Brent were down 19 cents, or -0.24%, at $79.08 a barrel, WTI fell by 1 cent, or -0.01%, to $74.36.

Banking crisis seems to be a regulatory issue not a monetary policy issue. Dollar may get a leg up higher soon despite the fluid situation. Natural credit tightening by banks being a factor to consider, also remembering the Core PCE Data during the week.

Brent slid 48 cents, or 0.6%, to $75.43 a barrel, WTI dropped 52 cents, or 0.7%, to $69.44 a barrel.

For 2023, the world oil demand growth forecast remains unchanged at 2.3 mb/d, with the OECD Americas and OECD Europe revised slightly lower, while China is revised higher, with jet/kerosene and gasoline leading demand growth.

A total of 529.2 billion cubic meters of gas were added to natural gas reserves in the course of geological exploration in 2022. This means that gas reserve addition rates have been surpassing gas production rates for as many as 18 consecutive years (with the 2022 production rates standing at 412.6 billion cubic meters of gas).

Preliminary production figures for February 2023 show an average daily production of 1 994 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 1.1 million barrels to 481.2 million barrels.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 1.6 million barrels to 480.1 million barrels.

Brent climbed 93 cents, or 1.2%, to $78.38 a barrel, WTI gained 96 cents, or 1.4%, to $72.29 a barrel.

The Worldwide Rig Count for February was 1,921, up 23 from the 1,899 counted in January 2023,and up 252, from the 1,669 counted in February 2022.

Brent dipped 63 cents, or 0.8%, to $80.96 a barrel, WTI was down 69 cents, or 0.9%, at $75.03.

The Brent crude oil spot price will fall from an average of $84/b in the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23) to $81/b in 4Q23 and then average $78/b in 2024.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 1.7 million barrels to 478.5 million barrels.

Brent dipped 18 cents, or 0.2%, to $84.57 a barrel , WTI were down 16 cents, also 0.2%, at $78.00 a barrel.

Средняя цена на нефть марки Urals в январе-феврале 2023 года сложилась в размере $49,52 за баррель, в январе-феврале 2022 года – $88,89 за баррель.