“If Thursday’s decision instills confidence in their ability to support prices effectively, then oil could make a run back into the mid-$80s or beyond,” they said.
“However, if the group shows a fractured membership, then new 2023 lows are almost a certainty with a drop into the $50s well within the realm of possibility.”
For now, all eyes are on the inventory data for signs of strength after weeks of crude builds.API
Crude -817k (-700k exp)
Cushing -465k
Gasoline -898k (+200k exp)
Distillates +2.81mm (-100k exp)
Crude stocks declined last week according to API. The 817k draw is the first in six weeks, and Cushing stocks also declined. Distillates saw a large 2.8mm barrel build – the first in 9 weeks
Source: BloombergWTI was hovering just below $76.50 ahead of the API print and edged higher after the crude draw…
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