Crude oil futures end sharply lower on Wednesday

12 Oct 2023 Evaluate

Crude oil futures ended sharply lower on Wednesday as Saudi Arabia's pledge to help stabilise the market outweighed concerns about supply disruptions amid the tensions in the Middle East. A private report said oil firm Saudi Aramco told at least four refiners in North Asia that it would supply them with the full contractual volumes nominated for November. Meanwhile, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a monthly report that global oil inventories will likely fall by 200,000 bpd in the second half of 2023 due to voluntary output cuts from Saudi Arabia and reduced production among OPEC+ countries.

Benchmark crude oil futures for November delivery fell $2.48 or about 2.9 percent to settle at $83.49 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for December delivery dropped $1.83 or about 2.1 percent to settle at $86.48 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.


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