SINGAPORE, Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil prices extended gains on Friday, buoyed by a weaker dollar, ahead a closely watched OPEC meeting that is unlikely to alter the group's policy of maintaining high output. Read full story › Source:: Reuters UK Natural Resources       

By hellenicshippingnews Commercial crude oil inventories in Cushing, Oklahoma (located in Petroleum Administration for Defense District 2) and the U.S. Gulf Coast (PADD 3) totaled a record-high 309.4 million barrels as of the week ending November 27. Based on the recently released storage capacity and line fill data in the September Petroleum Supply Monthly(PSM), EIA […]

Sale and purchase contracts are likely to need some revision before the ink has dried on supply commitments for 2016. Also those who have hedged their operating revenue or have financed capex based on the forward oil price curve of one of the existing benchmarks – Brent, Dubai or “WTI” – better familiarise themselves with […]

By hellenicshippingnews If the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries keeps its policy of favoring market share over prices when it meets Dec. 4, most members will probably find themselves unable to balance their budgets. Oil futures have tumbled more than 25 percent since OPEC's last meeting in June, yet the group will keep pumping to […]