Oil Rises Significantly And Is Heading For Gains For The Third Week In A Row, 1 JULY

 Oil Rises Significantly And Is Heading For Gains For The Third Week In A Row

Saturday 29 June 2024 08:55 | Economic Number of readings: 206  Baghdad / NINA / Crude oil prices witnessed a noticeable rise during global market trading, and prices are heading to achieve gains for the third week in a row, supported by improved market sentiment regarding the possibility that American demand for crude oil will increase during the coming period, driven by strong economic growth data in the United States. United States (the largest consumer of crude oil in the world).

At the end of trading yesterday, Friday, spot contracts for Brent crude witnessed a jump of 0.34% and reached about $85.66 per barrel, and spot contracts for West Texas Intermediate crude also rose by 0.57% and recorded about $82.22 per barrel.

Crude oil prices received support that enhanced their rise during global market trading on Friday, after data received from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis yesterday showed that the final reading of the gross domestic product growth rate in the United States recorded a growth of 1.4% during the first quarter of this year, In the same quarter, the US GDP price index recorded a growth of about 3.1% during the first quarter, which reinforced market speculation about the possibility that US demand for crude oil would increase during the coming period, supporting oil price levels in the market.

In this regard, crude oil prices recorded a clear rise during market trading, amid the prevailing state of fear in the global market regarding the possibility that the crude oil market will be exposed to a large supply deficit during the coming period, especially after a Ukrainian plane caused a fire to break out in an oil tank for the Russian Druzhba pipeline.

(One of the largest parts of the Transneft system, which monopolizes Russian pipelines), in the Tambov region, southeast of Moscow, which led to a fire in a crude oil warehouse, which pushed oil prices to rise in the last week’s trading.

Also, crude oil prices rose significantly during trading, coinciding with the escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah, with Hezbollah intensifying its attacks with missiles and drones in northern Israel during the past weeks, which increased pressure on the Israeli government, and led to... Escalating tensions in the region, which may extend to areas rich in crude oil, and this would enhance expectations of the possibility that the oil market will be exposed to a shortage of supplies, and lead to a rise in crude oil prices in the market.https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=1137691