Oil fell nearly 2 per cent on Friday, finishing lower for the week, in anticipation of a surge in Libyan crude supply and demand concerns caused by surging coronavirus cases in the United States and Europe.[NEW YORK] Oil fell nearly 2 per cent on Friday, finishing lower for the week, in anticipation of a surge in Libyan crude supply and demand concerns caused by surging coronavirus cases in the United States and Europe.
Crude prices sank after Libya's National Oil Corp said it lifted force majeure on exports from key ports and output would reach one million barrels per day in four weeks. "As soon as that came out, the market cratered," said Bob Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho in New York. US crude settled at US$39.85 a barrel, falling 79 cents or 1.9 per cent. Brent crude settled at US$41.77 a barrel, losing 69 cents or 1.6 per cent. For the week, US crude futures lost 2.5 per cent and Brent futures shed 2.7 per cent.
Italy and several US states reported record daily increases in infections, while France extended curfews for about two-thirds of its population as the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps across Europe.
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