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2019-06-04 15:55:00

OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $61

OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $61

REUTERS - Oil prices fell on Tuesday to their lowest since January on signs that an economic slowdown is starting to dent energy demand and as Russia's top oil producer said it opposed extending joint cuts with OPEC until the end of the year.

Front-month Brent crude futures were at $60.78 at 1030 GMT, 50 cents, or 0.85%, below the last session's close. Brent fell as low as $60.2 per barrel earlier, the lowest level since January 2019.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $52.80 per barrel, down 45 cents, or 0.85%, from their last settlement.

Oil futures are around 20% below 2019 peaks reached in late April, with May posting the sharpest monthly declines since November.

Other energy prices, like coal and gas, are also being hit hard by the economic downturn.

Financial traders sold off energy markets amid growing concerns about the outlook for the world economy amid the trade war between the United States and China.

"The prolonged trade war has sparked fears of a global economic slowdown as well as weaker oil demand," tanker brokerage Eastport said on Tuesday.

"Slowing economic activity now threatens to derail our base case of robust cyclical (oil) demand growth," Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a note.

To prevent oversupply and prop up the market, the Middle East dominated producer club of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), together with some allies including Russia, has been withholding supply since the start of the year to prop up the market.

The group plans to decide later this month or in early July whether to continue withholding supply.

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday a consensus was emerging among producers to continue working "to sustain market stability" in the second half of the year.

Russia has so far signaled it would also support a joint policy with OPEC. But the head of Russia's top state producer Rosneft, Igor Sechin, said on Tuesday Russia should pump at will and he would seek compensation from the government if cuts were extended.

Producers are concerned that the economic slowdown will reduce fuel consumption.

Further pressuring oil prices and undermining OPEC's efforts to tighten the market has been surging U.S. output, which has made America the world's biggest crude producer, at 12.3 million barrels per day (bpd) at the end of May, versus 11.11 million bpd produced in Russia and 9.65 million bpd pumped out of the ground in Saudi Arabia.

With U.S. production surging, more of its oil is being exported.

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Earlier:

OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $61
2019, June, 3, 12:50:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $60
Front-month Brent crude futures were at $60.96 at 0844 GMT, down $1.03 or 1.7% below Friday’s close. Prices had dropped by more than 3% on Friday, with May recording the biggest monthly loss in six months. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $52.98 per barrel, down 52 cents, or 1%.
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $61
2019, May, 31, 12:35:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $65
Front-month Brent crude futureswere at $65.72 at 0844 GMT, down $1.15 from last session’s close. WTI crude futures were at $55.85 per barrel, down 74 cents from their last settlement.
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $61
2019, May, 30, 18:25:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $69 YET
Brent crude futures were at $69.03 per barrel at 1325 GMT, down 42 cents, or 0.6%, from their last close. WTI crude futures were up 23 cents, or 0.4%, at $59.04 a barrel, supported by expectations of a fall in U.S. crude inventories.
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $61
2019, May, 29, 11:20:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $69 YET
Front-month Brent crude futures were at $69.53 a barrel at 0641 GMT, down 58 cents, or 0.8%, from last session’s close. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $58.46 per barrel, down 70 cents, or 1.2%, from their last settlement.
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $61
2019, May, 27, 11:55:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $68
Spot Brent crude futures were firmer at $68.82 per barrel, 13 cents, or 0.2%, above their last close. WTI crude futures were at $58.43 per barrel at 0700 GMT, down 20 cents, or 0.3%, from their last settlement.
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $61
2019, May, 27, 11:40:00
OILFIELD SERVICES RATING DOWN
"Oilfield services companies will no longer be able to generate the high operating margins they did in 2014," Carin Dehne-Kiley, an analyst at S&P, wrote Friday in a report to investors. "The oilfield services industry has fundamentally changed due to permanent efficiency and productivity gains realized by E&P companies as well as investor sentiment calling for E&P companies to live within cash flow and limit production growth."
СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВО ОПЕК+ РОССИЯ
2019, May, 23, 12:25:00
СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВО ОПЕК+ РОССИЯ
“Российские компании согласны с тем, что необходимо продолжать сотрудничество. Взаимодействие направлено как на восстановление баланса на рынке, так и на поддержание справедливой, стабильной стоимости углеводородов, - отметил Александр Новак. - Россия готова оперативно реагировать на запросы рынка, мы можем увеличить производство из-за дефицита рынка. В качестве примера гибкости напомню, что мы вслед за ростом спроса прошлым летом увеличили производство и сократили его к концу года, когда на рынке был избыток».
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Tags: OIL, PRICE, BRENT, WTI