Oil Price Archives — Page 4 of 5

June 15, 2021 No Responses

Oil Prices Climb As Demand Outlook Improves

Oil prices rose on Monday, extending three weeks of gains that have been underpinned by an improved outlook for fuel demand as increased COVID-19 vaccinations help lift travel curbs, along with tightness in supply.Brent crude was up 51 cents, or...

April 29, 2021 No Responses

Crude Oil Extends Gains

Oil prices extended gains on Thursday after rising 1% the previous session, as bullish forecasts on recovering demand this summer offset concerns of rising COVID-19 cases in India, Japan and Brazil.Brent crude for June edged up 8 cents, or 0.1%, to...

April 13, 2021 No Responses

Oil Prices Climb On Favourable Outlook For US Fuel Demand

Oil rose on Monday amid hopes that fuel demand is picking up in the United States as the summer driving season approaches and the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations there accelerates, though increasing case numbers in other countries are set to...

March 30, 2021 No Responses

‘Market Forces Should Determine Gas Prices’

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has advocated that market forces should be allowed to determine gas prices to guarantee the security of supply and demand of the commodity. Chief Executive Officer, DPR, Mr Sarki Auwalu, stated this ...

March 18, 2021 No Responses

Crude Oil Price Falls For Fifth Straight Day

Oil prices dropped for a fifth day on Thursday after official data showed a sustained rise in U.S. crude and fuel inventories, while the ever-present pandemic clouded the demand outlook.Brent crude was down 12 cents, or 0.2%, at $67.88 a barrel...

February 2, 2021 No Responses

Oil Prices Rise As Producers Commit To Output Restraint

Oil prices rose around 1 per cent on Tuesday after major producers showed they were cutting crude output in line with their commitments on restraint, supporting a market thrown out of kilter by weak demand during the coronavirus pandemic.Brent crude ...

January 6, 2021 No Responses

OPEC, Non-OPEC Countries To Increase Production By 0.5mb/d In January

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the non-OPEC countries have agreed to increase crude oil production by 0.5 million barrels per day (mb/d) in January. The group reached the agreement at the 13th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial M...

January 4, 2021 No Responses

Oil Prices Drop As OPEC Warns of 2021 Q1 Downside Risks

Oil prices edged lower on Monday, the first working day of 2021 trading, ahead of a meeting of OPEC and allied producers to discuss output levels for February with fears for first-half demand seeping into the market as the coronavirus pandemic lingers.Bre...

October 1, 2020 No Responses

Reps Approve N13.08tri Expenditures, $40 Oil Price Benchmark For 2021

The House of Representatives has approved the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), and put the total government proposed 2021 expenditure at N13.08 trillion. This followed a unanimous adoption of a report presented by the ...

September 30, 2020 No Responses

Oil Drops Further As Coronavirus Cases Prompt Demand Worries

Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday morning, extending big losses from the previous session amid rising concerns about fuel demand as the coronavirus pandemic worsens.Brent crude dropped 23 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $41.03 per barrel ...

September 10, 2020 No Responses

Oil Prices Slip

Oil futures fell in early trade on Thursday, paring overnight gains, on worries about fuel demand after data showed U.S. crude stockpiles rose last week, rather than dropping as expected, and COVID-19 cases continued to rise aroun...

June 9, 2020 No Responses

BP To Cut 10,000 Jobs As Coronavirus Hits Demand For Oil

BP has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs following a global slump in demand for oil because of the coronavirus crisis. The oil giant had paused redundancies during the peak of the pandemic but told staff on Monday that around...

March 10, 2020 No Responses

Anxiety As Global Recession Looms

A global recession is now almost inevitable this year, the Chief Executive Officer of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and services organizations, Nigel Green, has said The warning from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deV...