Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday, as investors took profits following earlier gains on tighter U.S. crude supplies and China’s pledge to reinvigorate its economic growth, reports Yahoo.
Oil price
Brent futures dipped 17 cents at $79.46 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped 40 cents at $75.35 a barrel.
Prices pared gains late in the session after both contracts had risen by over $1 a barrel. Market participants took advantage of the higher...
Prices of secondhand liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers are flying high, close to new LNG ship prices, amid tighter environmental regulations and growing demand from European countries that hope to replace Russian gas imports, reports The Korea Economic Daily.
Newbuilding prices for LNG carriers
According to global market researcher Clarkson Research Service, a five-year-old LNG carrier with a 174,000-cubic-meter capacity was traded at a record $250 million in June.
South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has revealed the order price for a total of eight methanol-powered containerships to be built for Danish container…