Oil prices change in different directions in the course of trading

The day oil prices changed in different directions, WTI crude oil, recouping part of the losses, tried to correct by raising, while Brent rose in price. The cost of the September futures for Brent crude on the London ICE Futures exchange to 14:26 totaled $accounting period by 43.46 per barrel, or $0,17 (0,39%) above the…

Oil falls 3% as resurgent pandemic prompts worries about US demand

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell about 3% on Thursday as investors worried that renewed lockdowns to contain the spread of coronavirus in the United States would again sink fuel consumption. Brent crude futures fell $1.11, or 2.6%, to $42.18 a barrel by 10:43 a.m. EDT (1443 GMT), after gaining 0.5% on Wednesday. U.S. West Texas…

No intent to drive US shale out of business says OPEC chief

LONDON: OPEC Secretary Mohammad Barkindo said there was no aim to drive US shale oil producers out of business, after the price of US barrels briefly turned negative in April. He was speaking in a CERAWeek interview ahead of next week’s OPEC+ market monitoring panel meeting. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and…

NGT Accepts a New Case Against OIL for Baghjan Blowout

Guwahati: The National Green Tribunal (NGT, eastern zone) accepted a new case against Oil India Limited (OIL) and other respondents on July 7 vis-à-vis the Baghjan oil-well blowout. This time, the grounds are that the wells contained gas-condensates and that OIL hadn’t taken the requisite precautions – a point the petitioners have said previous cases…