Christmas outages
ICE Brent crude prices rebounded, with ICE Brent February contract touching 75 $/b while time spreads were back in backwardation. Indeed, outages in OPEC countries…
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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