U.S. oil is down 4.8% in May, while global benchmark Brent has fallen 7.2%.
OPEC+ members on Sunday are expected to review voluntary output cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day.
U.S. crude oil was on pace Friday for its worst month of the year, ahead of an OPEC+ meeting this weekend where the cartel will review its production levels.West Texas IntermediateOPEC+ members on Sunday are expected to review voluntary output cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day. Oil market analysts generally agree that group will likely keep those cuts in place.
"We see no appetite at this juncture to add more barrels to the market and trigger another price move to the downside," Helima Croft, head of global commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets, told clients in a note on Wednesday.Gasoline demand in the U.S. has been relatively weak, with the daily demand average for fuel 1.4% lower in the run-up to Memorial Day compared with the year-ago period.
Oil demand has been lackluster due to a warm winter that reduced heating oil demand and the Federal Reserve's indications that interest rates will remain higher for longer, challenging hopes for a demand rebound in the second half of the year, according to a Friday note from JPMorgan analysts. Chinese refiners' output has also slumped and European refiners have been slow to return from spring maintenance, which has also pressured demand, according to the investment bank. Initial demand readings in April, however, are showing some signs of improvement.A way to play the global nuclear power renaissance from Morgan StanleySan Diego
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