Morning Oil Report 14/12/2021

At 9:56 am Singapore time (0156 GMT), the ICE February Brent futures contract was down 18 cents/b (0.24%) from the previous close to $74.21/b, while the NYMEX January light sweet crude contract fell 14 cents/b (0.2%) at $71.15/b. Oil markets saw choppy trading during the Dec. 13 session, as risk-on sentiment earlier in the day …

Daily Capesize Review 13/12/21

Capesize freight rates softened with holidays season approaching, as market activities slowed down amid thin cargo list. The Capesize 5 time charter average, then decreased by $908 day-on-day to $39,127 on Monday, as holiday moods persisted in the paper market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also dropped by $56, down 1.71% day-on-day, to $3,216, due …

Morning Oil Report 13/12/2021

At 10:40 am Singapore time (0240 GMT), the ICE February Brent futures contract was up 84 cents/b (1.12%) from the previous close at $75.99/b, while the NYMEX January light sweet crude contract was 92 cents/b (1.28%) higher at $72.59/b.   Oil prices were climbing in line with other risk assets as investors remained optimistic that …