The June WTI contract briefly hit a nine-week high as output cuts dovetail with renewed, albeit small, demand
London — Oil prices rose slightly on Tuesday amid signs that producers are cutting output as promised just as demand picks up, stoked by more countries easing out of curbs imposed to counter the coronavirus pandemic.
Benchmark Brent crude climbed 7c, or 0.2%, to $34.88 a barrel by 9.07am GMT, after earlier touching its highest since April 9. US West Texas Intermediate crude was up 70c, or 2.2%, at $32.52 a barrel. “The market sees both forces aligning: the cuts oil cartel Opec and its allies, including Russia, Opec+ promised are materialising and other non-member production shutdowns are also really helping to limit the oversupply,” said Paola Rodríguez Masiu, senior oil markets analyst at Rystad Energy.
US production is also falling, with crude output from seven major shale formations expected to fall to 7.822-million barrels per day in June, the lowest since August 2018, according to the US Energy Information Administration.Still, global demand recovery is expected to be slow as some restrictions remain and there is a significant risk of repeat outbreaks and lockdowns.
The Eurasia group urged caution on oil consumption, citing “a global recession, cautious consumers, and a later and potentially worse peak of the coronavirus outbreak in emerging markets such as Latin America, Africa, and South Asia”.
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