In today’s briefing:
- Oil Watch: Why is demand RECORD high, when we are told the opposite?
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Oil Watch: Why is demand RECORD high, when we are told the opposite?
- Oil has been one of the few movers during the quiet days of Christmas and therefore we thought we would run down the news driving crude oil markets and deliver our takes.
- We start with crude oil exports where the latest m/m numbers reveal that the US has seen a 4.65% drop in export numbers in line with seasonal effects.
- The fewer seaborne barrels paired with tensions in the Red Sea have added to the momentum for oil prices, but we also note that the EIA has started to ramp up SPR buying again with contracts signed for the purchase of 3 million barrels.