Oil prices rose today reversing some of the losses from earlier in the week but still closing down WoW for the 7th week in a row. Both benchmarks are down 3.8% for the week. Fueling the market’s downturn, Chinese customs data showed its crude oil imports in November fell 9% from a year earlier as […]
Oil prices dropped to a 6 month low today as investors continued to worry about sluggish energy demand. Front-month prices for Brent began trading this week at a discount to prices in a half year for the first time since June, a signal that traders believe the market may have become oversupplied. “With the largest […]
Oil prices sunk today to their lowest settlement since June on a bearish EIA report and demand destruction on the fuel side. Gasoline stocks rose by 5.4MM/bls, compared to a forecasted rise of 1MM/bbls. Gasoline demand last week lagged the 10-year seasonal average by 2.5%. “Even though it was not the peak gasoline season, demand […]
Oil prices fell again today to near five month lows putting the market down for a fourth day in a row. Todays close was the lowest since July 6th. “The OPEC+ deal did little to support prices and given the (four) days of declines that followed it, traders are clearly very unimpressed,” said Craig Erlam, […]
Oil prices fell today on concern about a drop in demand and lackluster production cuts. OPEC+ last week announced production cuts that are voluntary in nature, raising doubts about whether or not producers would fully implement them. Investors were also unsure about how the cuts would be measured. “The market has decided (OPEC+ production plans) […]
Oil prices fell more than 2% today closing out a volatile week down about 2% WoW. OPEC+ announced additional production cuts yesterday, but the market has received this cut with skepticism. “(It) seems traders either aren’t buying that members will be compliant or don’t view it as being sufficient,” Erlam added. In the United States, […]
Oil prices fell today after the voluntary production cuts announced by OPEC+ fell short of market expectations. The group announced cuts of 2MM/bpd for the first quarter of next year however 1.3MM/bpd of that was an extension of current cuts. “From what we’ve seen so far, this looks like a paper cut of around 600-700,000 […]
Oil prices rose today as Saudi Arabia is reportedly pushing for a production cut of an additional 1MM/bpd. Investors have focused their attention on tomorrows OPEC meeting on expectations of fresh supply cuts. “All eyes are on the Nov. 30 OPEC meeting, and the fine details will matter,” CFRA analyst Stewart Glickman said. The EIA […]
Oil prices were higher today settling higher on the possibility that OPEC+ will extend or deepen supply cuts. The group will meet on Thursday to discuss 2024 after initially pushing back the meeting last week. “We believe the market’s primary focus surrounds the continuation of Saudi Arabia’s additional voluntary cuts of 1 million barrels per […]
Oil fell on Friday as the release of some hostages in Gaza reduced the geopolitical risk premium, but prices were up slightly week over week – the first week over week gain in over a month. OPEC+ has a meeting next week to decide on production cuts in 2024. Meanwhile Canada continues to wait for […]