ReutersOil prices rise on expected US crude inventory drawReutersSINGAPORE Oil prices rose on Wednesday on expectations of a U.S. crude inventory draw, although trading activity was muted as markets start to wind down ahead of the Christmas weekend. U.S. W …

ReutersOil prices edge up on expected US crude inventory drawReutersInternational Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 were at $55.57 a barrel, up 22 cents. Traders said the higher prices were largely due to an expected reduction in U.S. crude oil inventories, wh …

ReutersOil rises on expected US crude stocks drawReutersAnalysts polled by Reuters expected weekly U.S. crude oil inventories to show a draw of 2.4 million barrels in the week ending Dec. 16. [EIA/S]. Stocks fell more than expected in data published last w …

ReutersOil steady in timid trade ahead of holiday seasonReutersSINGAPORE Oil prices were steady on Tuesday in timid trading ahead of the year-end holidays, with investors beginning to unwind positions without expecting to take up new ones until the start o …

ReutersOil eases as traders start winding down positions in run-up to holiday sea...ReutersU.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures CLc1 were trading at $51.97 per barrel at 0134 GMT, down 15 cents from their last settlement. International Bren …

Live ScienceDozens Dead in Siberia from Drinking Bath Oil: How Methanol KillsLive ScienceNearly 50 people died recently in a Siberian city after they drank bath oil as a substitute for alcohol. But why was the substance so deadly? Authorities in Irkutsk, t …

ReutersOil near flat in quiet trade, supply outlook unclearReutersAs a result, U.S. oil production is edging up, rising from almost 8.7 million barrels per day (bpd) in July to about 8.8 million bpd in December, according to U.S. Energy Information Adminis …

ReutersOil price eases to $55 per barrel on stronger dollarReutersBut some analysts expect the strength in oil prices to continue into early 2017 due to the deal between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and some other producers to cut …

MarketWatchOil prices boosted by hopes agreed production cuts will start to make a dentMarketWatchHowever, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Libya's National Oil Co. has called a halt to the planned relaunch of production at oil fields in th …

ReutersOil prices rise on more balanced market, weaker dollarReutersLONDON Oil prices rose on Monday as a weaker dollar and the delay of new Libyan oil exports boosted benchmarks, amid expectations of tighter crude supply going into 2017. Brent crude futur …