Oil prices dipped on Monday, the first day of 2021 trading, ahead of an OPEC meeting to discuss output levels for February with fears for first-half demand seeping into the market as pandemic lingers
Global crude oil markets have lost about a fifth of their value in 2020 as strict coronavirus lockdowns paralysed much of the global economy
Oil prices slid as a new coronavirus strain in the UK raised concerns that tighter restrictions there and in other European nations could stall recovery in global economy and its need for fuel
Oil prices dropped on a surprise gain in crude oil inventories in the US and as investors continued to worry about demand for fuel being squeezed amid Covid-19 lockdowns
Oil prices dipped in early trade, with demand worries due to tighter lockdowns in Europe outweighing relief from vaccination rollouts and concerns about a flare-up of tension in the Middle East
Oil prices fell as producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia locked horns over the need to extend record production cuts set in place in the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic
Oil prices extended losses, hit by a surprise build in oil inventories in the US and as OPEC and allies left markets in limbo by delaying a meeting to decide whether to increase output in January
Oil prices slipped amid concerns over mounting supply after leading producers delayed talks on 2021 output policy that could extend production cuts as the Covid pandemic continues to sap fuel demand
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Oil futures fell sharply on Tuesday, with Brent tumbling below $40 a barrel for the first time since June.
US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 70 cents, or 1.7 per cent, at $40.57 a barrel
More than 14 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus globally and nearly 602,000 have died, according to a Reuters tally
Brent crude fell 27 cents to $42.97 a barrel by 0114 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $40.27 a barrel, down 28 cents
Brent crude fell 34 cents to $37.50 a barrel, in the first day of trading in the contract with August as the front month
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Foreign outflows could accelerate further if oil prices stay low
Data released on Sunday showed exports from China in November fell 1.1% from a year earlier, confounding expectations for a 1% rise in a Reuters poll.
OPEC is likely to shoulder 340,000 bpd in fresh cuts and non-OPEC producers an extra 160,000 bpd, one source said on Friday