Oil Should Stay In Triple Digits: Analyst

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Oil · 02 July, 2022

Oil Should Stay In Triple Digits: Analyst

Crude oil prices should stay in the triple digits, Kpler’s head of Sweet Crude Analysis Matt Smith told Yahoo Finance.

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There won’t be a continued downward pressure on oil,
according to Smith.


“I don’t think that we’re going to see continued
downward pressure on oil. I think what we’re seeing in the last couple of weeks
in the oil market is this selloff as oil has got swept up in broader market
sentiment as we’ve seen a selloff in equities, etc. It’s a risk appetite

thing,” Smith told Yahoo Finance.


Instead, Smith sees crude oil prices supported by
OPEC, because while they are saying they continue to put more oil onto the

market, they are failing to boost their exports. In fact, as Smith points out,
we’ve seen Saudi Arabia’s exports drop in recent months.

So while OPEC is saying they are producing more,


“We’re not seeing those barrels actually hitting the market. We’re not seeing
an increase in terms of those exports.”


Smith also points to forecasts of lower crude oil
production out of Russia by the end of the year—a support for higher oil
prices.  


“This is very much a supply-side story, and we
should remain above triple digits here.”


Crude oil prices were rallying on Friday ahead of
the long weekend in the United States, with WTI crude up 2.73% on the day at
$108.70. The high crude oil and gasoline prices in the United States pose a
problem for the Biden Administration, which has proposed numerous strategies
for lowering crude oil and gasoline prices--so far to no avail.


The average gallon of gasoline in the United States
is still up $.171 over the last month, and up $1.719 per gallon from a year
ago.

By Julianne Geiger / Jul 01, 2022, 2:30 PM