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US & Canada Daily Oil Summary: Crude Stocks Plummet

OIL

Crude inventories fell more than expected, down 9.23m bbl, driven by large drop in production and refinery utilisation due to the severe cold weather across the US last week. The draw was assisted by a drop in imports and despite a small dip in exports.

  • North Dakota oil production disruption drops further Wednesday to around 170-220kbpd according to the pipeline authority.
  • Refinery operator Delek expects upcoming US refinery maintenance season to be among the highest ever, with 1.5m bd of capacity offline between Feb-mid March.
  • CANADA: A Trans Mountain Pipeline official expects the line fill to begin in February, according to a Bloomberg headline. A further headline said that the first ship loading would be in April.
  • USD: The Dollar Index spent the first half of Wednesday’s session on the retreat as global risk sentiment was lifted by news of the 50bp RRR cut in China. However, firmer-than-expected US PMI data provided some late support for the greenback, with the DXY’s decline moderating to just 0.5% as we approach the APAC crossover. The pullback comes ahead of key US growth data on Thursday, the final major release before the January FOMC meeting.
  • MNI: US JAN FLASH SERVICES PMI 52.9 (FCST 51.0); DEC 51.4. MNI: US JAN FLASH SERVICES PMI 52.9 (FCST 51.0); DEC 51.4. MNI: US JAN FLASH MANUFACTURING PMI 50.3 (FCST 47.7); DEC 47.9
  • Former President Donald Trump defeated former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire primary, leaving little doubt that he will take the Republican presidential nomination.

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