US oil prices rose for a fifth day on Wednesday to their highest since 2014 amid global concerns about energy supply on signs of tightness in crude, natural gas and coal markets.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday on growing signs of tightness in U.S. markets after Hurricane Ida hit offshore output, although benchmarks were heading for weekly losses of nearly 1% after China announced plans to sell crude from its strategic reserves.
The domestic currency has lost 27 paise in the last four trading sessions.
Crude inventories in the United States increased by 1.3 million barrels last week, against analysts' expectations for a 1.6 million-barrel rise
The largest US fuel pipeline system, Colonial Pipeline, shut down on Friday after a cyberattack
Oil prices dropped for a fifth day on Thursday after official data showed a sustained rise in US crude and fuel inventories, while the ever-present pandemic clouded the demand outlook
Iraq continued to be the top oil seller to India despite a 23% decline in purchases to a five-month low of 867,500 bpd, the data showed
Barclays cited weaker than expected supply response from US producers to higher prices
Morgan Stanley expects Brent crude prices to climb to $70 per barrel in the third quarter
Brent crude was up 49 cents, or 0.8%, at $63.40 a barrel by 1330 GMT
A weak greenback makes dollar-denominated commodities such as crude oil cheaper to holders of other currencies.
US oil edged lower, after an industry report showed crude stockpiles in United States rose against expectations, tempering a rally driven by news that another vaccine had proved effective in trials
The all-stock deal comes as US shale companies have posted big losses on weak crude prices amid the Covid-19 pandemic and have struggled to raise new capital to restructure debt
The Dallas Fed did not say if the peak was considered temporary or permanent as major oil firms have been discussing
US oil output from seven major shale formations is expected to decline by about 68,000 bpd in October to 7.64 mn bpd, the US Energy Information Administration said
Brent crude was up 32 cents, or 0.7 per cent, at $44.67 a barrel by 0753 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 31 cents, or 0.7 per cent, to $42.65
China had emerged as a top U.S. crude buyer, taking $5.42 billion worth in 2018 before trade tensions brought flows to a near halt
US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 70 cents, or 1.7 per cent, at $40.57 a barrel
OPEC and allies including Russia, collectively known as OPEC+, have pledged to slash production by a record 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd) for a third month in July