Oil closes lower, but with weekly advance of 1%

May 20, 2022 | 2:55 p.m.

Los oil prices they closed lower, however, marked their fourth weekly advance, given that the market is still caught between problems of supply and demand; in addition to the fact that greater losses were observed in the prices of gas natural.

June oil contract United States WTI it fell 0.2% to $111.44, with a weekly advance of 1%; Meanwhile he North Sea Brent for July delivery fell 0.2% to $112.02 a barrel, up 0.8% for the week, according to data from MarketWatch.

On the other hand, the June contract gas natural it decreased 0.7% to $8.30 per million British thermal units. The price of natural gas was under pressure, but still clung to a weekly gain of almost 4%.

Crude oil remains range bound, caught between focusing on tight monetary policy fueling an economic slowdown and a tighter global fuel products market.

Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank, told MarketWatch.

He added that this is a situation that could worsen once China managed to lift the lockdowns by COVID-19 that have hit its economy and reduced the demand for basic products in general.

Crude oil received a boost earlier in the week, after the world’s largest oil importers began to ease the closure of Shanghai.

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According to Hansen, Asian stock markets and US stocks received a boost on Friday morning after China’s central bank lowered your rate of five-year loans, but even amid a slower economic growth outlook, oil prices remain supported.

China’s import of cheap Russian crude rose to a three-month high in April as the country sent about 2 million barrels a day of crude into storage tanks.

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The aforementioned tightness in global fuel products will support prices, which are already at record levels around the world, ahead of the summer driving season, he added.

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With information from MarketWatch

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