2019-04-03 11:30:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $70
REUTERS - Oil prices rose for a fourth day on Wednesday, pushing Brent towards $70 a barrel as support from OPEC-led supply cuts and U.S. sanctions overshadowed a report showing an unexpected rise in U.S. inventories.
Brent futures rose 36 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $69.73 a barrel by 0554 GMT, after earlier reaching $69.87, the highest since Nov. 12, the last time they traded above $70.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 26 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $62.84 cents a barrel,…
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Earlier:
2019, April, 1, 11:40:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $68
Oil prices rose on Monday, adding to gains in the first quarter when the major benchmarks posted their biggest increases in nearly a decade, as concerns about supplies outweigh fears of a slowing global economy.
2019, March, 29, 11:45:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $68
Oil prices rose on Friday on the back of ongoing OPEC-led supply cuts and U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, putting crude markets on track for their biggest quarterly rise since 2009.
2019, March, 27, 12:05:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $67 YET
Oil prices were mixed on Wednesday, with Brent extending the previous session’s rise, but gains were kept in check amid growing fears over the impact of a global economic slowdown on demand.
2019, March, 25, 11:40:00
OIL PRICE: BELOW $67
Oil prices slipped on Monday, with concerns of a sharp economic slowdown outweighing supply disruptions from OPEC’s production cutbacks and from U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela.
2019, March, 22, 10:45:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $67 ANEW
Oil hovered slightly below 2019 peaks on Friday, propped up by ongoing supply cuts led by producer club OPEC and by U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela.
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2019, August, 16, 10:10:00
MALAYSIA'S GDP UP 4.9%
Malaysia's central bank data on Friday showed second quarter gross domestic product grew 4.9% year-on-year, beating the 4.8% forecast
2019, August, 14, 12:25:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $61 YET
Brent crude was down 46 cents, or 0.8%, at $60.84 a barrel at 0639 GMT, after rising 4.7% on Tuesday, the biggest percentage gain since December. U.S. oil was down 62 cents, or 1.1%, at $56.48 a barrel, having risen 4% the previous session, the most in just over a month.
2019, August, 14, 12:20:00
CHINA'S OIL THROUGHPUT UP 5.6%
For the first seven months of 2019, Chinese crude throughput rose 5.6% from a year earlier to 369.73 million tonnes, or 12.73 million bpd, the NBS reported.
2019, August, 14, 12:15:00
MENA ENERGY INVESTMENT: $859 BLN
Oil, gas and petrochemical projects, valued at more than US $859 billion, are either underway or planned in the Middle East and North Africa, MENA, of these US $283 billion are projects are being implemented, as the region gets ready to meet the forecast increases in demand for energy over the next two decades.
2019, August, 14, 12:10:00
INDONESIA NEED INVESTMENT $15 BLN
Coal currently makes up around 60% of the country’s energy mix versus about 5% from geothermal power, according to data from state utility company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).
2019, August, 14, 12:05:00
IBERDOLA SALES WIND: $2 BLN
Iberdrola will receive 1.63 billion pounds ($2 billion) for the 40% stake
2019, August, 14, 12:00:00
AUSTRALIA'S CLIMATE CASH $339 MLN
Australia will give A$500 million ($339 million) to Pacific island nations for renewable energy projects and to help them prepare for the impact of climate change