22 Aug 2025
Crude prices advanced on Thursday, supported by stronger-than-expected US stockpile draws and renewed geopolitical risks.
The 2601 for January 2026 delivery contract on Dalian Commodity Exchange on 22 August 2025 settled as follows:
21 Aug 2025
The Energy Information Administration reported a 6 million-barrel decline in nationwide crude stocks, surpassing forecasts.
Spot container freight rates on major east–west trades continued to decline last week, with transpacific benchmarks extending an eight-week slide as tariff-driven frontloading eased and structural overcapacity weighed on the market.
The sharper-than-expected decline was underpinned by stronger exports and a pronounced drop in imports. Net crude imports slid by 1.22 million barrels per day (bpd)
The 2601 for January 2026 delivery contract on Dalian Commodity Exchange on 21 August 2025 settled as follows:
20 Aug 2025
International benchmarks for crude oil slipped on Tuesday as traders bet that progress in Russia–Ukraine peace talks could pave the way for looser sanctions on Moscow’s crude exports
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