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Oil prices tumble on higher OPEC output, rise in US crude stocks
Published in Amwal Al Ghad on 13 - 10 - 2016

Oil prices dropped Thursday after OPEC said its production had surged to the highest level in at least eight years and following reports of an increase in U.S. crude stockpiles.
International Brent crude oil futures were trading at $51.37 per barrel at 0256 GMT, down 44 cents, or 0.85 percent, from their previous close.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 54 cents, or 1.08 percent, at $49.64 per barrel.
Traders said oil markets had come under pressure after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reported a rise in output, despite the producer cartel having plans, potentially with non-OPEC producer Russia, to cut output in a bid to rein in a global supply overhang.
"Crude responded predictably, with both Brent and WTI falling," said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at brokerage OANDA in Singapore.
OPEC on Wednesday reported its oil production climbed in September to the highest in at least eight years and raised its forecast for 2017 non-OPEC supply growth, pointing to a larger surplus next year despite the group's deal to cut output.
The producer cartel pumped 33.39 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, according to figures OPEC collects from secondary sources, up 220,000 bpd from August.
"In the absence of any OPEC-Russia headlines to give crude its daily adrenaline shot, the market looks nervously to the EIA Crude Inventory figures due in the U.S. this evening," Halley added.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is due to publish official storage inventory data later on Thursday.
The American Petroleum Institute, a trade group, reported on Wednesday that U.S. crude inventories rose by 2.7 million barrels to 470.9 million barrels in the week to Oct. 7. This would be the first rise in oil stocks following five straight weeks of declines.
"Seasonally softer gasoline consumption, flagging demand from China and the return of refineries from maintenance will likely drive up global stock levels over Q4," BMI Research said in a note, but added that it did not see stocks returning to 2015 highs.
Traders said a strong dollar, which was hovering near seven-month highs on Thursday on reinforced prospects for a near-term U.S. interest rate hike, was also weighing on crude futures.
A stronger dollar makes it more expensive for countries who use other currencies domestically to import dollar-traded oil, potentially weighing on demand.
Source: Reuters


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