Natural gas and coal prices rally to record peaks as traders brace for winter crunch
Goldman Sachs raised its forecast for year-end Brent crude oil prices to $90 per barrel from $80
In the last one week alone, Brent crude oil prices have surged over 6 per cent to around $79 per barrel mark
Various underlying oil market gauges are also pointing to a strengthening market
The surge in natural gas prices is expected to force some consumers to switch to oil, tightening the market further ahead of the northern hemisphere winter.
Iraq expects higher demand for crude as the shortfall of gas forces consumers to look for alternative fuels, Oil Minister Jabbar said
Oil fell with the greenback near a three-week high following a rally on Friday on better-than-expected US retail sales data.
Oil prices fell on Friday as energy companies in the US Gulf of Mexico restarted production after back-to-back hurricanes in the region shut output
ONGC, Oil India stand to gain, but downstream players may feel the heat
Oil slipped to about $75 a barrel on Thursday, falling from a multi-week high a day earlier, as the threat to US Gulf production from Hurricane Nicholas receded
U.S. crude inventories fell by 6.4 million barrels last week, more than the 3.5 million-barrel drop analysts expected
Oil prices climbed on Wednesday after industry data showed a larger than expected drawdown in crude oil stocks in the United States
Oil prices hit a six-week high on Tuesday as Hurricane Nicholas weakened into a tropical storm, bringing the threat of widespread floods and power outages
Brent crude rose 15 cents, or 0.2% to $73.66 a barrel by 0048 GTM, having gained 0.8% the previous day
Oil prices rose to a six-week high on Monday as US output remains slow to return two weeks after Hurricane Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast
Brent crude rose 62 cents, or 0.9%, to $73.54 a barrel at 0858 GMT
Oil rose to around $73 a barrel on Friday, supported by growing signs of supply tightness in the United States as a result of Hurricane Ida and as US-China trade hopes gave riskier assets a boost
The announcement comes amid surging energy costs in China, not just for oil but also for coal and natural gas, and electricity shortages that have forced some factories to cut production
Oil prices eased on Thursday on China's plan to release state oil reserves to reduce pressure on domestic refiners and a smaller than expected US weekly crude draw
Brent added 26 cents, or 0.36% to $72.86 a barrel at 0616 GMT and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 12 cents, or 0.17%, to $69.42 a barrel.