Oil prices rising in hope of demand in 2023
2022.12.20 03:15
Oil prices rising in hope of demand in 2023
Budrigannews.com – Oil costs expanded gains into a second sequential meeting on Tuesday as business sectors bet that a Chinese returning, U.S. purchasing, and a possibly colder-than-anticipated winter will prod an interest recuperation going into 2023, regardless of expanded fears of a worldwide downturn.
A recent rally in crude oil prices was primarily driven by optimism regarding China’s reopening, as the country began easing COVID-related travel and economic activity restrictions.
However, this was largely tempered by an increase in infections, which experts believe may have slowed the country’s broader reopening.
Nevertheless, a number of Chinese government officials, including President Xi Jinping, pledged to significantly restore transport demand and restore economic growth from pandemic lows.
The country’s early road and air traffic indicators indicate that transportation demand has significantly increased in the first few weeks of the reopening, which bodes well for fuel demand in the future.
By 21:40 ET (02:40 GMT), London-traded rose 0.7 percent to $80.66 a barrel and 0.9 percent to $76.30 a barrel. From a one-year low earlier this month, both contracts have recovered strongly.
Markets were also helped by President Joe Biden’s promise to begin replenishing the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve next year, when demand is expected to rise in 2023. The United States will begin replenishing the SPR in stages, with a purchase of 3 million barrels in February.
Expectations of increased crude demand in the near future, particularly for heating purposes, were boosted by indications of a winter that was colder than anticipated. Additionally, the International Energy Agency recently predicted that robust crude demand will continue into 2023.
However, the prospect of a recession in 2023 has recently cast doubt on the outlook for crude markets. Analysts have expressed concern that rising interest rates and high inflation will undoubtedly have a negative impact on crude demand in the months to come.
In recent weeks, oil prices were heavily impacted by worries about such a scenario, particularly after a number of major central banks indicated that they will continue to raise interest rates despite the deteriorating economic outlook.
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Due to the fact that a stronger dollar makes commodities priced in the greenback more expensive, gains in oil prices were also limited by a recovery in the.
