Crude oil prices fell to levels not seen since the start of 2021 as a widely expected supply glut picked up momentum and peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine conflict took steps forward. Futures on international pricing benchmark Brent crude (BZ=F) fell by more than 2.8% to trade below $58.86 on Tuesday morning, while futures on US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude (CL=F) temporarily fell by a deeper 3.1% to trade below $55. Both energy products reached levels Tuesday morning that had not been s ...

Crude oil prices fell to levels not seen since the start of 2021 as a widely expected supply glut picked up momentum and peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine conflict took steps forward. Futures on international pricing benchmark Brent crude (BZ=F) fell by more than 2.8% to trade below $58.86 on Tuesday morning, while futures on US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude (CL=F) temporarily fell by a deeper 3.1% to trade below $55. Both energy products reached levels Tuesday morning that had not been s ...

January WTI crude oil (CLF26) today is down -1.63 (-2.87%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26) is down -0.0506 (-2.92%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are selling off today, falling to 4.75-year nearest-futures lows.  Concerns about global energy demand and expectations for a worldwide oil glut are weighing on crude prices.  Also, today's decline in the S&P 500 to a 2.5-week low dampens optimism about the economic outlook, which is negative for energy demand.  In addition, the potential for a Russian-Ukrai ...

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This week's market focus will be on US economic news. On Thursday, weekly initial unemployment claims are expected to fall -11,000 to 225,000. Also, Nov CPI is expected to be +3.1% y/y, and Nov core CPI is expected to be +3.0% y/y. On Friday, Nov existing home sales are expected to be up +1.2% m/m to 4.15 million. Also, the University of Michigan Dec consumer sentiment index is expected to be revised upward by +0.2 to 53.5 from the previously reported 53.3.The US Dec S&P manufacturing PMI fell -0.4 to a 5-m ...

In April 2025, the US Department of the Interior announced emergency permitting procedures , reducing timelines (which usually take several years) to a maximum of 28 days.Policies materialised quickly. On inauguration day (20 January 2025), Trump declared a national energy emergency, accompanied by an executive order entitled 'Unleashing American Energy'. It directed that agencies would “suspend, revise, or rescind all agency actions identified as unduly burdensome” on domestic oil and gas operations.In bri ...

In this week’s newsletter, we will take a quick look at some of the critical figures and data in the energy markets this week.     We will then look at some of the key market movers early this week before providing you with the latest analysis of the top news events taking place in the global energy complex over the past few days. We hope you enjoy. India Is Buying Less Russian Oil, But Why Exactly? - Despite plentiful reports of Indian refiners halting imports of Russian oil after the US sanctioned Ro ...

French oil and gas company TotalEnergies has completed the sale of a 9.998% indirect stake in Malaysia’s block SK408 to Thailand's national upstream company PTTEP. With this sale, TotalEnergies will have a 30.002% interest in the asset. Block SK408 is a gas development project operated by TotalEnergies and forms part of the company’s upstream portfolio in Malaysia. TotalEnergies exploration and production president Nicolas Terraz said: “With this transaction, TotalEnergies ensures efficient management ...

Core Insights - A strike at Petrobras, Brazil's state-run oil company, has entered its second day, impacting operations significantly [1] Company Impact - The strike is affecting 24 oil platforms and eight refineries, indicating a substantial disruption in production and refining capabilities [1]