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Pressured By The Supply Side

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Supply side matters were in the driving seat on Monday, with WTI and Brent hovering ~$0.40 below their respective settlement levels at typing, off intraday lows, but building on Friday's downtick. Supply side factors of note include:

  • U.S. energy firms started to return staff to their facilities in and around the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Delta passed through the region, with operations set to ratchet up in the coming days (~91% of U.S. Gulf offshore production was shut in on Sunday, per BSEE).
  • Libya's largest oilfield, Sharara, will restart with minimal production levels after Libya's NOC lifted force majeure on its output on Sunday, per several source reports.
  • Norwegian oil cos came to a wage agreement with labour union officials on Friday, per RTRS.
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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