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2019-09-30 15:20:00

OIL PRICE: NEAR $61 AGAIN

OIL PRICE: NEAR  $61 AGAIN

REUTERS - Oil slipped on Monday as China's economic outlook remained weak even as manufacturing data improved, with an ongoing trade war with the United States weighing on demand growth for the world's largest crude importer.

Brent crude LCOc1 futures were down 52 cents or 0.84% at $61.39 a barrel by 0846 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures were 35 cents or 0.63% lower at $55.56 a barrel.

China's official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 49.8 in September, slightly better than expected and advancing from 49.5 in August.

However, it remained below the 50-point mark that separates expansion from contraction on a monthly basis, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.

The PMI data "remained in contractionary territory for the fifth month in a row, indicating that economic fundamentals were still weak," Citi analysts said in a note.

"The (Chinese) government will certainly step up fiscal and monetary efforts to boost domestic demand, which we believe can help stabilize, probably not accelerate, economic growth."

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia has restored capacity to 11.3 million barrels per day after an attack on its processing facilities this month, sources told Reuters last week, although Saudi Aramco has yet to confirm it is fully back online.

While Saudi Arabia is maintaining exports by using crude from inventories and spare production capacity, how much of its output has actually been restored remains unclear.

Money managers cut their net long U.S. crude futures and options positions in the week to Sept. 24, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Friday.

"Clearly, speculators have taken comfort from Saudi comments and the speed at which they plan to bring supply back to the market," ING bank said in a note.

"However, we still believe that the market is underpricing the geopolitical risk in the region."

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman warned in an interview broadcast on Sunday that oil prices could spike to "unimaginably high numbers" if the world does not come together to deter Iran, but said he would prefer a political solution to a military one.

This came a day after Yemen's Houthi movement said it had carried out a major attack near the border with the southern Saudi region of Najran, though there was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities.

Bin Salman's remarks "help to alleviate immediate concerns around escalations in the Middle East", BNP Paribas oil strategist Harry Tchilinguirian told the Reuters Global Oil Forum, allowing the market to switch focus back to the economy and the risks posed by the ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute.

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Earlier:

OIL PRICE: NEAR  $61 AGAIN
2019, September, 27, 13:45:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $62 YET
Brent fell 6 cents to $62.68 a barrel, WTI rose 18 cents to $56.59 a barrel
OIL PRICE: NEAR  $61 AGAIN
2019, September, 26, 14:00:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $61
Brent were at $62.55 a barrel, WTI gained 13 cents, or 0.23%, to $56.62 a barrel.
OIL PRICE: NEAR  $61 AGAIN
2019, September, 25, 15:15:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $61
Brent were down $1.05 cents at $62.05 a barrel, WTI dropped to $56.47 a barrel, down 82 cents.
OIL PRICE: NEAR  $61 AGAIN
2019, September, 24, 18:15:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $62
Brent dropped 58 cents to $64.19 a barrel, WTI were at $58.15, down 49 cents.
OIL PRICE: NEAR  $61 AGAIN
2019, September, 23, 14:30:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $63
Brent crude fell 30 cents to $63.98 a barrel, WTI was down 38 cents to $57.71.
OIL PRICE: NEAR  $61 AGAIN
2019, September, 20, 15:45:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $64
Brent crude LCOc1 was up 7.7% since last Friday’s close, the biggest weekly rise since January. The front-month November contract was at $64.88 a barrel, up 48 cents, by 1113 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 rose 59 cents to $58.72 a barrel, set to post a gain of over 7% for the week.
OIL PRICE: NEAR  $61 AGAIN
2019, September, 19, 14:35:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $64
Brent gained $1.44 to $65.04 a barrel, WTI was up 89 cents at $59 a barrel.
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Tags: OIL, PRICE, BRENT, WTI