Oil headed for its biggest quarterly gain this year as personal spending in the U.S. rose in line with forecasts, signaling an economic recovery that may boost fuel demand. ›

Oil advanced as optimism that central bank stimulus will revive the global economy pared crude’s biggest weekly decline in more than three months. ›

US Light Crude Oil rose to $100 a barrel in New York for the first time since May as the Federal Reserve pledged further economic stimulus, while unrest in the Middle East and North Africa fanned concern that supplies will be threatened. ›

Norway’s gas exports to Europe were broadly stable on Friday morning ahead of a production halt at its main gas processing plant and its biggest gas field next week. ›

European natural gas prices need to rise by $2 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) in order to attract cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and avoid a winter supply squeeze, Goldman Sachs said on Thursday. ›

U.S. crude futures rose more than $3 on Friday, pushing above $90 a barrel on support from a U.S. July nonfarm payrolls report showing employers added 163,000 jobs, above expectations for an increase of 100,000. ›

Brent crude rose toward $107 per barrel on Monday, stretching gains into a fifth consecutive day on hopes the United States and Europe will this week announce new measures to shore up their fragile economies, boosting the outlook for oil demand. ›

Oil prices rose above $101 on Friday after Chinese GDP data came in slightly better than expected, improving sentiment across the board in commodities, but gains were limited as Chinese power demand remained flat. ›

Oil fell below $80 a barrel for a third day on concern that a meeting of European Union leaders this week will fail to check the region’s debt crisis, leading to a reduction in fuel demand. ›

Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot prices LNG-AS began to ease toward $17 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) for July cargoes as new supplies came onto the market. ›