Crude Oil: Rebound Pushes Commodity Far From Bearish Side
Sunshine Profits | Jun 29, 2022 10:45AM ET
Demand for crude oil is accelerating—a bullish sign for its prices. What may the current energy market environment say about the black gold’s outlook?
h2 A Chinese Panda’s Appetite/h2On the Asian continent, lifting health restrictions in China could signal a resume in oil demand for the world’s top consumer. Given the context of tight supply, this has partially triggered a rebound in crude while driving prices higher.
h2 Geopolitical Scene/h2The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) warned that they could declare a state of “force majeure” on the facilities in the Gulf of Sirte—blocked due to the political crisis that has been hitting the country for months.
In Ecuador as well, the specter of a halt in oil production is becoming clearer following the blockades and demonstrations initiated by a movement protesting the rise in the cost of living.
h2 OPEC+ Struggles to Increase Volumes/h2The United Arab Emirates assured that they were at maximum capacity, while Saudi Arabia stated it could pump an additional 150,000 barrels per day. It is important to note that these two producing countries are indeed the two OPEC+ members perceived to have the sparest oil production capacity. The 23 members of OPEC+ are just starting a series of two-day e-meetings on Wednesday (they should also meet on Thursday by videoconference) to decide on a new adjustment to their total volume of production of black gold. However, analysts expect the status quo despite numerous calls for action.
h2 Fed’s Recession Denial?/h2The US economy is slowing down, but not to the point of falling into recession, the president of the New York branch of the Federal Reserve (Fed) said to CNBC Tuesday. The mighty Federal Reserve has raised rates three times since March. The latter is now in a range between 1.50% and 1.75% after remaining close to zero during the COVID-19 pandemic.
h2 Fundamental Analysis/h2On Tuesday, the American Petroleum Institute (API) released their weekly oil stock figures.
The weekly commercial crude oil reserves in the United States dropped to -3.8M barrels while the forecasted figure was just about -0.110M, according to figures released on Tuesday by the US American Petroleum Institute (API).
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US crude inventories have thus decreased by over 3.799 million barrels, which firmly shows accelerating demand and could be considered a strong bullish factor for crude oil prices. This figure would indeed signal a rise in fuel consumption. As a result, demand is now holding up well as the peak of the summer driving season approaches with many trips.
Source: Investing.com
WTI Crude Oil (CLQ22) Futures (August contract, daily chart)
RBOB Gasoline (RBQ22) Futures (August contract, daily chart)
Brent Crude Oil (BRNQ22) Futures (August contract, daily chart) – here it is represented by its Contract for Difference (CFD) UKOIL
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