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Oil prices remain under pressure from US stockpiles and concerns with the global economy

Friday, December 28th 2018 - 08:55 UTC
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Brent crude was up US$1.18, or 2.26%, at US$53.34 a barrel, having earlier risen as much as 3.1%. It dropped 4.24%, US$2.31, the day before to settle at US$52.16 Brent crude was up US$1.18, or 2.26%, at US$53.34 a barrel, having earlier risen as much as 3.1%. It dropped 4.24%, US$2.31, the day before to settle at US$52.16

Oil prices jumped as much as 3% on Friday to win back a chunk of the ground they lost in the previous session, but growth in U.S. crude stockpiles and ongoing concerns about the global economy kept markets under pressure.

Brent crude was up US$1.18, or 2.26%, at US$53.34 a barrel, having earlier risen as much as 3.1%. It dropped 4.24%, or US$2.31, the day before to settle at US$52.16

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures, were at US$ 45.62 a barrel, up 2.26%, or US$ 1.01, after earlier rising 3.6%. They ended Thursday down 3.48%, or US$ 1.61, at US$ 44.61 a barrel.

Oil prices fell to their lowest in more than a year on Thursday, a day after their biggest one-day rally in two years, pulled down by worries about the global economy and a supply glut.
Stephen Innes, head of trading for Asia-Pacific at futures brokerage Oanda in Singapore, said crude prices had been pressured by slowing economic growth “coupled with the expectation of strong U.S. production in the new year”.

U.S. crude inventories for the week to Dec. 21 rose by 6.9 million barrels to 448.2 million barrels on increased refinery output, according to data released on Thursday by industry group the American Petroleum Institute. The U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) releases its official report on Friday.

The United States has emerged as the world’s biggest crude producer, pumping 11.6 million barrels per day (bpd), more than both Saudi Arabia and Russia. Meanwhile, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday that rising protectionism and the unpredictability of the U.S. administration had greatly contributed to global oil price volatility over the past two years.

Novak also said Russia would cut its crude output by between 3 and 5 million tons in the first half of 2019 as part of a deal between producers. Earlier this month, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies including Russia, agreed to curb output by 1.2 million bpd starting in January in a bid to clear a supply overhang and prop up prices.

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  • :o))

    The Crude Oil Producers must accept the reality - the fact that Fossil-Fuels are on the way out; slowly, gradually, surely replaced by the sustainable alternative non-polluting fuels. The Next Race will not be for increasing prices or profits but for getting rid of all the stock; well before it becomes totally redundant.

    Jan 05th, 2019 - 12:45 pm 0
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