Minister of state in Petroleum and Natural Gas while replying to Rajya Sabha informed that geopolitical situation between Russia-Ukraine has resulted in a steep rise in global crude oil and gas prices
There is a need to control energy prices across the globe as rising crude oil rates, amid the Ukraine crisis, are making raw materials costlier for steel industry, said to a top industry executive
Analyst says Iran deal can't replace Russia disruptions; OPEC and its allies have snubbed calls to accelerate output rises
In the latest tightening of restrictions on Moscow, the United States banned Russian flights using American airspace, following similar moves by the European Union and Canada
Biden announced that his council has worked with 30 other countries to release millions of barrels of oil from American strategic reserves to maintain the global oil prices during Russia Ukraine war
Crude oil was trading around $104 a barrel on Tuesday as some buyers shunned Russian barrels after Western allies imposed sanctions on Moscow
Based on the existing value-added tax (VAT) structure and taking Brent crude price of $100 - $110 per barrel, SBI believes diesel and petrol prices should have been higher by Rs 9-14 each by now
Benchmark Brent crude futures hit $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since 2014 as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered military operations in Ukraine
Hitting just under $100 a barrel on Tuesday, international crude prices are still a way off the all-time peak of more than $147 hit in July 2008
Brent crude futures rose 25 cents, or 0.3%, to $93.79 a barrel at 1000 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 35 cents, or 0.4%, to $91.42 a barrel
Brent crude futures were at $95.60 a barrel by 0747 GMT, down 88 cents, or 0.9%, after rising $2.04 on Monday
The US Federal Reserve has indicated that they will begin hiking interest rates in the near future and that there will be multiple rate hikes this year.
The market has tightened significantly following the economic recovery from the pandemic and supply disruption in the Gulf of Mexico due to Hurricane Ida
The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices settled 1.5 per cent and 1.7 per cent higher, respectively
Petrol and diesel prices in the country remained static for the 30th consecutive day on Monday.
Oil prices were mixed after a boost from a drop in US crude and gasoline inventories, but were still set for a weekly decline on concerns that an OPEC+ impasse could swell global crude supplies
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Domestic production of oil and gas has been lagging
Brent was up 33 cents, or 0.5%, at $69.79 a barrel by 1333 GMT
Former President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions.