Oil settles at July low, dragging Brent below $80 as OPEC demand talk ignored
Investing.com — Saudi Arabia and other oil producers can talk all they want about the so-called “demand” for oil. But the market isn’t buying it, sending global crude benchmark below $80 a barrel -- the first time since July.
Crude prices settled at four-month lows after tumbling hard for a second day in a row. The selloff came as assurances by OPEC+ that all was well on the oil consumption front failed to calm a skittish market reacting partly to weak economic data out of top oil importer China, the loss of any war premium risk from the Israel-Hamas conflict and a stronger
But more than all that on Wednesday was the absence of weekly US inventory numbers from the Energy Information Administration, or EIA, due to a reworking of its data gathering methodology. That raised questions on how well demand could have fared for the week ended Nov 3, especially after the American Petroleum Institute, or API, suggested in its own data that US crude inventories surged almost 12 million barrels last week, versus trade expectations for a draw of 300,000 barrels.
The US crude benchmark has fallen nearly 7% since the start of November, adding to October’s torrid 11% loss.crude’s most-active January contract settled at $79.54, down $2.07, or 2.5%. Brent’s session low was $79.22, its first below the $80 mark since July 20.“Trade data from China on Tuesday further soured the mood and contributed to yesterday's sharp falls,” said Craig Erlam, analyst at online trading platform OANDA.
“And frequent reminders that Saudi Arabia and Russia will maintain cuts until the end of the year aren't doing anything to offset this as it was never assumed they would change their minds. Especially now prices are falling.”unexpectedly grew during the month, highlighting some improvement in local demand as Beijing rolled out more stimulus measures, but the prolonged weakness in exports could stymie growth in the country and dent oil demand.
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