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FRIDAY, JUNE 02, 2023
Oil prices mixed as demand shrinks, but stimulus hopes support

Global Economy

Reuters
26 March, 2020, 08:35 am
Last modified: 26 March, 2020, 08:50 am

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Oil prices mixed as demand shrinks, but stimulus hopes support

The collapse of a supply-cut pact between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producers led by Russia is set to boost oil supply, with Saudi Arabia planning to ship more than 10 million bpd from May

Reuters
26 March, 2020, 08:35 am
Last modified: 26 March, 2020, 08:50 am
Photo: Getty Images
Photo: Getty Images

Oil prices were mixed on Thursday following three days of gains, with the prospect of rapidly dwindling demand due to coronavirus travel bans and lockdowns offsetting hopes a US $2 trillion emergency stimulus will shore up economic activity.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 4 cents, or 0.2%, to $24.45 as of 0018 GMT, while Brent crude futures rose 12 cents, or 0.4%, to $27.51.

"With lockdowns in many countries, expectations of oil demand contracting by more than 10 million barrels per day (bpd) are rising. Such demand loss will increase the supply glut," Australia and New Zealand Banking Group analysts said in a note.

The collapse of a supply-cut pact between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producers led by Russia is set to boost oil supply, with Saudi Arabia planning to ship more than 10 million bpd from May.

"Production increases by Saudi Arabia and Russia loom, and things still look uncertain due to the ongoing price war between these two countries," ANZ said.

US crude inventories rose by 1.6 million barrels in the most recent week, the US Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday, marking the ninth straight week of increases.

Products supplied, a proxy for US demand, dropped nearly 10% to 19.4 million bpd, EIA data showed.

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