Not exact matches
Last year,
oil demand growth surprised a bit on the upside, helping bloated
inventories to
draw down significantly.
Analysts now believe a strong bounce in
oil prices is due as
inventories have been
drawing at a «phenomenal» pace.
As WTI enjoys the first meaningful price rise since this spring, and a day after the API injected further optimism in markets by reporting a 761,000 - barrel
draw in U.S. crude
oil inventories, the EIA added fuel to the celebratory mood.
According to a report, OECD
oil inventories for the first time in 3.5 years have fallen below normal because of a massive
inventory draw of 46 million barrels in February which is six times the normal
draw rate.
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Oil Prices Slip Despite Modest
Draw In Crude
Inventories
This week's crude
oil inventory build takes away from the previous streak of
draws that saw almost 50 million barrels removed from
inventory, according to API data.
American Petroleum Institute (API) crude
oil inventory data Oil inventory build of 2.6 mln barrels Cushing draw of 319K barrels Gasoline -1.94 mln bbls Distillate -95 K bbls The survey expectations Continue Read
oil inventory data
Oil inventory build of 2.6 mln barrels Cushing draw of 319K barrels Gasoline -1.94 mln bbls Distillate -95 K bbls The survey expectations Continue Read
Oil inventory build of 2.6 mln barrels Cushing
draw of 319K barrels Gasoline -1.94 mln bbls Distillate -95 K bbls The survey expectations Continue Reading
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a
draw of 761,000 barrels in United States crude
oil inventories, compared to analyst expectations that
inventories would build by 3.422 million barrels for the week ending September 22.
Healthy demand growth for fuel not only in emerging economies led by China and India, but also in Europe, is helping global
inventories to
draw down faster now, keeping the
oil market on the right track towards rebalancing, according to industry executives who spoke at a conference on Tuesday.
The API released its data late Tuesday afternoon showing a
draw in both total crude
oil stocks and gasoline and a small build in distillate fuel
inventories.
I am expecting a
draw in crude
oil stocks and a build in refined product
inventories.
On another note, crude
oil also extended its recent bullish move, with the WTI contract rising above $ 65, for the first time since early February, helped by the surprise
inventory draw in the US as well.
Yesterday,
oil prices were boosted by the EIA reporting a fresh
draw in crude
oil inventories for the week to May 12, at 1.8 million barrels.
Oil rally
draws Trump's ire
Oil prices reached three - year highs this week following a fall in US
inventories and comments from Saudi Arabia targeting a price range of between $ 80 and $ 100 a barrel.
On Wednesday, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al - Falih said — after meeting with his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak — that OPEC and non-OPEC producers are committed to do «whatever it takes» to
draw the global crude
oil inventories down to their five - year average.
The market was already moving upward on the back of this morning's EIA report, which reported a
draw in crude
oil inventories of 1.9 million barrels — the fourth
draw in a week.
On another note, crude
oil also extended its recent bullish move, with the WTI contract rising above $ 65, for the first time since early February, helped by the surprise
inventory draw in the US as well.