Crude up as Biden says he will start refilling spr
Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 1:53 pm
Fake news, says later this year , whatever that means.
Trying to defuse the issue as we move closer to the election.
Rally started at 11 30 am est , picking up steam as this hits the wire
Biden administration plans to begin purchasing oil to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve helped cover speculative short positions, said Robert Yawger, executive director of energy futures at Mizuho.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has said the administration could start buying back crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve late this year after President Joe Biden last year directed the largest sale yet from the stockpile.
A report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) pointing to higher seasonal demand and lower-than-expected output also supported prices.
“We expect the seasonal rise in oil consumption and a drop in OPEC crude oil production to put some upward pressure on crude oil prices in the coming months,” the Energy Information Administration said in its Short Term Energy Outlook
Trying to defuse the issue as we move closer to the election.
Rally started at 11 30 am est , picking up steam as this hits the wire
Biden administration plans to begin purchasing oil to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve helped cover speculative short positions, said Robert Yawger, executive director of energy futures at Mizuho.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has said the administration could start buying back crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve late this year after President Joe Biden last year directed the largest sale yet from the stockpile.
A report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) pointing to higher seasonal demand and lower-than-expected output also supported prices.
“We expect the seasonal rise in oil consumption and a drop in OPEC crude oil production to put some upward pressure on crude oil prices in the coming months,” the Energy Information Administration said in its Short Term Energy Outlook