Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Crude Oil Rises Amid Shrinking U.S. Surplus as OPEC Prepares to Gather – Futures in New York briefly surged almost 3 percent on Wednesday to the highest since 2014. An Energy Information Administration report showed shrinking American petroleum surpluses and the first crude withdrawal from the largest U.S. storage complex in six weeks. The U.S. draw-downs underlined optimism that an OPEC-led effort to curb global supplies will be reinforced later this week when the cartel and allied producers gather in Saudi Arabia.
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Oil Retailers Extend Losses After Crude Hits Three-Year High
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) Crude Oil Retailers Extend Losses After Crude Hits Three-Year High – Shares of oil retailers were trading lower for second day in a row after crude oil prices in international markets rose to levels last seen in 2014.
Top Oil Market Summons Poseidon to U.S.-Mideast Crude Fight
Poseidon is wading into the battle between U.S. crude and Middle East supplies in the world’s biggest oil market.
Crude Lock in a $45 Barrel Lifeline for 2017
Gold Silver Reports ⇒ U.S. crudeoil producers reeling from an 18-month price rout have cautiously begun hedging future production this week, fearing this may be their best chance yet to lock in a $45 a barrel lifeline for 2017 and beyond.
China’s Unsated Thirst for Crude
Gold Silver Reports – China’s insatiable appetite for crude is at least one thing oil bulls can count on this year.
The world’s biggest commodity consumer may buy 8 percent more oil from overseas in 2016, taking average purchases to 7.2 million barrels a day, according to the median of seven respondents in a Bloomberg survey including FGE and Energy Aspects Ltd. The country’s inbound shipments in the first 11 months of last year increased 8.8 percent to 6.63 million barrels a day and touched a monthly record of 7.4 million in April, customs data show.