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Crude Recovers as IEA See Tight 2H23 Driven by China Demand and OPEC Cuts

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Crude front month recovers back to flat on the day as the market assesses the impact of OPEC production cuts against a global economic slowdown.

  • The oil market will see a tight second half of the year according to IEA’s Fatih Birol. He added that the OPEC+ output cut might put upward pressure on oil prices with China's economy the most important factor.
  • “Of more than 2 million barrels a day of growth we expect this year in global oil demand, 60% is set to come from China,” he said.
  • The latest China trade data showed weak export growth but import growth was better than expected with higher crude imports.
    • Brent AUG 23 up 0.1% at 76.37$/bbl
    • WTI JUL 23 up 0.2% at 71.85$/bbl
    • WTI-Brent unchanged at -4.41$/bbl
    • Brent AUG 23-SEP 23 down -0.01$/bbl at 0.19$/bbl
    • Brent DEC 23-DEC 24 up 0.06$/bbl at 3.57$/bbl

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