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    Home » Oil hits new highs as tighter supply offsets China demand concern

    Oil hits new highs as tighter supply offsets China demand concern

    August 9, 2023
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    *An aerial view shows a crude oil tanker at an oil terminal off Waidiao island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China January 4, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS

    – API data shows US crude inventories rise, fuel stocks fall
    – Saudi cabinet reaffirms support for OPEC+ measures

    London — Oil hit new peaks on Wednesday with Brent crude touching the highest since April as tighter supply owing to Saudi and Russian output cuts offset concerns over slow demand from China and a report showing rising U.S. crude inventories.

    Saudi Arabia’s cabinet said on Tuesday that it reaffirms its support for precautionary measures by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, known as OPEC+, to stabilise the market, state media reported.

    Brent crude rose 64 cents, or 0.7%, to $86.81 by 1012 GMT and touched $86.94, the highest since April 13. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 78 cents, or 0.9%, to $83.70. The U.S. benchmark touched $83.81, the highest since November 2022.

    Crude posted its sixth consecutive weekly gains last week and hit its highest levels since mid-April on Monday, helped by a reduction in OPEC+ supplies and hopes of stimulus boosting oil demand recovery in China.

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    “There is no doubt that there is plenty of momentum here,” said Naeem Aslam, chief investment officer at Avatrade. “The clear trend seems to be skewed to the upside.”

    Some bearish pressure came from American Petroleum Institute (API) figures on Tuesday, which according to market sources showed U.S. crude stocks rose by 4.1 million barrels last week, although gasoline and distillate inventories fell.

    “Prices remain stable this morning despite economic headwinds helped by U.S. product draws reported by the API, albeit crude inventories built more than expected,” oil broker PVM said.

    Official U.S. Energy Information Administration inventory figures are out at 1430 GMT.

    On Tuesday, oil came under pressure from Chinese data showing crude oil imports in July fell 18.8% from the previous month to their lowest daily rate since January, although they were up 17% from a year earlier.

    But adding support, Saudi Arabia last week extended its voluntary production cut of 1 million barrels per day to the end of September and Russia said it would cut oil exports by 300,000 bpd in September.

    *Alex Lawler, Yuka Obayashi & Andrew Hayley; editing: Jason Neely & Bernadette Baum – Reuters

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