Thursday, May 11, 2023

SPR and summer demand will influence the price of crude oil.

Happy Thursday! 

Did anyone read online on MSN from Reuters on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 their article titled, “Oil recoups losses on plans for SPR refill, higher seasonal demand”?  In the article it speaks about how the market has been affected by the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) plans to begin buying back oil to replenish what it released into the market and expectations of summer increasing demand for oil.  The US government is expected to start buying oil to replenish the SPR later this year.  The article speaks about the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (SEO) Report expects for demand to be high this summer, but lower than last year, and with OPEC+ cut in production will cause prices for crude oil rise.   EIA also predicts that US Crude will increase production to keep up with demand.  The article goes on to speak about how our debt ceiling is influencing the market and inflation.  If you would like to read more of the article from Reuters for free on MSN.com, please click the link: Oil recoups losses on plans for SPR refill, higher seasonal demand (msn.com).

If you would like to check out the EIA’s SEO Report which was released May 9, 2023, please click the link: Short-Term Energy Outlook - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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