WTI Extends Gains After API Reports Large Crude Draw
Flip-flopping headlines from OPEC+ leaks and China COVID restrictions prompted a volatile day in crude markets today but WTI ended higher.
OPEC+ does “not like contango and that is what has raised market expectations of deeper cuts,” Amrita Sen, chief oil analyst at consultant Energy Aspects, said in a Bloomberg TV interview.
“I’m not ruling out deeper cuts — that’s of course on the table — but I would say that’s not our base case.”
Earlier in the session, prices rallied above $79 a barrel after Beijing said it would bolster vaccination among seniors then prices briefly flirted with losses after Reuters reported that the production cartel would stick with its current oil-output policy
API
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Crude -7.85mm (-2.49mm exp) – biggest draw since April 2022
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Cushing -150k
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Gasoline +2.85mm
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Distillates +4.01mm
This is the 3rd sizable crude draw in a row…and the 3rd straight week of sizable product builds…
Source: Bloomberg
WTI was hovering around $78.50 ahead of the API print and extended gains after…
Notably, the shape of the futures curve has flipped in recent weeks, continuing to signal an oversupplied market.
Source: Bloomberg
That is the largest contango since 2020.
Tyler Durden
Tue, 11/29/2022 – 16:36
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