Oil edges lower in early Asian trade amid headwinds. “The broader pressure continues to come from surplus signals and weak spot demand,” Sucden Financial said.
Former Exxon executive Meg O'Neill is set to become the first woman to lead an oil major.
Rebecca Babin, CIBC Private Wealth senior energy trader, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss recent energy prices, how prices would react to solved geopolitical tensions and much more.
BP on Thursday made an abrupt shift in leadership, as CEO Murray Auchinloss is stepping down immediately after less than two years on the job.
WTI and Brent oil rebound as inventories fall and supply risks rise, while natural gas stabilises near key support with RSI improving and buyers stepping in.
About 70% of the country's oil exports rely on a fleet of sanctioned vessels now being targeted by the U.S. military.
Oil prices rose by more than 1% in early Asian trading amid geopolitical tensions.
At least 34 U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers with a history of carrying Venezuelan oil are currently at sea in the Caribbean, according to an analysis from Kpler. At least 12 of those tankers appear to be filled with crude oil from Venezuela, according to vessel location data from Kpler, a global trade intelligence company.
Commercial crude oil stocks fell by 1.3 million barrels to 424.4 million barrels last week as exports increased and refineries stepped up their capacity use, said the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
President Donald Trump said he ordered a "total and complete" blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving and entering Venezuela.
Crude oil rebounds as Venezuela's tanker blockade and a sharp U.S. inventory draw lift prices, shaping a cautious bullish oil outlook for traders.
The world has more oil than it needs, but a drop in crude prices this week to the lowest level in nearly five years may help slow production and boost demand.