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Oil Prices Hike Despite U.S. Crude Stocks Build
Published Nov 29, 2018 12:06AM ET
© Reuters. Oil prices rose on Thursday morning in Asia
Investing.com – Oil prices rose on Thursday morning in Asia despite a leap in U.S. crude inventories and ahead of an OPEC meeting next week in Vienna.
Crude Oil WTI Futures for January delivery edged up 0.7% to $50.66 a barrel at 12:21PM ET (04:21 GMT) on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while London’s Intercontinental Exchange showed that Brent Oil Futures for February delivery also gained 0.34% to $59.29 per barrel.
U.S. crude inventories rose 3.6 million barrels to 450.5 million barrels as of Nov. 23, according to the Energy Information Administration on Wednesday.
“WTI oil is now trading right around the $50 per barrel level, a price last seen well over a year ago, as the current oversupply situation has now manifested itself in 10 consecutive weekly increases in U.S. oil inventories,” William O’Loughlin, investment analyst at Rivkin Securities, told Reuters.
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Ibe Kachikwu and his counterpart in Saudi Arabia, Khalid Al-Falih, said the stability of oil prices is a priority ahead of the scheduled Dec. 6 meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
“OPEC is a very strong voice. Not just in terms of satisfying the needs of members but also stabilizing the market fundamentals. Saudi Arabia has over 35% of the OPEC volume. So, whatever happens in Saudi Arabia is very critical to what happens to OPEC. We need to work together irrespective of the size,” The Guardian quoted Kachikwu as saying.
Saudi Arabia is pushing for an output cut of 1 million to 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) to avoid oversupply, according to Reuters. The OPEC meeting is expected to reach a decision for the next six months.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Far News agency reported that Iran and China have solved the oil payments issue. China will start oil imports from Iran next week and payment will be made within a month. Washington has granted Beijing a sanctions waiver so it can continue its crude imports of around 360,000 bpd from Iran.
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