Sep 10 2009
OPEC is leaving its production quotas unchanged, opting to take a cautious approach in a market awash in crude and a global economy still in the early stages of recovery.
The 12-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries early Thursday said “market fundamentals have remained weak,” even though current oil prices at about $71 are roughly double [...]
Sep 07 2009
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meets in Vienna on Wednesday, with most analysts expecting the producer group, the source of more than a third of the world’s oil supply, to maintain its official output target stable around $70.
Oil prices pushed toward $69 a barrel in thin trade on Monday, with sentiment buoyed by [...]
Jan 16 2009
Oil prices languished near $35 a barrel Friday in Asia as traders eyed a weakening U.S. economy and falling global demand that’s sent crude down a third since last week.
Light, sweet crude for February delivery was down 2 cents at $35.38 a barrel by midday in Singapore in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile [...]