Oil Posts Second Straight Weekly Drop
Oil recorded its first consecutive weekly decline of the year as supply concerns resurfaced.
Oil recorded its first consecutive weekly decline of the year as supply concerns resurfaced.
Reliance has historically been an important consumer of the country's heavy crude.
The EIA now sees the WTI spot price averaging $53.42 per barrel this year.
'This is evident in both the gradual push higher in flat price, adjustments in the forward curve and volatility skew', Standard Chartered Bank Energy Research Head Emily Ashford said.
A ramp-up of sanctions pressure on Russia and Iran has tightened the screws on flows from the two nations over the past few months.
Oil prices fell as investors turned cautious on Iran risks and weaker equities.
Rystad Energy outlined that the January U.S. labor market report 'surprise[d]... to the upside, underpinning energy demand'.
China has bought some Venezuelan oil that was purchased earlier by the U.S., according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
Traders balanced Iran uncertainty against growing inventories.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration projected that the average Brent spot price will drop in 2026 and 2027.