2021-01-19 14:00:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $55 YET
REUTERS - JANUARY 19, 2021 - Oil prices climbed on Tuesday as optimism that government stimulus will eventually lift global economic growth and oil demand trumped concerns that renewed COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns globally are cooling fuel consumption.
Brent crude futures for March rose 46 cents to $55.21 a barrel by 0916 GMT after slipping 35 cents in the previous session.
“The perception that any retracement will be quick as confidence in economic and oil demand recovery is unlikely to fade away,” said PVM analysts in a note.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $52.40 a barrel, up 4 cents. There was no settlement on Monday as U.S. markets were closed for a public holiday. Front-month February WTI futures expire on Wednesday.
Investors are upbeat about demand in China, the world’s top crude oil importer, after data released on Monday showed its refinery output rose 3% to a new record in 2020.
China also avoided an economic contraction last year.
Investors are watching out for U.S. oil inventory data from the industry association API, due later on Tuesday. On Wednesday, U.S. President-elect Biden’s inauguration speech will likely give details on the country’s $1.9 trillion aid package.
The International Energy Agency cut its outlook for oil demand in 2021, but pointed to a recovery in demand in the second half of the year to an annual average of 96.6 million barrels per day.
“Border closures, social distancing measures and shutdowns...will continue to constrain fuel demand until vaccines are more widely distributed, most likely only by the second half of the year,” it said in its monthly report.
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Earlier:
2021, January, 18, 13:15:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $55 AGAIN
Brent fell 20 cents, or 0.4%, to $54.90 a barrel. WTI fell 20 cents, or 0.4%, to $54.90 a barrel.
2021, January, 15, 12:05:00
OIL PRICE: BELOW $56 ANEW
Brent was down 71 cents, or 1.2%, at $55.71 a barrel. WTI was 46 cents, or 0.9%, lower at $53.11 a barrel.
2021, January, 15, 12:00:00
GLOBAL OIL DEMAND WILL UP BY 5.9 MBD
For 2021, global oil demand is forecast to increase by 5.9 mb/d y-o-y to average 95.9 mb/d.
2021, January, 15, 11:55:00
OPEC+ STABILIZATION
The OPEC+ alliance, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, decided in December after days of heated negotiations to ease their stringent quotas by a collective 500,000 b/d for January, instead of the originally scheduled 2 million b/d tapering.
2021, January, 14, 14:25:00
OIL PRICE: BELOW $56
Brent fell 36 cents to $55.70 a barrel. WTI dropped 26 cents to $52.65.
2021, January, 13, 13:55:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $56
Brent was up 36 cents, or 0.6%, at $56.94 a barrel. WTI was up 34 cents, or 0.6%, at $53.55 a barrel.
2021, January, 13, 13:50:00
OIL PRICES 2021-22: $53
Brent crude oil spot prices to average $53 per barrel (b) in both 2021 and 2022 compared with an average of $42/b in 2020.
