Bearish Oil Fundamentals Could Override Bullish Geopolitics
Geopolitics are unlikely to worsen and weak fundamentals will pressure oil prices this year.
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Geopolitics are unlikely to worsen and weak fundamentals will pressure oil prices this year.
A severe winter storm shut a US Gulf Coast refinery in Texas on Tuesday, triggered malfunctions at others and halved North Dakota oil production as it dumped snow and rain across a broad swath of the nation.
Chinese inflation data shows economic recovery remained weak in December
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), futures on NYMEX, has climbed strongly to near $74.50 as investors worry about deepening oil supply concerns due to mounting tensions for merchant vessels through Red Sea.
Crude oil prices extended their gains from Tuesday after the American Petroleum Institute reported an estimated inventory draw of over 5 million barrels that observers had not expected.