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US & Canada Daily Oil Summary: N Dakota Output Continues Recovery

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North Dakota oil production is disrupted by 130-180kbpd due to cold weather according to the pipeline authority on Thursday. They had placed estimates at 170-220kbpd on Wednesday.

  • In refinery news, Citgo’s 455kb/d Lake Charles refinery in southwest Louisiana is to start a multiunit turnaround beginning in late February according to Bloomberg sources.
  • Meanwhile, Valero refining throughput volumes averaged 3.0mn bpd in the fourth quarter of 2023, -1.5% y/y.
  • In Canada, West Canadian Select discounts to WTI narrowed to their lowest since Aug. 2023 as the approaching completion of the TMX pipeline looks set to boost demand, according to Oilprice.com.
  • At 14:00 ET 19:00 GMT, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is delivering a ‘major speech’ on the economy at an event hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago.
  • A statement from the US Treasury Dep't confirms Bloomberg's earlier report that the US and UK are imposing sanctions on senior officials within Yemen's Houthi movement.
  • Real GDP was clearly stronger than expected with 3.28% in Q4 (cons 2.0, AF GDPNow 2.4, highest analyst estimate 2.5) after 4.9%.
  • New home sales beat expectations in December at 664k (seasonally adjusted and annualized) vs a median estimate 649k. This was 49k up from November and came with upward revisions to the prior 3 months of a total 27k.
  • MNI: US JOBLESS CLAIMS +25K TO 214K IN JAN 20 WK
  • Greenback: The Bloomberg dollar spot index is up 0.2% on the day.

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