Oil Trades Near $54 as U.S. Crude Stockpiles Resume Decline

Futures were little changed in New York after falling 0.2 percent Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 2.44 million barrels for a fifth decline in six weeks, according to the Energy Information Administration. U.S. oil production rose a second week. OPEC output slid in October as tensions between Iraq’s central government and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region crimped supply.

Oil advanced for a second month in October on signs the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will agree at its Nov. 30 meeting to prolong cuts by its members and allied nations. The United Arab Emirates backs extending the supply agreement, Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei said Wednesday, echoing earlier support by Saudi Arabia and Russia.

“OPEC may be trumpeting success as inventories close their gap to the most recent five-year average,” said Harry Tchilinguirian, head of commodity markets strategy at BNP Paribas SA. “It has progressed, but OPEC is not out of the woods. The stock-draws are not enough to reverse the large builds in oil inventories that we saw between 2014 and 2016.”

U.S. crude output rose by 46,000 barrels a day to 9.55 million a day, according to a report Wednesday by the EIA. That’s the highest level in a month. Gasoline stockpiles fell for a second week to 212.8 million barrels, the lowest level since August 2015.
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Oil Trades Near $49 a Barrel as Libyan Crude Supply Is Disrupted

Futures fell 0.3 percent in New York after Friday’s 0.5 percent gain. Libya’s biggest oil field cut output by more than 30 percent, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday, while the head of a union said loadings at Zueitina ceased after employees demanded better working conditions. In the U.S., drillers added three crude rigs last week, according to Baker Hughes Inc. In Libya, the Sharara field’s output has dropped to 200,000 barrels a day, the person familiar said. “After months of boosting oil production, Libya currently seems to be experiencing output disruptions,” said Michael Poulsen, an analyst at Global Risk Management Ltd. Click Read More below for more of the story.
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