
Petroleum Daily Report 12-16-2022
Oil prices were lower today, swept down in a wider financial market rout. WTI traded down $1.82 or -2.4% to close at $74.29.
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Oil prices were lower today, swept down in a wider financial market rout. WTI traded down $1.82 or -2.4% to close at $74.29.

Oil prices fell today as traders worried about the fuel demand outlook. After rising for three straight days, WTI fell $1.17/bbl to settle at $76.11/bbl.

Despite U.S. crude inventories rising more than 10 million barrels’ week over week oil rallied for a third day to the highest level in more than a week.

Oil rallied for a second day after U.S. inflation rose less than expected and bad weather delayed initial efforts to restart the Keystone pipeline

Market participants were in the buy mode today to buy oil at the lowest price this year, as markets digested the fact that a key North American crude pipeline remains shut with no timeline for reopening.

The Keystone pipeline leaked 14,000 barrels of oil into creek in north-eastern Kansas

Both crude benchmarks posted weekly losses of around 10 percent each

Oil settled lower for a fifth straight session on Thursday on the prospect of a major crude pipeline resuming service,

Oil prices have officially given up all of this year’s gains for both WTI and Brent

Oil prices fell to their lowest settlement levels this year with Brent closing below $80 for only the second time this year