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Crude oil prices edge up amid geopolitical concerns

30 Jan 2024 8:23 am
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Mumbai, 30 Jan (Commoditiescontrol): Crude oil prices edged up on Tuesday as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continued to fuel supply concerns.

Brent crude futures rose 25 cents, or 0.3%, to $82.65 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 31 cents, or 0.4%, at $77.09 a barrel.

Both the contracts fell over $1 on Monday as a deepening real estate crisis fuelled Chinese demand worries, after a Hong Kong court ordered the liquidation of property giant China Evergrande Group.

But analysts say the market remains on edge amid mounting oil supply worries, as Washington vowed to take "all necessary actions" to defend its troops following a deadly drone attack in Jordan by Iran-backed militants, the first U.S. military deaths since the Israel-Gaza war began.

Iranian's oil exports are likely the most vulnerable via potentially greater enforcement of sanctions, analysts said. Iran exported 1.2-1.6 million barrels per day of crude oil through most of 2023, Dhar added, representing 1-1.5% of global oil supply.

Additionally, an attack on a Trafigura oil tanker in the Red Sea over the weekend has raised the risks around supply disruptions, while the risk of the U.S. getting dragged into the conflict is also rising, said ANZ analysts in a note.

Oil's price gains also come ahead of a Federal Reserve rate decision, as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) starts a two-day meeting on Tuesday.

Policymakers are expected to hold interest rates steady, but some investors believe the U.S. central bank could drop its hiking bias.

Meanwhile, U.S. crude oil and distillates inventories were expected to have fallen last week while gasoline stocks were seen rising, a Reuters poll showed.

The American Petroleum Institute industry group will publish U.S. stockpiles data on Tuesday at 4:30 pm EST (2130 GMT), while data from the Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the U.S. Department of Energy, is due at 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT) on Wednesday.

(By Commoditiescontrol Bureau: 09820130172)


       
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