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Oil prices had jumped on reports of attack on oil tanker in the Red Sea

Oil jumps briefly after reports of Iranian tanker hit

Business / 11 Oct

Brent is set for a loss of 6.6% for the week, marking its largest weekly loss since December

Oil set for big weekly loss over demand worries

Business / 04 Oct

Oil prices are being pressured by concerns about weakening global economic growth and oil demand

Oil slips towards $57 as economic gloom weighs

Business / 03 Oct

Weak Chinese data pulls oil prices lower

Oil prices fall as China's economic outlook still weak

Business / 30 Sep

Oil prices fall on weak Chinese data and fading Saudi supply concerns

Oil prices head for weekly loss as supply fears wane

Business / 27 Sep

Oil prices remain at comparatively elevated levels for the year in the wake of the September 14 attack in Saudi Arabia

Oil falls due to weak economic data, Saudi recovery

Business / 24 Sep

Oil prices set for a weekly gain after a key Saudi Arabian supply hub was knocked out in an attack last weekend

Oil heading for 7% weekly gain after Saudi attacks

Business / 20 Sep

Oil markets are being soothed by Saudi Arabia's pledge to restore full production by the end of September at facilities knocked out in attacks last weekend

Oil prices rise as Saudi supply risks come into focus

Business / 19 Sep

Saudi Arabia said it would restore its lost oil production by the end of the month

Oil extends declines on Saudi pledge to restore output

Business / 18 Sep

The weekend attack on Saudi Arabian crude oil facilities cut the kingdom's output in half and sent prices soaring

Oil drops sharply as Saudi output seen returning 'soon'

Business / 17 Sep

New concerns emerge today about a further hit to global growth and demand for crude

Oil falls as US, China add more tariffs in trade war

Business / 02 Sep

Despite today's gains, benchmark crude prices are still on track for their biggest weekly decline in seven weeks

Oil jumps after US navy downs Iranian drone

Business / 19 Jul

The UK has offered to facilitate the release of the detained Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 if Tehran gave guarantees that it would not go to Syria

Slower China GDP growth nudges oil prices lower

Business / 15 Jul

Big oil producers are evacuating rigs in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of a major storm

Oil gains after US stockpiles drop, rigs evacuated

Business / 10 Jul

Analysts said oil was under pressure because fears over future demand amid trade disputes threatening global economic growth

Crude oil prices fall 1% on fears for global economy

Business / 05 Jul

Oil prices remain pressured by worries demand could ease amid hints of a slowdown in the global economy

Oil dips on demand worries despite OPEC cut extension

Business / 02 Jul

OPEC and its allies are on track to extend supply cuts into 2020 at their meeting in Vienna this week

Oil prices jump as OPEC to extend supply cuts

Business / 01 Jul

The price of Brent climbed 5% last week and US crude surged 10%

Oil prices drop amid demand worries

Business / 25 Jun

Brent racked up a gain of about 5% last week and WTI jumped about 10%, its biggest weekly percentage gain since December 2016

Oil extends gains on US-Iran tensions

Business / 24 Jun

Concerns are growing about crucial oil supplies being disrupted after the tanker attacks last week

Brent oil up 6% in a week on fears of US attack on Iran

Business / 21 Jun

US crude stocks fell by 3.1 million barrels last week, compared with analyst expectations for a draw of 1.1 million barrels, the EIA said

Oil jumps 3% towards $64 as US drone downed in Gulf

Business / 20 Jun

Oil's latest losses were limited by tensions in the Middle East after last week's tanker attacks

Oil prices slip for second day on global growth worries

Business / 18 Jun

Prices had jumped as much as 4.5% on Thursday after the attacks on two oil tankers near Iran and the Strait of Hormuz

Oil down 1% as economic worries outweigh tanker tension

Business / 17 Jun

Two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman were attacked yesterday

Oil slips as demand concerns outweigh Mideast attacks

Business / 14 Jun

Oil prices jump after a suspected attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman near Iran and the Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices surge after suspected tanker attack

Business / 13 Jun

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