Oil prices extend losing streak, on pace for third daily decline
U.S. crude oil and global benchmark Brent are down more than 2% for the week.
U.S. crude oil and global benchmark Brent are down more than 2% for the week.
The Biden administration will release 1 million barrels of gasoline from reserves held in the Northeast to reduce prices ahead of the July 4 holiday.
Donald Trump’s potential choice to be his running mate is closely tied to the oil and gas business.
U.S. crude oil and global benchmark Brent have traded in a $3 range this month since selling off from April highs.
CalPERS is withholding its support for Exxon CEO Darren Woods after the company sued environmentally focused activist investors.
Ebrahim Raisi, president of OPEC’s third-largest producer, died in a helicopter accident.
West Texas Intermediate and Brent are flat for the week. The contracts have lost 4% and 5.8%, respectively, for the month.
World oil demand is forecast to grow by 1.1 million barrels per day this year, down 140,000 bpd from last month’s projection.
Oil prices have fallen 8% since April highs, but Morgan Stanley sees a tighter market heading into summer driving season.
Israel rejected the cease-fire accepted by Hamas but has sent a delegation to Egypt to continue talks.