Prices
2021, April, 12, 10:20:00
OPEC+ OIL PRODUCTION UP 450 TBD
With the production gains, OPEC+ compliance with its quotas slipped to 111% in March, compared with 113.5% in February, juiced by Saudi Arabia voluntarily cutting an additional 1 million b/d since January.
2021, April, 12, 10:05:00
INDIA'S INDEXES DOWN
The NSE Nifty 50 index was down 2.44% at 14,474.10 by 0440 GMT, while the S&P BSE Sensex was 2.42% lower at 48,374.94. The two indexes have now retreated 6%-8% from their mid-February record highs.
2021, April, 12, 09:50:00
IRAN, U.S. TALKS
Iran has insisted that the US drop all the sanctions it unilaterally imposed after withdrawing from the deal in 2018, while US officials have maintained that Iranian nuclear violations of the agreement must be rectified first.
2021, April, 12, 09:30:00
U.S. RIGS UP 2 TO 432
U.S. Rig Count is up 2 from last week at 432, Canada Rig Count is down 11 from last week to 58
2021, April, 9, 11:25:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $63 YET
Brent edged down 12 cents, or 0.2%, to $63.08 a barrel. WTI was at $59.59 a barrel.
2021, April, 8, 12:10:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $63 AGAIN
Brent fell 51 cents, or 0.8%, to $62.65 a barrel. WTI fell 53 cents, or 0.9%, to $59.24 a barrel.
2021, April, 8, 11:35:00
EUROPEAN INDEXES UP
The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.5% by 0720 GMT, adding to gains made earlier this week when the index erased all of its pandemic-driven losses.
2021, April, 8, 11:25:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN 3.5 MB TO 498.3 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 3.5 million barrels to 498.3 million barrels.
2021, April, 7, 10:40:26
OIL PRICE: NEAR $63 ANEW
Brent rose by 34 cents, or 0.5%, to $63.08 a barrel. WTI was up 32 cents, or 0.5%, to $59.65.
2021, April, 7, 10:35:00
OIL PRICES 2021-22: $65-60
EIA forecasts that Brent prices will average $65/b in the second quarter of 2021, $61/b during the second half of 2021, and $60/b in 2022.
2021, April, 7, 10:20:00
ASIA'S INDEXES UPDOWN
Japan’s Nikkei was a shade higher while Australian shares rose 0.6% and South Korea’s KOSPI added 0.5%. Chinese shares, however, were weaker with the bluechip CSI300 index down about 1% after a strong rally last week.
2021, April, 6, 14:25:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $63
Brent rose 90 cents, or 1.5%, to $63.05 a barrel. WTI rose 98 cents, or 1.7%, to $59.63.
2021, April, 6, 14:00:00
EUROPEAN STOXX 600 UP
European traders returned from a long weekend to push the STOXX 600 up 0.8% to 435.7 points. It has climbed more than 60% from last year’s lows and surpassed its previous all-time high of 433.90 points in February 2020.
2021, April, 5, 11:45:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $64
Brent fell 96 cents, or 1.5%, to $63.90 a barrel. WTI was at $60.56 a barrel, down 89 cents, or 1.5%.
2021, April, 2, 12:55:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $64 AGAIN
Brent rose $1.94, or 3.1%, to $64.68 a barrel. WTI was up $2.10, or 3.6%, at $61.26 a barrel.
