Oil prices up 2% on supply outages

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Oil prices rose about $2 a barrel today, recouping most of the previous session's declines, as supply outages in Libya and expected shutdowns in Norway outweighed expectations that an economic slowdown could dent demand.

Brent crude futures were up $1.81, or 1.7%, at $110.84 a barrel by 1507 GMT, having dropped to $108.03 a barrel earlier in the session.

Oil prices pared some gains on Friday after the release of industry data showing US manufacturing activity slowed more than expected last month, adding to evidence that the country's economy was cooling as the Federal Reserve tightens monetary policy. "The ability of the complex to post a strong advance today in the face of significant US dollar strength and a weak equity trade suggests some refocus on tight oil supplies," Jim Ritterbusch, president of Ritterbusch and Associates LLC, said in a note.

Elsewhere, 74 Norwegian offshore oil workers at Equinor's EQNR.OL Gudrun, Oseberg South and Oseberg East platforms will go on strike from July 5, the Lederne trade union said on Thursday, likely halting about 4% of Norway's oil production. Previously, OPEC+ decided to increase output each month by 648,000 barrels per day in July and August, up from a previous plan to add 432,000 bpd per month.

 

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