Oil prices settled on Thursday (Jan 18) after the International Energy Agency (IEA) joined producer group Opec in forecasting strong growth in global oil demand and as cold winter weather disrupted US crude output while the government reported a big weekly draw in crude inventories.
Oil traders also worried about geopolitical risks in the Middle East.
Brent crude futures settled up US$1.22, or 1.6%, to US$79.10 (RM373.15) a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled up US$1.52, or 2%, US$74.08 (RM349.47).
Serinus Energy plc (LON:SENX) is an international oil company with operations in Romania and Tunisia. The focus of the Company is to enhance shareholder value by growing oil and gas production through the efficient allocation of capital.