Chinese Central Bank reverse the oil price downward trend
Oil benchmarks bounced back yesterday: at market close, ICE Brent Front month settled at $104.99/b climbing by +2.6% while the NYMEX WTI closed +3.2% higher…
ICE Brent prompt contract was trading at 69.7 $/b on Monday as most Texan refineries were restarted over the weekend. Furthermore, Chinese crude processing in January and February remained strong, at 14.13 mb/d, slightly above our forecasts as fuel consumption during the Lunar New Year break remained strong.
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