Oil Headed for 3rd Weekly Gain on Supply Concerns
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Oil prices eased about 1% on Friday as traders worried that Washington's tariff wars could spark a global recession, but for the week, prices were headed for their third weekly gain as the U.S. ramped...
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Oil supplies fell by 3.3 million barrels to 433.6 million in the week ended March 21, below analysts expectations that inventories would rise by 1 million barrels.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. crude oil inventories fell last week as refiners continued to ramp up production, while gasoline and distillate stockpiles also dropped, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
In conclusion, the EIA’s latest report on Crude Oil Inventories has defied expectations with a substantial drop in inventory levels. This unexpected decrease signals a bullish trend for crude prices, suggesting a stronger demand for crude oil than previously anticipated.
Crude stockpiles rise, while fuel inventories drop. Commercial crude inventories rose by 1.7 million barrels to 437 million, or about five percent below the five year average. Stockpiles of regular gasoline and diesel were both lower. Gasoline demand was unchanged from a week ago, while diesel demand dropped.
UK crude oil production is projected to average 0.53 million barrels per day in 2025 in the NSTA's updated output forecasts.
Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 0.4 million barrels from the previous week. U.S. crude oil imports increased by 810,000, averaging 6.2 million bpd. Over the past four weeks, crude oil ...
China dipped slightly into crude stockpiles in the first two months of the year as refiners processed more oil and imports remained weak.
The increase in POL imports during the April-February 2024-25 period was 5.6%, driven primarily by higher imports of petcoke and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
Crude oil prices rise as U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Iran tighten supply. A bullish oil outlook forms with strong demand and a major inventory draw.