CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS. On Monday, crude futures moved into so-called backwardation — when the price of oil futures for upcoming contracts is lower than the current month contract — a trading pattern which usually reflects narrowing supplies.

11, 2008, report on the run-up in oil prices. The agency said at the time that the data … to implement position limits on contracts that settle outside of the current month. Sanders’ office said the data he released included both exchange …

11, 2008, report on the run-up in oil prices. The agency said at the time that the data … to implement position limits on contracts that settle outside of the current month. Sanders’ office said the data he released included both exchange …

Oil prices pushed past $86 a barrel Thursday in Europe as traders … “Participants perceive that the political leadership, on both sides of the Atlantic, is powerless in dealing with current conditions.” In other Nymex trading for October contracts …

Industry number two Shell is expected to post a 22 percent rise in current cost of supply … even though the kinds of contracts oil companies have with resource holders means they pay increasing taxes as oil prices rise, so they don’t get the full …

As The Schork Report highlighted a few weeks ago, the ratio between NYMEX crude oil is currently at 2.1/1 and the ratio between ICE Brent crude oil is a whopping 2.3/1…. i.e. 1 contract of crude oil in New York or London can buy more than 2 contracts of …

The current oil prices are not too acute for them to rush into the (hedging) market just yet.” Some 2.85 million barrels worth of the two contracts changed hands in the October-December period last year, versus 3.55 million during May-July 2008, when Japan …

The cost of basic cable will increase to $63 from $60. The remaining 1 million customers will see their prices go up later in the year, after current contracts expire. A number of service charges are experiencing eye-popping hikes. For example, the fee for …