The oil market fell yesterday as weak consumer confidence data in the United States fed concerns regarding the economic outlook and fuel demand after a slow start to the summer driving season, with Brent futures for August down by $1 or 1.2 per cent at $85.01 a barrel and the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures losing 80 cents or 1 per cent to settle at $80.83 per barrel. 

Oil Market Rises As Dollar Weakens On Thursday, the oil market rose after retail data in the United States prompted a sell-off in the Dollar, the trading currency for the commodity, with Brent crude futures up by $1.26 or 1.5 per cent to $82.86 a...

Oil Records Second Monthly Drop, Unsold Cargoes Increase   Crude oil in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries reference basket dropped for the second consecutive month in April, shedding 48 per cent of its worth, as cargoes of unsold oil continued to accumulate, OPEC has said. In...

OPEC Projects To Constrict Oil Market In 2019   The research and analysis arm of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries pointed towards a much constrict market in 2019 as the group has seen its production fall significantly this year, led by curbs to Saudi Arabian...

Following the incessant production outages and force majeure declared on exports of some grades of Nigerian crude oil, which have created supply uncertainty to the major buyers of Nigeria’s crude oil, mostly foreign refineries, the refineries from India to the United States are backing...