Prices fall on fears of lower Chinese demand
The price of Brent 1st-nearby fell back to around $116b after ending the week at around $120/b. The main reason for this decline comes from China where…
Brent prompt future contract remained pressured, at 63 $/b, as the OPEC meeting cycle started with the JMMC’s technical meeting yesterday. At the same time, the API survey showed large draws in product stocks and builds in crude stocks, in line with our forward crude balances. US refining runs surprised to the downside. On the other hand, Japanese runs recovered quickly following the earthquake last month, with throughputs back to 2.54 mb/d. US cracks continue to rally, as some refineries encountered ramp-up issues and technical issue.
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