The final settlement price for WTI crude oil futures for September delivery closed at $84.94 per barrel. The final settlement price for NYMEX September natural gas futures closed at $2.7760 per million British thermal units. The closing price for NYMEX September gasoline futures was $3.3017 per gallon, and NYMEX September heating oil futures closed at $4.4501 per gallon. The above closing prices for energy futures represent the final settlement results for the regular trading session of the day

Venezuela's national oil company has announced that the country faces a daily natural gas shortfall of 500 million cubic feet.

International oil prices saw a slight increase on August 18. By the close of trading, the price of September light crude oil futures delivered on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose by 44 cents compared to the previous trading day, closing at $84.94 per barrel, an increase of 0.52%. London Brent crude oil futures for October delivery rose by 15 cents to close at $91.02 per barrel, an increase of 0.17%. Both major international crude oil benchmarks showed slight upward trends, with overall vol

Venezuela's national oil company (PDVSA) has announced that by the end of this month, the country's daily crude oil production will reach 1.245 million barrels. As a major global oil reserve country, Venezuela's recovery in oil production capacity will provide crucial support for the revival of its domestic oil industry and improvement of fiscal revenues, and will also have some impact on the global oil market supply and demand landscape.

Spot platinum prices fell 3%, reaching $1,717.90 per ounce. As one of the precious metals, platinum’s price trend is often closely linked to market supply and demand, changes in the global economic environment, and fluctuations in industrial sector demand. This recent price drop has attracted significant attention from precious metals investors and related industry professionals.