Petroleum Daily Report 2-5-2024

Oil prices rose nearly 1% as traders assessed a worsening geopolitical situation.  Traders have been closely following the situation in the Middle East, where progress on ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appeared elusive (go figure), indicating tensions in the oil-producing region are set to linger.  The United States also continued its campaign against Houthis […]

Petroleum Daily Report 2-1-2024

Oil prices traded down after a large US refinery shut down. BP on Thursday said it was in the process of shutting down its 435,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Whiting, Indiana, refinery after a power outage. However tensions in the Middle East have continued to provide support for oil prices. Attacks by Yemen-based Houthi forces on vessels […]

Petroleum Daily Report 1-31-2024

Oil prices settled lower today pressured by economic activity in China. Manufacturing activity in China, the world’s second-largest economy, contracted for a fourth straight month in January, an official factory survey showed on Wednesday. The latest sign of the broader Chinese economy struggling to regain momentum came days after a court ordered the liquidation of […]

Petroleum Daily Report 1-30-2024

Oil prices were higher today as global tensions outweighed concerns about Chinese demand. On Monday, both crude contracts fell by more than $1 as a deepening real estate crisis in China fueled concerns over demand in the world’s biggest crude consumer, with a Hong Kong court ordering the liquidation of property company China Evergrande Group. […]