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Oil settles up 2% on tightening supply, demand concerns linger
Published Feb 22, 2023 08:54PM ET
Updated Feb 23, 2023 03:25PM ET
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows oil tanks of Transneft oil pipeline operator at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia June 13, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel
By Laura Sanicola
(Reuters) -Oil prices settled up 2% on Thursday on expectations of steep cuts to Russian production next month, but a stronger dollar and a sharper-than-expected jump in U.S. inventories added to demand concerns.
Brent crude futures settled up $1.61, or 2%, to $82.21 a barrel, compared with about $98 a barrel on the eve of Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago.
West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) settled up $1.44, or 2%, to $75.39 a barrel, ending a sixth session losing streak.
Prices got an early boost from Russia's plans to cut oil exports from its western ports by up to 25% in March, exceeding its announced production cuts of 500,000 barrels per day.
While a stronger dollar remains a near-term headwind for crude, UBS analysts said they expect lower Russian production and China's reopening to tighten the oil market and support prices.
The dollar index rose for the third straight session, after minutes on Wednesday from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting showed a majority of Fed officials agreed the risks of high inflation warranted further rate hikes.
A stronger greenback makes dollar-denominated oil more expensive for holders of other currencies, hitting demand. Both oil benchmarks lost more than $2 in the previous session after release of the Fed minutes.
Oil prices also came under pressure after U.S. government data showed the country's crude oil inventories rose for the ninth time in a row last week, stoking demand worries.
U.S. crude stockpiles rose by 7.6 million barrels in the week to Feb. 17, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said, more than triple analyst expectations for a 2.1 million-barrel rise. [EIA/S]
"With respect to pressure coming from the Federal Reserve on demand and warming weather in the U.S. and Europe there is overall concern about the demand side," said Tony Headrick, energy market analyst at CHS Hedging.
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EL LA
Feb 23, 2023 12:41PM ET
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Feb 23, 2023 8:07AM ET
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