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Crude Recovering as UAE See a Balanced Oil Market

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Crude is regaining some of the earlier losses as the UAE Energy Minister says the oil market is currently balanced and there is no need for an extraordinary OPEC+ meeting. The comments come in response to the announced plans by Russian last week to cut output by 500kbpd in March as a response to Western sanctions.

  • Front month Brent has rebounded from a low of 85.2$/bbl earlier today up to around 85.9$/bbl.
  • The prompt Brent spread is following the recovery by longer dated spreads remain slightly down on the day. The Apr-May Brent spread is back up from 0.32$/bbl to 0.37$/bbl.
    • Brent APR 23 down -0.5% at 85.97$/bbl
    • WTI MAR 23 down -0.6% at 79.28$/bbl
    • WTI-Brent up 0.07$/bbl at -6.45$/bbl
    • Brent APR 23-MAY 23 down -0.03$/bbl at 0.37$/bbl
    • Brent JUN 23-DEC 23 down -0.14$/bbl at 3.04$/bbl

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