Oil prices rise on Israel-Hamas ceasefire hopes

Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday, after hopes diminished that negotiations between Israel and Hamas would lead to a ceasefire in Gaza, and on Mexico’s plan to remove more crude from the global market.

Brent crude futures rose 28 cents, or 0.31%, to $90.66 a barrel by 1002 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 24 cents or 0.28% at $86.67.

On Monday a fresh round of Israel-Hamas ceasefire discussions in Cairo had ended a multi-session rally, leading Brent to its first decline in five sessions and WTI to its first in seven on prospects for a breakthrough.

Challenger Energy Group plc (LON:CEG) is a Caribbean and Atlantic margin focused oil and gas company, with a range of petroleum assets located onshore in Trinidad and Tobago, and Suriname, and offshore in the waters of The Bahamas and Uruguay.

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