This Week’s Market Buzz

Oil is hovering at about $50 per barrel, down slightly on concern about the economic outlook following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. OPEC’s oil output has risen in June to its highest in recent history. Nigeria’s oil industry has partially recovered from militant attacks and Iran and Gulf members are now boosting supplies. Returning Nigerian supply will put…

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This Week’s Market Buzz

Oil prices could move back above $50 a barrel within a year as an OPEC initiative to freeze production gains support, according to CNNMoney. That’s the view of Qatar’s energy minister, Mohammed bin Saleh al-Sada, who also holds the rotating presidency of OPEC. “At the moment the best possible feasible proposal is to freeze at the level of production of…

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This Week’s Market Buzz

According to Oil Pro, oil prices rose toward $34/bbl, amid growing chatter about the possibility of OPEC and non-OPEC producers meeting to discuss cutting production levels to support prices. Brent hit $35/bbl after the Russian Energy Minister said Saudi Arabia had proposed cutting oil output by up to 5 percent by each country in order to bolster oil prices. Brent…

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