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2018-08-01 09:40:00

OIL PRICE: NEAR $74 YET

OIL PRICE: NEAR $74 YET

REUTERS - Oil prices fell on Wednesday after industry data showed U.S. stockpiles of crude unexpectedly rose, and as economic growth slowed, especially in Asia, amid the escalating trade dispute between the United States and China.

Brent spot crude oil futures dropped 30 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $73.91 a barrel by 0435 GMT, adding to a 1.8 percent loss in the previous session.

U.S. crude futures were down 38 cents, or 0.6 percent, at $68.38 a barrel, having dropped nearly 2 percent on Tuesday.

Brent fell more than 6 percent in July, while U.S. crude futures slumped about 7 percent, the biggest monthly declines for both benchmarks since July 2016.

Weighing on prices was a report by the American Petroleum Institute (API) that showed domestic crude inventories rose by 5.6 million barrels last week. A Reuters poll had forecast a fall of 2.8 million barrels.

Official data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is due later on Wednesday.

"API ... showed a big build. So all eyes will be on the EIA data this evening," said Greg McKenna, chief market strategist at AxiTrader.

Signs that a supply disruption in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea could be resolved also weighed on prices.

Yemen's Houthi group said it was ready to halt attacks in the Red Sea to support peace efforts. Saudi Arabia suspended oil shipments through the strait last week after the Houthis attacked two Saudi oil tankers.

Prices are also falling in the physical market, where top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is expected to cut prices for all crude grades going to Asia in August, according to several market participants on Wednesday.

ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN

Markets are also being pulled lower by concerns over slowing economic growth because of the trade dispute that is still ramping up between the United States and China.

Last month, China and the United States slapped tariffs on $34 billion of each other's goods, and another round of U.S. tariffs on $16 billion in Chinese goods is expected in August.

The trade spat may escalate further as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is poised to propose 25 percent tariffs on a further $200 billion of imports, up from an initial proposal of 10 percent.

With the world's two biggest economies at loggerheads, growth is slowing down.

Manufacturing across Asia slowed in July, deepening concerns about the region's economic outlook as the U.S.-China trade conflict sent shudders through their trading partners.

This slowdown is starting to show in the container market, in which the vast majority of finished goods are imported and exported.

The Harpex container index has fallen by 10 percent from its 2011 highs in June, to a last close of 613, its lowest level since March.

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Earlier: 

Prices
2018, July, 30, 13:55:00

OIL PRICE: NEAR $75 YET

REUTERS - October Brent crude futures were last up 36 cents at $75.12 a barrel by 0902 GMT. The September contract expires on Tuesday. U.S. crude futures were up 78 cents at $69.47 a barrel.

 

Prices
2018, July, 27, 12:53:57

OIL PRICE: ABOVE $74 YET

REUTERS - Brent futures were down 5 cents at $74.49 a barrel by 0319 GMT, after gaining 0.8 percent on Thursday. They are heading for a near 2 percent gain this week, the first weekly increase in four. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were 5 cents lower, at $69.56, after rising nearly 0.5 percent in the previous session. The contract is heading for a 1.3 percent weekly loss, a fourth week of declines.

 

Prices
2018, July, 25, 10:20:00

OIL PRICE: NEAR $74 AGAIN

REUTERS - Brent crude was up 54 cents, or 0.7 percent, at $73.98 a barrel by 0318 GMT. The global benchmark settled 38 cents higher at $73.44 a barrel on Tuesday, after climbing to as high as $74. U.S. West Texas Intermediate rose 24 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $68.76, having settled the previous session up 63 cents, or nearly 1 percent.

Prices
2018, July, 25, 10:10:00

ROSNEFT: OIL PRICE $75

PLATTS - "Our own budget is based on a price of $63/b. Today we see that prices are around $75/b, I think that prices will be at around this level -- $75, or a maximum of $80/b," Sechin said when asked about his expectations for price levels by the end of 2018.

Prices
2018, July, 25, 09:45:00

THE DIFFICULT IRANIAN SANCTIONS

OGJ - “Russia already has improved its relations with Iran. Given its foreign policy stance toward the US, this could grow if it believes it would undermine the US position. Russia is taking a long-term view. It sees several obstacles, which it is determined to overcome.”

Prices
2018, July, 23, 13:55:00

OIL PRICE: NEAR $74

REUTERS - Brent crude oil LCOc1 rose $1.19 a barrel to a high of $74.26 before easing to around $74.05 by 1030 GMT. U.S. light crude CLc1 was up 70 cents at $68.96 a barrel.

 Prices
2018, July, 23, 13:50:00

ЦЕНА URALS: $ 73,53905

МИНФИН РОССИИ - Средняя цена на нефть Urals за период мониторинга с 15 июня по 14 июля 2018 года составила $ 73,53905 за баррель, или $ 536,8 за тонну. Согласно расчетам Минфина России экспортная пошлина на нефть в РФ с 1 августа 2018 года понизится на $ 3,7 и составит $ 135,4 за тонну. 

Tags: OIL, PRICE, BRENT, WTI, URALS, OPEC, НЕФТЬ, ЦЕНА