, Fuel

Oil Rises to Two-Year High on US Stockpiles, Iran Unrest

Oil climbed to the highest level in more than two years on estimates that U.S. crude stockpiles fell for a seventh week, while unrest continued in OPEC’s third-biggest producer.

Grant Smith | Bloomberg News
January 3, 2018
Business, Fuel

Oil Trades Near $57 as US Crude Stockpiles Seen Extending Drop

Oil traded near $57 a barrel for a third day before data expected to show that surplus crude inventories in the U.S. continued to diminish as global markets rebalance.

Grant Smith | Bloomberg News
December 19, 2017
Business, Fuel

US Oil Rises to 10-Month High as Stockpiles Seen Dropping

Oil rose to the highest level since early January in New York on expectations that government data will confirm another drop in U.S. crude inventories as the global surplus recedes.

Grant Smith | Bloomberg News
November 1, 2017
Business, Fuel

Oil Gains as Irma Weakens to Storm While US Refining Returns

Oil rose as Irma weakened to a tropical storm after hitting Florida, while Gulf Coast refining continued to recover following storm Harvey.

Grant Smith | Bloomberg News
September 11, 2017
Business, Fuel

Oil Climbs From Seven-Week High on Signs US Stockpiles Plunged

Oil extended gains from the highest close in seven weeks as industry data showed U.S. crude stockpiles plunged, easing a glut.

Grant Smith | Bloomberg News
July 26, 2017
Business, Fuel

Oil Trades at One-Week Low on Signs of Rebound in US Supplies

Oil traded at its lowest in more than a week in New York on signs U.S. production is continuing to recover, undermining OPEC’s efforts to clear a global glut.

Grant Smith | Bloomberg News
April 18, 2017
Business, Fuel

OPEC Agrees on Oil Output Cuts to Curb Global Glut

OPEC clinched a deal to curtail oil supply, confounding skeptics as the need to clear a record global crude glut — and prove the group’s credibility — brought its first cuts in eight years.

Grant Smith | Bloomberg News
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November 30, 2016
Business, Fuel

Oil Seen Stuck in $50 to $60 Range as Shale Blunts OPEC Action

The world should get used to oil prices between $50 and $60 a barrel as falling costs in America’s shale fields counteract OPEC’s renewed commitment to supply management.

Javier Blas | Bloomberg News
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Grant Smith | Bloomberg News
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Angelina Rascouet | Bloomberg News
October 18, 2016
Business, Fuel

IEA Changes View on Oil Glut, Sees Surplus Enduring in 2017

The surplus in global oil markets will last for longer than previously thought, persisting into late 2017 as demand growth slumps and supply proves resilient, the International Energy Agency reported.

Grant Smith | Bloomberg News
September 13, 2016
Business, Fuel

Oil Trims Weekly Drop as US Production Falls Most Since 2013

Oil trimmed its biggest weekly decline in three months as investors weighed the largest drop in U.S. output since 2013 and a jump in payrolls against a smaller-than-expected stockpile decline.

Grant Smith | Bloomberg News
July 8, 2016