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    Oil Prices Up as Saudi Arabia Cuts Output

    Georgia Williams
    Mar. 11, 2019 02:50PM PST
    Energy Investing
    Oil and Gas Investing

    Brent crude trended higher on Monday morning following an announcement that Saudi Arabia will cut output to under 7 million bpd.

    The price for a barrel of Brent crude trended higher Monday (March 11) morning to US$66.37 following an announcement that Saudi Arabia will cut output in April to under 7 million barrels per day (bpd).

    West Texas crude was also up to US$56.55 — a US$0.48 increase since closing on Friday (March 8) at US$56.07.

    The most recent price uptick is likely a result of Saudi Arabia announcing it would further reduce its oil output in April to below 7 million bpd.

    This is the second time in the last six months the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) nation has committed to curbing output in order to help stabilize prices.

    In December, OPEC members along with a handful of countries that are also prolific oil producers agreed to cut global output by 1.2 million bpd from January 1, 2019 to June 1, 2019, to offset low prices, however the production cut may last longer.

    Taking the lead, Saudi Arabia has reduced its output so significantly it stands to be 635,000 bpd below customer demand.

    “Despite very strong demand from international waterborne customers at more than 7.6 million bpd, customers were allocated less than 7 million bpd,” an official from state-owned Saudi Aramco told Reuters.

    The official also went on to say that March’s exports would also fall below the 7 million bpd mark.

    However, the efforts by Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations to curb the volatile oil market may be in vain. Last week, Libya — an OPEC member state — restarted production at its largest oilfield, Sharara.

    It is estimated that production at the restart has already hit 1.7 million bpd, a 6-year high for the country.

    OPEC plans to meet next month to discuss supply fundamentals and dynamics, with a follow up meeting scheduled for June 25-26.

    By midday, the price of Brent crude was up an additional US$0.08 to US$66.45 a barrel, while West Texas crude was up a dime to US$56.55.

    Don’t forget to follow us @INN_Resource for real-time updates!

    Securities Disclosure: I, Georgia Williams, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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