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Oil prices near two-year highs as supply cuts bite

10/31/2017

"The fear of oversupply could easily turn to a fear of under-supply if inventories keep declining like they have been and demand continues to grow," says an investment analyst at Rivkin Securities. While the actual cuts aren't quite as high as the target, analysts say overall compliance has been strong. WTI Crude is at $54.02 and Brent Crude is at $60.77 this morning.

Source: investing.com - By: Christopher Johnson - Image: Reuters

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Oil market set to move from rebalancing to tightening

10/30/2017

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Oil consumption is now running faster than production causing the market to steadily whittle away at excess inventories. The re-balancing trend is well underway, and within the next six to nine months, the trend will be more accurately described as tightening. WTI Crude is UP at $53.93, and Brent Crude is UP at $60.56 this morning.

Source: reuters.com - By: John Kemp - Image: REUTERS/Grigory Dukor

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Oil up 2 percent, Brent hits $60 per barrel on support for extending curbs

10/27/2017

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Oil prices have been hovering near their highest for the year in recent weeks, amid signs of a tightening market. OPEC and some non-OPEC producers, including Russia, have pledged to reduce their production by around 1.8 million barrels per day until the end of March 2018 to drain a global supply glut. WTI Crude is steady at $52.54 and Brent Crude is at $59.19 this morning.