U.S. crude and global benchmark Brent have erased all gains for 2024.
The U.S. benchmark hit a nine-month low of $69.19 earlier in the session after plunging more than 4% on Tuesday.U.S. crude oil gained more than 0.5% on Wednesday, rising from a nine-month low amid speculation that OPEC+ could delay a planned production increase slated for October.The U.S. benchmark hit a low of $69.19 earlier in the session, the lowest level since Dec. 13, after plungingRBOB GasolineOil prices have been under pressure after weak manufacturing activity in the U.S.
Meanwhile, OPEC+ has plans to increase oil production in October, and a deal to resolve a political dispute in Libya could end disruptions to supplies in the North African country.Reports on Friday indicated that eight OPEC+ members still planned to increase production by 180,000 barrels per day in October, but the group had made clear in June that the decision could reversed subject to market conditions.
"The market reaction to these supply stories shows how weak sentiment in the oil market is currently," Giovanni Staunovo, a strategist at UBS, told clients in a Wednesday note."We also wouldn't read much into the reported monthly production increases," Staunovo wrote."With prices now depressed, it's possible those increases will be paused."
It is also unclear if the deal in Libya will actually hold, the analyst said. From a fundamental point of view, the market remains undersupplied as oil inventories have been declining since May despite weak demand in China, he said. UBS believes the market is too pessimistic and Brent prices will recover to $80 per barrel in the coming months."Hence, we continue to recommend risk-seeking investors to sell the downside price risks in crude oil," Staunovo said.Wells Fargo says LNG market will grow as supply boom drives prices lower.
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