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Crude Prices Undercut as Persian Gulf Tensions Ease Slightly

September WTI crude oil (CLU26) is down -0.83 (-1.00%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) is down -0.0026 (-0.08%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are trading lower, with no overnight reports of new military attacks by the US or Iran in the Persian Gulf. Market concerns about the Middle East were...

Barchart · Aug 13

Crude Prices Close Higher as IEA Forecasts Tightening Inventories in Q3

September WTI crude oil (CLU26) on Wednesday closed up +0.07 (+0.08%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) closed up +0.0171 (+0.55%). Crude oil and gasoline prices closed higher on Wednesday as the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its monthly report that the global oil supply deficit will worsen, even as...

Barchart · Aug 12

Saudi Red Sea oil exports go 'dark' as Houthi attack threat grows

Saudi crude exports are vanishing from view as tankers switch off tracking signals. This Houthi threat is creating wide discrepancies in Saudi export estimates. All recent Yanbu crude loadings have been conducted without visible tracking signals. Meanwhile, Saudi crude loadings from Egypt's Sidi Kerir have hit record levels. This shift…

The Economic Times · Aug 12

Crude Prices Soar as Middle East Tensions Curb Global Oil Supplies

September WTI crude oil (CLU26 ) is up +2.76 (+3.53%) on Friday, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26 ) is up +0.1203 (+4.03%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today, with gasoline climbing to a 1-week high. The lack of an agreement between Iran and Oman to reopen the...

Barchart · Aug 10

Uncertainty Over Reopening of Strait of Hormuz Lifts Crude Prices

September WTI crude oil (CLU26 ) closed up +0.89 (+1.15%) on Friday, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26 ) closed up +0.0468 (+1.59%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled higher on Friday, supported by a decline in the dollar ($DXY ) to a 7-week low. Also, uncertainty regarding a proposed plan...

Barchart · Aug 7

Crude Prices Gain as Talks Continue to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

September WTI crude oil (CLU26 ) is up +0.76 (+0.98%) today, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26 ) is up +0.0542 (+1.84%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are moving higher today, supported by a decline in the dollar ($DXY ) to a 7-week low. Also, uncertainty regarding a proposed plan by...

Barchart · Aug 7

Crude Prices Finish Sharply Higher on Doubts About Strait of Hormuz Reopening

September WTI crude oil (CLU26 ) closed up +2.07 (+2.75%) on Thursday, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26 ) closed up +0.0997 (+3.51%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled sharply higher on Thursday amid uncertainty regarding a proposed plan by Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Also, a...

Barchart · Aug 6

Crude Oil Prices Jump on Uncertainty Over Middle East Supplies

September WTI crude oil (CLU26 ) is up +1.83 (+2.43%) today, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26 ) is up +0.0777 (+2.74%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are climbing today on uncertainty regarding a proposed plan by Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Also, a reported missile attack...

Barchart · Aug 6

Progress Toward Reopening the Strait of Hormuz Weighs on Oil Prices

September WTI crude oil (CLU26 ) closed down -0.55 (-0.73%) on Wednesday, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26 ) closed down -0.0134 (-0.47%). Crude oil and gasoline prices added to this week's sharp losses on Wednesday, with crude falling to a 3-week low and gasoline dropping to a 4.75-month nearest-futures low....

Barchart · Aug 5

Crude Prices Pressured by Growing Optimism the Strait of Hormuz to Soon Reopen

September WTI crude oil (CLU26 ) is down -0.61 (-0.81%) today, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26 ) is up +0.0130 (+0.46%). Crude oil and gasoline prices added to this week's sharp losses today, with crude falling to a 3-week low and gasoline dropping to a 4.75-month nearest-futures low. Growing optimism...

Barchart · Aug 5