Oil A Bit Higher
Feb 4th, 2009 | By Doug Casey | Category: Financial NewsIn the energy market on Tuesday, oil rose, with crude for March delivery closing at $40.78, up 70 cents. March reformulated gasoline added 1.78 cents, to $1.167/gallon.
“Oil is gaining on OPEC talks,” said Phil Flynn, of Alaron Trading. “The pending home sales also give hope to the market that the economy can recover.”
OPEC’s 11 members bound by output targets pumped 26.23 million barrels a day of oil in January, down from 27.24 million in December, analysts found. But that was higher than their target of 24.84 million that took effect on January 1.
Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s top producer, did reduce supply by 230,000 barrels a day, to bring its output slightly below its implied target. Struggling Venezuela, though, lowered supply by less than its projected cutback.
Perhaps a bit wryly, Flynn added that, “Oil bulls latch on to every ray of economic sunshine they can in these cloudy economic times.”
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