2019-05-08 12:05:00
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $70 YET
REUTERS - Oil prices stabilised on Wednesday as markets remained relatively tight amid U.S. sanctions on crude exporters Iran and Venezuela.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $61.56 per barrel at 0057 GMT on Wednesday, 17 cents, or 0.3 percent, above their last settlement.
Brent crude oil futures were at $69.94 per barrel, 6 cents, or 0.1 percent, above their last close.
With U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela in place, analysts said global oil markets remained tight.
"The tight and price-supportive fundamental outlook has not gone away," said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Denmark's Saxo Bank.
The United States re-imposed sanctions on Iran in November last year, demanding all countries stop importing oil from the country.
Iran has said it will defy the sanctions and continue to export oil.
Most analysts expect its crude export to fall to little more than 500,000 barrels per day, down from around 1 million bpd in April, as governments largely bow to American pressure.
Washington has also slapped sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports, further disrupting crude supply.
Wednesday's firmer prices partly reversed bigger price falls earlier in the week, which were triggered by announcements from Washington that the United States would this Friday further hike import tariffs on Chinese goods.
"Intensifying trade tensions are raising question on ... oil demand prospects," ANZ bank said on Wednesday.
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Earlier:
2019, May, 6, 12:15:00
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $70
Brent crude oil futures trading at $69.34 per barrel, down $1.51, or 2.1 percent, from their last close. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $60.57 per barrel at 0646 GMT on Monday, down $1.37 per barrel, or 2.2 percent, from their last settlement.
2019, May, 2, 17:15:00
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $72
Brent crude oil futures were at $71.47 per barrel, U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 76 cents at $62.84 per barrel.
2019, May, 2, 17:10:00
НЕФТЬ РОССИИ: МЕНЬШЕ НА 229 ТБС
В рамках ОПЕК+ Россия к концу апреля вышла на уровень сокращения добычи нефти в 229 тбс без учета СРП и 223 тбс с учетом СРП. Об этом рассказал Министр энергетики Российской Федерации Александр Новак.
2019, April, 29, 12:00:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $71 ANEW
Oil prices fell on Monday, extending a slump from Friday that ended weeks of rallying, after President Donald Trump demanded that producer club OPEC raise output to soften the impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran.
2019, April, 29, 11:30:00
OIL PRICE: WILL BE $100
"Not extending the oil waivers of some countries is another side of the US measures against Iran. But if Iran's oil is fully sanctioned, oil price will go higher than $100 per barrel,"
2019, April, 26, 11:30:00
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $74 YET
Oil prices dipped on Friday on expectations that producer club OPEC will soon raise output to make up for a decline in exports from Iran following a hardening of sanctions on Tehran by the United States.
2019, April, 26, 11:25:00
OIL PRICES 2019-20: $66 - $65
Crude oil prices are expected to average $66 a barrel in 2019 and $65 a barrel in 2020,
