
Petroleum Daily Report 12-15-2021
The EIA data was very strong across all elements, record implied oil demand, large draw of crude and oil products,
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The EIA data was very strong across all elements, record implied oil demand, large draw of crude and oil products,

Oil prices fell as the IEA stated that the global oil market has returned to a surplus as some countries tightened restrictions in an effort to get ahead of the omicron variant.

Oil prices traded down today, as Covid fears continue to weigh on markets. China is battling a new wave in a major manufacturing area.

The Trans Mountain crude oil and products pipeline in Western Canada restarted on Sunday December 5th after a three-week shutdown from record rainfall that triggered severe flooding and landslides in British Columbia, resulting in the longest closure in the pipeline’s nearly 70-year history.

Oil had its biggest weekly gain since August this week, the first in seven weeks as prices rebounded from the Omicron rout.

Oil prices settled lower today, as other risky markets tumbled with some chaos in Chinese markets. Two major Chinese developers officially defaulted on offshore bonds, a move that the market had largely anticipated.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $2.56, or 3.7%, to close at $72.05 per barrel, building on a 4.9% per cent gain the previous session.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $2.56, or 3.7%, to close at $72.05 per barrel, building on a 4.9% per cent gain the previous session.

Oil and financial markets rallied today, shaking off worries of the Omicron variant. “All the headlines are bullish today,”

North American rail volume for the week ending November 20, 2021, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled 329,398 carloads, down 2.3 percent compared with the same week last year, and 338,380 intermodal units, down 14.2 percent compared with last year.