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Oil Falls to One-Week Low on U.S. Supplies, Trade Deal Impasse


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By Saket Sundria and Grant Smith

(Bloomberg) Oil fell for a second day on indications American crude stockpiles and shale output will keep expanding, while investors wait for a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade talks.Futures declined as much as 1.6% in New York to their lowest since Nov. 8. U.S. oil inventories probably rose by 1.5 million barrels last week, according to a Bloomberg survey before government data on Wednesday, while shale output at major fields is expected to increase next month. Markets are also being pressured by the impasse in trade discussions between the U.S. and China.
Crude falls for second session from highest close in eight weeks

The ebb and flow of trade talks between Washington and Beijing has weighed on oil prices, which have fallen around 15% from an April peak. While negotiators held “constructive discussions” over the weekend, CNBC reported on Monday that China is pessimistic about reaching a deal due to President Donald Trump’s reluctance to roll back existing tariffs.

“The uptrend from early October is being challenged as the market seems to have run out of supporting news,” said Ole Sloth Hansen, head of commodities strategy at Saxo Bank A/S in Copenhagen. “The U.S.-China trade deal remains elusive.”

West Texas Intermediate for December delivery fell as much as 90 cents, or 1.6%, to $56.15 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, trading for $56.28 as of 8:52 a.m. local time. Prices settled at their highest in almost eight weeks on Nov. 15. The front-month contract will expire on Wednesday.

Brent for January settlement slid 73 cents to $61.71 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe Exchange, after losing 1.4% on Monday. The global benchmark crude traded at a $5.32 premium to WTI for the same month.

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U.S. crude stockpiles are at the highest level in four months. If official government data confirm the forecast increase in inventories, it would be the fourth weekly advance.

Output at major American shale fields will climb by 49,000 barrels a day to 9.13 million a day in December, according to a drilling report from the Energy Information Administration. The EIA boosted its estimates for November’s shale output to 9.08 million barrels a day from 8.97 million.

“The EIA’s latest drilling report gave the market a bit of a punch to the stomach,” Hansen said. “In recent weeks the focus on a potential slowdown in the U.S. production has supported the market. Just the fact it was an increase was enough to dent the positive price impact otherwise seen recently.”

Other oil-market news
  • The Saudi central bank doubled leverage limits for retail investors looking to buy shares in Saudi Aramco. And, as the IPO was pared back to a mainly domestic affair, Wall Street banks working on the sale looked set to lose out on an anticipated fee windfall.
  • Refiners in Europe are considering cutting runs because of low margins, according to Alan Gelder, vice president of refining, chemicals and oil markets at Wood Mackenzie Ltd.
  • Ships hauling everything from iron ore to coal and grains are struggling to obtain the IMO 2020-compliant fuels they need to test them in time.


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