2024-01-09 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT ABOVE $76, WTI NEAR $71
REUTERS - Jan 9, 2024 - Oil prices rose slightly on Tuesday after sliding in the previous session, as markets weighed Middle East tensions against demand worries and rising OPEC supply.
Brent crude futures rose 18 cents, or 0.2%, to $76.30 a barrel at 0445 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures inched up 0.1%, or 6 cents, to $70.83 a barrel.
The benchmarks had fallen over 3% and 4% respectively on Monday on sharp price cuts by top exporter Saudi Arabia and a rise in OPEC output.
"Saudi Arabia's sharp price cuts and OPEC's increased production have offset supply concerns caused by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East," said CMC Markets analyst Leon Li.
On the Gaza war, the Israeli military has said its fight against Hamas will rage through 2024, worrying markets that the conflict could grow into a regional crisis that could disrupt Middle Eastern oil supplies.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv late on Monday to brief Israeli officials on his two days of talks with Arab leaders on ending the war.
Holding back price gains however, a Reuters survey on Friday found that OPEC oil output rose in December as increases in Angola, Iraq and Nigeria offset continuing cuts by Saudi Arabia and other members of the wider OPEC+ alliance.
Higher supply had prompted Saudi Arabia to cut the February official selling price of its flagship Arab Light crude to Asia to the lowest level in 27 months.
Oil prices are likely to trade in a range between $75 and $80 per barrel in the near term, said Suvro Sarkar, energy sector team lead at DBS Bank, "barring an unforeseen flare up in the Middle East situation."
"On the supply side, there are some bullish factors from the closure of Libya's largest oilfield, which has affected around 0.3 million barrels per day of oil production," he added.
Supporting prices, the dollar paused its rally on Tuesday, as traders reaffirmed their bets for a slew of Federal Reserve rate cuts this year. A weaker dollar boosts oil prices as crude becomes cheaper for holders of other currencies.
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Monday said she now sees U.S. monetary policy as "sufficiently restrictive" and signalled her willingness to support eventual interest-rate cuts as inflation eases.
The market is awaiting U.S. inventory data from the American Petroleum Institute industry group later in the day.
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Earlier:
2023, December, 21, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT ABOVE $79, WTI NEAR $74
Brent fell 22 cents, or 0.3%, to $79.48 a barrel. WTI was at $74 a barrel, also down 22 cents or 0.3%.
2023, December, 21, 06:55:00
ЭНЕРГЕТИЧЕСКОЕ СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВО РОССИИ, КИТАЯ
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2023, December, 15, 07:00:00
OIL PRICE: BRENT NEAR $77, WTI NEAR $72
Brent rose 40 cents to $77.01 a barrel, WTI climbed 40 cents to $71.98.
2023, December, 15, 06:50:00
RUSSIAN OIL PROCESSING DOWN
The nation’s plants processed 5.33 million barrels of crude a day in the first six days of the month, down about 81,000 barrels a day from the prior week’s average, according to a person with knowledge of industry data.
2023, December, 6, 06:55:00
ОПЕК+ В ПОЛНОМ ОБЪЕМЕ
Россия, Саудовская Аравия и другие взявшие на себя обязательства по добровольному сокращению добычи нефти страны – участницы соглашения выполняют свои договорённости в рамках ОПЕК+ в полном объёме.
2023, December, 6, 06:50:00
OPEC+ CUTS 2.2 MBD
These additional voluntary cuts are announced by the following OPEC+ countries : Saudi Arabia (1,000 thousand b/d); Iraq (223 thousand b/d); United Arab Emirates (163 thousand b/d); Kuwait (135 thousand b/d); Kazakhstan (82 thousand b/d); Algeria (51 thousand b/d); and Oman (42 thousand b/d) starting 1st of January until the end of March 2024.
2023, December, 6, 06:45:00
РОССИЯ МИНУС 500 ТБД
Россия углубит дополнительное добровольное сокращение поставок нефти на 300 тыс. баррелей в день ещё на 200 тыс. баррелей в день, чтобы достичь 500 тыс. баррелей в день, и продлит это добровольное сокращение поставок до конца I квартала 2024 года в координации с некоторыми странами ОПЕК+.
