U.S. oil and gas production continued to rise strongly in March – the delayed impact of very high prices that prevailed until the third quarter of 2022. ›

Oil prices rose on Friday after a U.S. debt ceiling deal averted a default in the world’s biggest oil consumer, while attention turned to a meeting of OPEC ministers and their allies at the weekend. ›

Spot prices for liquefied natural gas in Asia are trading at a consistent premium over the European benchmark for the rest of this year, signaling that competition for the fuel could tighten if demand rebounds. ›

Oil prices rose on Thursday, reversing earlier losses, as a potential pause in U.S. interest rate hikes and the debt ceiling bill passing a crucial vote renewed optimism about further fuel demand growth in the world’s biggest oil consumer. ›

European natural gas resumed declines as traders focused on sluggish demand, high renewables output and concerns over China’s economic recovery. ›

Oil prices extended losses early on Wednesday as worries of slowing demand from top oil importer China after the release of weaker-than-expected economic data outweighed some positive progress on the U.S. debt ceiling bill. ›

Oil fell on Tuesday, giving up earlier gains, as concerns about the viability of the U.S. debt ceiling pact cooled the market’s risk-on sentiment and mixed messages from major producers clouded the supply outlook ahead of their meeting this weekend. ›

European natural gas prices dropped on Friday in their longest run of weekly losses since 2007, with demand proving stubborn to return as the economy shows few signs of a meaningful recovery. ›

Oil prices were broadly stable on Friday, as the market weighed in on conflicting messages on supply from Russia and Saudi Arabia ahead of the next OPEC+ policy meeting, a stronger U.S. dollar and worries of weaker-than-expected demand growth. ›

European natural gas prices fell further from the lowest level in almost two years as a weak regional economy hits the prospects for demand. ›