Oil prices came off today despite weekend news of the OPEC+ extension that extended the historic 9.6MM/bpd cuts through July.
Oil prices came off today despite weekend news of the OPEC+ extension that extended the historic 9.6MM/bpd cuts through July.
The AAR just released its monthly Rail Time Indicators Report where it reports railcars in storage. As of June 1, 2020, there were 520,729 empty railcars in storage (31.2% of the North America’s rail car fleet)
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Oil prices rose today after an unexpected fall in the May US Jobless rate boosted financial markets across a variety of sectors
Crude Oil Imports into China jumped up 13% from April to a near record high of 11.11 million BDP.
Crude stocks were down
.07MM/bbls, compared to a forecasted build of 3.039MM/bbls.
Oil futures traded down today as protesters flooded streets across the US and the world. China contention is also causing negative pressure on pricing
Increasing trade tensions with China since the latter part of 2019 coupled with the question on how China’s COVID-19 will impact global supply chains has been on the minds of those who work in the rail industry
Crude oil prices rose midday, erasing earlier losses on signs of rising gasoline demand and improving refinery runs.
Oil prices fell today as President Trump is looking to increase pressure on China.