Oil rises 2% on US Gulf shutdowns, outlook weak

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[NEW YORK] Crude settled higher on Tuesday as companies shut down some US Gulf of Mexico oil production ahead of an approaching storm, although surging coronavirus infections and rising Libyan supply limited gains. Read more at The Business Times.

"We have a lot of weakness...no vaccine, no stimulus, and the very real possibility of a contested election in a couple days, and a stock market that won't react positively to that," said Bob Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, known as Opec+, are planning to increase production by 2 million bpd from January after record output cuts this year. Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking last Thursday, did not rule out extending the cuts for longer.

 

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