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WTI Falling Faster than Brent

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Brent hovering around 110$/bbl after falling from 116$/bbl overnight.

  • Next technical support for Brent is at the May 20 low of 108.28$/bbl
  • Brent spreads have pulled back in line with the flat price futures with a bigger move seen in the longer dated time spreads.
  • The WTI-Brent spread continues to widen with concerns for the US economy driving WTI down quicker than Brent.
  • Brent AUG 22 down -3.8% at 110.29$/bbl
  • WTI AUG 22 down -4.4% at 104.66$/bbl
  • WTI-Brent down -0.52$/bbl at -5.63$/bbl
  • Brent AUG 22-SEP 22 down -0.07$/bbl at 2.81$/bbl
  • Brent DEC 22-DEC 23 down -1.7$/bbl at 10.98$/bbl

Source: Bloomberg

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