Brent oil futures were up 0.38% to $46.60 by 04:33 AM ET (9:33 AM GMT) and WTI futures rose 0.34% to $44.70. Both Brent and WTI futures stayed above the $40 mark, however.
Data released by the American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday showed a 4.146-million-barrel build for the week ending Nov. 27. Forecasts prepared by Investing.com had predicted a. 2.272-million-barrel draw, and the previous week saw a 3.8-million-barrel build.
OPEC+ also left investors in limbo when it delayed the 12th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting to Dec. 3, where the cartel will decide on the production cuts. The meeting was originally due to have taken place on Dec. 1.
Investors await OPEC+’s decision on whether to maintain or ease the current production cuts of 7.7 million barrels per day (bpd) amid falling fuel demand, with global Covid-19 cases continuing to increase.
However, with the United Arab Emirates stating earlier in the week that although it would support a rollover, maintaining deep output reductions into 2021 would be challenging, some investors warned that building consensus would be a challenge.
“The risks of the OPEC+ alliance failing to reach an agreement are high,” ANZ analysts warned in a note.
“A resurgent Covid-19 virus has seen restrictions on travel increase across Europe and the US,” and the market surplus could be as high as 1.5 to 3 million barrels per day in the first half of next year, if the cartel does not extend cuts, the note added.
Meanwhile, Norway’s oil production cuts are due to ease on Dec. 31. The country, a non-OPEC+ member, had maintained the cuts since June and the supply increase once the cuts are eased could further dent the black liquid’s prices.
Investors now await crude oil supply data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, due later in the day
First published on Investing.com
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