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Crude Ticks Higher Ahead of Tighter July Supplies

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Crude futures continue to tick higher with time spreads following with support from tighter supplies heading into July and boosted by data from US this week.

  • The Brent Aug-Sep spread up into backwardation ahead of the August contract expiry today while the Sep-Oct spread is back up after dipping negative on 28 June.
  • The Dec23-Dec24 spread has regained much of the losses from early this week after falling to the lowest since Dec 2021.
    • Brent SEP 23 up 0.9% at 75.15$/bbl
    • WTI AUG 23 up 0.8% at 70.42$/bbl
    • WTI-Brent down -0.15$/bbl at -4.65$/bbl
    • Brent SEP 23-OCT 23 up 0.07$/bbl at 0.1$/bbl
    • Brent OCT 23-NOV 23 up 0.07$/bbl at 0.19$/bbl
    • Brent DEC 23-DEC 24 up 0.18$/bbl at 2.72$/bbl

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