Backwardation is widening
The Brent contract change has caused the 1st-nearby to lose nearly $2/b due to the extremely sharp backwardation. It is trading below $89.5/b this morning. Backwardation…
ICE Brent prices climbed to 73.8 $/b as Iranian talks held on Sunday yielded no outcome. West African barrels are now in demand, as parts of the August loading programmed were bid by European refiners, ahead of the fuel demand recovery. CFTC positioning is showing signs that the financial community is increasingly long crude futures contracts, and open interest is rising.
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