Oil poised for first monthly gain since September as Middle East on brink of wider conflict
Geopolitical tensions are also simmering in the Middle East with the U.S. and Iran standing on the precipice of a more direct confrontation.
Geopolitical tensions are also simmering in the Middle East with the U.S. and Iran standing on the precipice of a more direct confrontation.
The drop was a result of a 16.4% decline in oil activities, the report stated.
Activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners is pushing for BP to urgently change tack.
Oil prices advanced after missiles launched by Iran-backed militants killed three U.S. troops in Jordan and struck a fuel tanker in the Red Sea.
The Marlin Luanda, a petroleum products tanker vessel operated for Trafigura, was struck by the missile in the Gulf of Aden. Houthi militants claimed responsbility.
WTI and Brent pulled back Friday but the two benchmarks are set to post a weekly gain of more than 4%.
Rising gasoline stocks are a signal that demand might be weakening as supply returns to the market after disruptions in Libya and North Dakota.
US oil production is at a record, and as more crude tankers avoid the Red Sea and Suez Canal, Europe is buying more of it for the diesel market.
The potential threats to crude supplies have been tempered by Libya restarting production at the Sharara oilfield