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CNBC's Michelle Caruso - Cabrera reports on new highs for crude oil and gold after Saudi Arabia intercepted projectiles destined for its capital Riyadh.

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The price of oil has risen to its highest since late 2014 this month, driven by concern over the potential for disruption to Iranian crude flows, but analysts say the degree of uncertainty hanging over the deal means the market is extremely sensitive to any developments.

Oil prices were steady on Thursday following a larger - than - expected increase in U.S. crude inventories: U.S. crude futures were higher by 0.04 percent at $ 67.96 per barrel and Brent crude futures for July delivery were flat at $ 73.36.

The depressed prices mean lower prices for refiners and less pump pain for North American drivers, but it's hardly good news for Canada's oil industry, which spent billions on oilsands projects after world crude prices had risen high enough to justify the investment.

Oil supply concerns are greater for Europe, where crude prices have jumped even higher due to the region's larger energy reliance on MENA.

High demand for diesel and home heating fuel in particular means refineries are willing to pay more for crude oil, said Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at Oil Price Information Servioil, said Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at Oil Price Information ServiOil Price Information Service.

This means that current oil prices are higher than prices for crude deliveries in the future.

Oil prices have skyrocketed around 40 percent since the middle of 2017, with Brent crude rising to multi-year highs above $ 71 a barrel, before a pullback last week wiped out its gains for 2018.

«Those high margins translate into less resistance for crude oil prices that are a few dollars higher,» he said.

3M was seeing higher - than - anticipated costs for transportation and raw materials derived from crude oil.

Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose to $ 70.37 on Monday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude reached $ 64.89 on Tuesday, both hitting more than three - year highs.

The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), a benchmark for so - called light sweet crude oil, tumbled from its June high of $ 108 to a low in January of $ 44.

U.S. crude oil futures for March delivery hit a high of $ 66.66 last week, their highest since Dec. 5, 2014.

Although U.S. crude oil inventories are at «historically high levels» for this time of year, according to the Energy Information Adminstration's Weekly Petroleum Status report, Molchanov predicts inventories will trend lower by the middle of the year as prices recover.

On Monday, WTI closed at US$ 52.22 a barrel, up by 3 percent, while Brent crude settled at US$ 59.02 — its highest since July 2015 — on the back of growing optimism that the OPEC production cut deal is finally having a palpable effect on global supplies of crude oil, and the equally growing worry that the Middle East could be in for more tensions — this time between the Kurdish nation and the countries it inhabits, following an independence referendum in the Kurdistan autonomous region in Iraq.

This month, Brent crude oil futures climbed above $ 74 a barrel, reaching highs last seen in late 2014 — a welcome development for oil producers.

Prices of WTI crude oil, the benchmark grade for North America, have averaged $ 97.40 a barrel over the last year, 15 % higher than the five year average.

As for consumers, it bears asking whether they're really any better off paying high prices for oil that's pumped close to home versus crude that's imported from overseas.

Pay will probably drop 20 percent for traders of high - yield debt, crude oil and loans, according to Options Group.

The consumers pay for crude oil in dollars; hence, they always have to keep a steady reserve of dollars, thereby maintaining a high demand for the the currency.

Demand for the U.S. dollar has remained high despite this because of the world's reliance on it to fund crude oil purchases.

U.S. commercial crude oil stockpiles were seen touching new record highs for the seventh straight week, while gasoline Continue Reading

The US oil - rig count plateaued near the highest level in three years and showed signs of declining in late March (to 797), though it still stood 50 rigs above the year - end 2017 total.2 This contributed to expectations for a further increase in American crude production, which has topped 10 mb / d each week since early February, when WTI prices began to recede from their intra-quarterly high of US$ 66.14 a barrel.3 The amount of crude in US storage occasionally exceeded weekly estimates given the higher domestic output and fluctuating net import figures, reigniting fears that US production may thwart OPEC's efforts to clear global oversupply.

As shown in the following chart, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI)-- a benchmark for crude oil — fell early in 2016, sparking a global loss aversion shift as investors began looking for a potentially higher - yielding investment opportunity.

Investing.com - Crude oil prices settled higher despite data showing a build in crude oil and gasoline supplies for the second - straight Crude oil prices settled higher despite data showing a build in crude oil and gasoline supplies for the second - straight crude oil and gasoline supplies for the second - straight week.

Oil prices finish higher as IMF move threatens Venezuelan output Traders also weigh jump in U.S. crude supplies, risks to Iran dealAfter trading on a mixed note for much of Wednesday's session, oil prices settled decidedly higher, as the International Monetary Fund's threat to expel Venezuela reignited market concerns over the struggling nation's crude productiOil prices finish higher as IMF move threatens Venezuelan output Traders also weigh jump in U.S. crude supplies, risks to Iran dealAfter trading on a mixed note for much of Wednesday's session, oil prices settled decidedly higher, as the International Monetary Fund's threat to expel Venezuela reignited market concerns over the struggling nation's crude productioil prices settled decidedly higher, as the International Monetary Fund's threat to expel Venezuela reignited market concerns over the struggling nation's crude production.

Oil up a second session as potential for U.S. withdrawal from Iran nuclear pact grows Natural - gas prices settle at a 2 - week lowOil finishes higher Thursday, as traders worried that a potential U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement and the International Monetary Fund's threat to expel Venezuela from the international coalition of nations will lead to tighter global crude supplies.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures have surged to a one - month high on expectations for the first decline in weekly U.S. crude supplies in nearly three months as well as news that a key pipeline will begin service at the start of the year, relieving the glut of oil in the middle part of the...

