Fitch has placed the US AAA credit rating on watch for possible downgrade due to the risk of Washington defaulting on its debts if the US public debt ceiling is not raised.
Crude oil inventories fell 12.5 million barrels in the week ending May 19, to 455.2 million barrels, compared to analysts’ expectations of an 800,000-barrel increase in a poll Reuters. The administration said
Data from the American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday evening showed a sharp drop in crude oil and fuel inventories in the United States. According to data from the institute, crude inventories fell
Russia’s primary oil refining capacity is expected to increase by 1.9 million tonnes this month from April, reaching 4.4 million tonnes. Since a full EU embargo on Russian petroleum products came into
Total imports from Russia, including seaborne shipments and pipeline supplies, amounted to 7.1 million tonnes, or 1.73 million barrels per day, according to customs data released on Saturday. Big private refiners have
Brent crude futures rose 41 cents, or 0.6%, to $76.29 a barrel at 0245 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude also rose 36 cents, or 0.5%, to $72.32, according to Reuters data.
Brent crude futures fell 19 cents, or 0.25%, to $76.79 a barrel at 0241 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude also fell 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $72.75 a barrel, according to
U.S. crude inventories rose about 3.6 million barrels in the week ending May 12, according to figures from the American Petroleum Institute. Seven analysts polled by Reuters had expected a drop of
And India is one of the countries that has bought the most Russian oil in the last year, following the imposition of a series of economic sanctions on Moscow, mainly aimed at
The U.S. Department of Energy said Monday it would purchase 3 million barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for delivery in August, and called for bids by May 31.
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