Morning Oil Report 14/12/20

Brent crude futures for February rose 38 cents, or 0.8%, to $50.35 a barrel by 0454 GMT before ticking up by over 50 cents to $50.61 to 0741, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for January were up 32 cents, or 0.7%, at $46.89 a barrel.   Iran and its ministers are looking to …

Capesize rates recover on improving demand despite cyclone concerns

Capesize freight rates rose on better fixtures done on both basins, that lifted the recent bearish market sentiments. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average then hiked up by $656 day-on-day to $10,951 on Thursday, amid the recent volatility in the market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also went up by 3.48% or 39 points …

Morning Oil Report 10/12/20

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 25 cents, or 0.6%, to $45.77 a barrel at 0500 GMT, while Brent crude futures climbed 22 cents, or 0.5%, to $49.08 a barrel but eased a touch as liquidity came into the market up to 0730GMT, from then on, brent pushed to highs of $49.33 at …

Capesize rates head south on scant shipping demand

Capesize freight rates headed south due to weakening physical market in both basins. The Capesize 5 time charter average then went down by $312 day-on-day to $10,295 on Wednesday. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) however, went up slightly by 0.09% or 1 points to 1,122 readings, due to robustness in the Panamaxes’ physical and futures …