Crude - oil futures fell sharply in London trade Monday as the euro - zone bailout for Cyprus» embattled financial sector sent shivers through the market and pushed the dollar higher.

This figure is a good deal higher than the 1.7 per cent for the latest year - ended rise in the CPI, but the pick - up includes the effect of dropping out the impact of the health insurance rebate, which reduced the CPI in the March quarter 1999, some further effects from past movements in crude oil prices, and an increase in tobacco taxes in the December quarter.

The ETF will be able to buy nearly 1 percent less crude oil because of the higher price — a loss for investors.

Oil prices pushed lower for most of last week on the news that U.S. commercial crude inventories rose to the highest level for this time of the year in at least 80 years, though prices reversed sharply on Friday.

The first price chart below shows that the levels for the Cboe Crude Oil Volatility Index (OVX) were higher than those for the VXST and VIX indexes in January, but today the the VXST and VIX rose much higher than the OVX Index — in general, implied volatility now is higher for the S&P 500 than it is for the USO Oil ETF.

Business columnists highlighted a 6 % to 8 % drop in share price at MEG Energy, Trilogy and Cenovus, but they failed to mention that Suncor, Husky and Imperial dropped less than half that amount (about 3 %) and that all energy stocks were up by the close of business Friday due to higher crude prices and «a more positive sentiment for things oil - related these days.»

Crude oil futures in the June contract settled last Friday in New York at 67.33 a barrel while currently trading at 68.35 up about a $ 1 for the trading week hitting a 3 1/2 year high & in yesterdays trade prices went up as high as 69.55 before profit - taking ensued.

Strong demand for crude oil and the entire energy sector continues to push prices higher as I still think we will trade above the $ 70 level in the weeks ahead as global supplies have dwindled over the last year due to the fact that worldwide economies are improving which is a terrific thing to see in my opinion.

Oil finished higher Thursday for a second day, as traders worried that a potential U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement, and the International Monetary Fund's threat to expel Venezuela, will lead to tighter global crude supplies.

Economists had expected a deficit of $ 2 billion for 2018's second month, and are blaming the large deficit on an increase in energy imports which hit their highest level since November 2014 (the country saw imports in crude oil and refined petroleum products grow 15.4 % and 24.1 % respectively).

The ETF has been moving steadily higher for the past 4 1/2 months, as the price of crude oil has advanced about $ 14 per barrel.

Phillips 66 is widely known as a refiner, and refiners benefit from lower prices of oil because they have to pay less for each barrel of crude oil to perfect (and can thus capture higher margins by doing so).

Based on this information, crude oil should continue to push its way higher for the remainder of this decade.

Oil moved higher on drawdowns in U.S. oil and gasoline supplies, both positive for reducing crude suppliOil moved higher on drawdowns in U.S. oil and gasoline supplies, both positive for reducing crude supplioil and gasoline supplies, both positive for reducing crude supplies.

Another catalyst for higher oil prices is the fact that Turkey could cut off the crude oil flow from the northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.

Riggs» vitamin - based health kick program — for which he is paying a cool $ 5,000 to the same nutritional scientist used by Lawrence Welk — includes a high - protein diet and pills made up of concentrations of crude wheat - germ oil, liver extract and other horrible - sounding items.

«To the point where competition among the Oil Marketing Companies remains high, market price for both Brent crude and refined oil dropping in average price terms, added to the appreciation of the Cedi against the U.S. dollar, and increasing national fuel stock; the Institute for Energy Security (IES) believe that there is enough positive momentum and fundamental justification to move the prices of Petrol and Diesel lower on the local market,» IES said in a release signed by Gilbert Richmond Rockson, Principal Research AnalyOil Marketing Companies remains high, market price for both Brent crude and refined oil dropping in average price terms, added to the appreciation of the Cedi against the U.S. dollar, and increasing national fuel stock; the Institute for Energy Security (IES) believe that there is enough positive momentum and fundamental justification to move the prices of Petrol and Diesel lower on the local market,» IES said in a release signed by Gilbert Richmond Rockson, Principal Research Analyoil dropping in average price terms, added to the appreciation of the Cedi against the U.S. dollar, and increasing national fuel stock; the Institute for Energy Security (IES) believe that there is enough positive momentum and fundamental justification to move the prices of Petrol and Diesel lower on the local market,» IES said in a release signed by Gilbert Richmond Rockson, Principal Research Analyst.

We still don't know enough about tar sand oil, or bitumen, which takes longer to break down due to its high viscosity, but doesn't spread, we also don't know much about the behavior of oil from a blowout, such as the Deepwater Horizon BP blowout, and we know little of how crude oil behaves in the Arctic Ocean, where there is ice, or how to remediate it,» said Michel Boufadel, director of NJIT's Center for Natural Resources Development and Protection and a member of the panel of experts charged with evaluating the impact of spills in Northern waters.

Crude oil and retail gas hit record high prices last week — more than $ 135 a barrel and $ 3.83 for an average gallon of regular.

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May 8, 2018 • Crude oil prices have been rising for months and could climb higher now that the United States is pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal.

A continued high supply of oil worldwide, with more than enough crude oil being produced both in the U.S. and overseas for prices to fall drastically.