Crude oil futures settle higher on Thursday

07 Oct 2022 Evaluate

Crude oil futures ended higher on Thursday, magnifying their recent rally, holding at three-week highs after OPEC+ agreed to tighten global supply with a deal to cut production targets by 2 million barrels per day (bpd), the largest reduction since 2020. The agreement between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia, a group known collectively as OPEC+, comes ahead of a European Union embargo on Russian oil and would squeeze supplies in an already tight market, adding to inflation. Meanwhile, the United States said the steep reduction in output was an act of aggression and short sighted. Besides, Saudi Arabia defended itself saying this big cut to oil production had become necessary to respond to rising interest rates and a weaker global economy.

Benchmark crude oil futures for November delivery rose $0.69 or 0.8 percent at $88.45 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for December delivery surged $ 1.05 or about 1.1 percent to settle at $94.42 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.

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