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Oil futures ease 1% as China widens COVID curbs

October 28, 2022By Reuters
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NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Oil prices eased about 1% on Friday after top crude importer China widened its COVID-19 curbs, though the crude benchmarks were poised for a weekly gain on supply concerns and surprisingly strong economic data.

Brent futures fell USD 1.19, or 1.2%, to settle at USD 95.77 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell USD 1.18, or 1.3%, to USD 87.90.

US gasoline futures RBc1 dropped about 3%, while US diesel futures rose about 5% to their highest since mid-June.

“Diesel (was) still (the) strongest component of complex (with) shorts being squeezed out of the November contract ahead of Monday expiry,” analysts at energy consulting firm Ritterbusch and Associates said.

For the week, Brent rose about 2% and WTI was up about 3%.

Chinese cities ramped up COVID-19 curbs on Thursday, sealing up buildings and locking down districts after China registered 1,506 new COVID infections on Oct. 27, the National Health Commission said, up from 1,264 new cases a day earlier.

The International Monetary Fund expects China’s growth to slow to 3.2% this year, a downgrade of 1.2 points from its April projection, after an 8.1% rise in 2021.

“It’s hard to make a case for a rebound in China’s crude purchases given the backdrop of uncertainty over its zero-COVID policy,” said PVM Oil analyst Stephen Brennock.

PetroChina said China’s demand for refined fuel and natural gas was set to grow year-on-year in the fourth quarter in tandem with an expected economic recovery as Beijing rolls out more stimulus policy.

Economic strength in two major economies limited oil’s losses.

Data on Thursday showed a strong rebound in US gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter, demonstrating resilience in the world’s largest economy and oil consumer.

The German economy also grew unexpectedly in the third quarter, data showed on Friday, as Europe’s largest economy kept recession at bay despite high inflation and energy supply worries ahead of a looming European ban on Russian crude imports.

“The market remains wary of the impending deadlines for European purchases of Russian crude before the sanctions kick in on 5 December,” ANZ Research analysts said in a note.

Global oil-and-gas giants including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and Equinor posted huge third-quarter profits, feeding criticism from consumer groups in the United States and Europe. US President Joe Biden has told oil companies they are not doing enough to bring down energy costs.

US oil and natural gas rigs fell this week, but in October notched their first monthly increase since July, according to energy service firm Baker Hughes Co.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is likely to maintain its view world oil demand will rise for another decade.

(Additional reporting by Ahmad Ghaddar in London, Jeslyn Lerh in Singapore and Sonali Paul in Melbourne; Editing by David Goodman , Marguerita Choy and David Gregorio)

 

This article originally appeared on reuters.com

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