Oil rose after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration remains committed to reducing Iran’s oil exports.
Oil rose after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration remains committed to reducing Iran’s oil exports.
Στην καθολική -χωρίς εξαίρεση- επιβολή τελωνειακών δασμών 25% στον χάλυβα και στο αλουμίνιο, με ισχύ από τις 12 Μαρτίου προχώρησε ο πρόεδρος των ΗΠΑ, Ντόναλντ Τραμπ, με αποτέλεσμα ο εμπορικός πόλεμος που είχε προαναγγείλει ότι θα εξαπέλυε να περνά επισήμως σε νέα φάση.
China’s retaliatory tariffs on the United States may cause U.S. oil exports to decline in 2025 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, after growth plateaued last year.
Oil futures were up sharply Monday after President Trump over the weekend slapped tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, sparking worries over U.S. crude imports, though upside was limited by concerns a trade war would dent demand.
U.S. crude oil inventories increased for the first time in 10 weeks as exports fell and refineries lowered their capacity use, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
OPEC+ has yet to react to a call from U.S. President Donald Trump for lower oil prices, with delegates from the group pointing to a plan already in place to start raising oil output from April.
U.S. crude oil fell more than 2% on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump weighs imposing tariffs on key trade partners while vowing to boost domestic energy production.
Global diesel prices and refining margins spiked following the latest round of U.S. sanctions on Russia’s oil trade on expectations the measures would tighten supplies, according to analysts and LSEG data.
Oil prices jumped to their highest in more than four months as wider U.S. sanctions against Russia’s energy industry threaten to disrupt global supplies.
Shandong Port Group issued a notice on Monday banning U.S.-sanctioned oil vessels from calling into its ports on China’s east coast, three traders said.
U.S. President Joe Biden will ban new offshore oil and gas development along most U.S. coastlines, a decision that President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to boost domestic energy production, may find difficult to reverse.
U.S. oil inventories fell by 1.2 million barrels last week; Analysts had predicted crude stockpiles would fall by 2.4 million barrels
European natural gas futures climbed the highest since October 2023 after Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine stopped on New Year’s Day.
U.S. natural gas futures give back almost half of the previous day’s 16% gain as prices continue to swing on the prospects of severe winter weather.
Oil prices edged up on Monday in thin holiday trade at the end of the year, as traders awaited more Chinese and U.S. economic data later this week to assess growth in the world’s two largest oil consumers.
Oil rose almost 1% on Thursday in thin holiday trade driven by hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in China, the world’s biggest oil importer, and supported by an industry report showing a decline in U.S. crude inventories.
US president-elect Donald Trump has warned the EU that it must commit to buying “large scale” amounts of US oil and gas or face tariffs, in his first trade salvo against Brussels since his election victory.
Oil prices fell on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it would slow the pace of interest rate cuts in 2025, which could hurt economic growth, reduce fuel demand and strengthen the dollar.
The price of chocolate’s key ingredient has skyrocketed this year, prompting analysts to issue fresh warnings about extreme price volatility.
The Biden administration is weighing new, harsher sanctions against Russia’s lucrative oil trade, seeking to tighten the squeeze on the Kremlin’s war machine just weeks before Donald Trump to the White House.