Page 55 - Crude Oil

Oil rises 2% on US crude stockpile draw, global manufacturing activity

Brent crude rose 80 cents, or 1.9 per cent

Crude oil price slide on sharp uptick in coronavirus cases globally

Brent crude dropped 84 cents, or 2%, to $40.18 a barrel by 0833 GMT, and U.S. crude fell 72 cents, or 1.8%, to $37.77

Oil falls in second straight session as virus lockdown cools demand

Brent crude is set to end June with three consecutive monthly gains as OPEC+ supply cuts and as oil demand improved after countries across the globe eased lockdown measures

Mukesh Ambani pushes for clean, affordable energy; tech to decarbonise

"It's not only imperative for us to be net carbon zero but I think that we should opt to recycle carbon," Ambani said.

Oil down $2 as US crude inventories swell, Covid-19 resurgence feared

Brent crude was down $2.04, or 4.8 per cent , to $40.59 a barrel by 11:03 a.m. EDT (1503 GMT), a day after hitting its highest since prices started plunging in March

Is the spot market mechanism the panacaea for the slack in energy sector?

While benefits in supply and pricing are likely to accrue to the consumer with the activation of energy exchanges, certain grey areas need to be addressed

Crude processing in May recovers, up 7.3% from April to 3.87 million bpd

Compared to last year, Indian refiners' crude processing however tumbled by 24.2 per cent in May to 16.35 million tonnes

Oil edges higher on tighter supply, but rising Covid-19 fears limit gains

Brent crude was up 48 cents, or 1.1 per cent , at $42.67 a barrel by 11:45 a.m

Assam oil well fire continues, OIL says production getting affected

The well no. 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district has been spewing gas uncontrollably for the last 22 days and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL's firefighters at the site

The fuel cash cow

Govt must ensure greater transparency in fuel pricing

Industrial commodities recover from recent lows as lockdown eases

Prices surge 3.5-12% from recent lows about a month ago with silver futures topping recovery chart among metals; crude futures for near-month delivery surged by as much as 41.7%

Indian Oil cranks up refinery runs to over 80% as demand doubles in May

Firm says consumption of all petroleum products put together almost doubled in May over April levels

IOC seeks 24 mn barrels of US crude for Oct 2020-Mar 2021 delivery: Report

The tender will close on June 12 with validity on the same date.

Need to take inventory write down of Rs 1,456 cr over Covid-19, says CPCL

Lower demand for crude oil and petroleum products had impacted the prices and refining margins of the company

Oil hits $40, cools off as doubts emerge over next step on Opec cuts

Saudi Arabia and Russia have a deal to extend the cuts by a month, but a policy meeting on Thursday rather than later in June is unlikely

Experts urge govt to lock in crude oil purchases as prices start rising

They suggest it is time the govt chipped in as a sovereign oil hedger, perhaps by taking hedging as a Cabinet decision

India's April crude processing sees biggest drop in nearly two decades

Refiners processed about 14.75 million tonnes or 3.60 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil last month, government data showed

Oil at 2-month high on Chinese demand rebound, Covid-19 vaccine hope

Futures in New York climbed as much as 13.2% on Monday. Chinese oil use is at 13 million barrels a day

Brent hits 1-month high, US crude tops $31 on output cuts, easing curbs

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up $2.46 or 8.4% at $31.89 per barrel, its highest since mid-March

Crude oil prices surge as demand shows signs of recovery from Covid-19

US crude up 19.7% in the week, Brent adds 5.2 per% after a week of bullish news. Both contracts gain for third straight week