Crude oil hits three-year highs on robust demand recovery

2 min read | October 05, 2021 12:25 PM AEDT | By Arpit Verma

Highlights

  • Crude oil prices jumped to three-year highs on Monday.
  • OPEC+ sticks to its plan for gradually increasing the output amid stronger demand for petroleum products.
  • The decision of the cartel to increase production gradually has pushed the oil prices sharply.

Crude oil prices jumped to three-year highs on Monday followed by the plan of OPEC+ to stick to its current output policy amid stronger demand for petroleum products, despite a pressure from few countries to increase production. December delivery Brent Crude oil futures last traded at US$81.31 per barrel up 0.01%, whereas November delivery WTI crude oil futures traded 0.01% down at US$77.61 per barrel as of 05 October 2021 at 11:34 AM AEDT.

The decision of the cartel to increase production gradually has pushed the oil prices sharply. OPEC along with its allies, together known as OPEC+ agreed in July to increase the production by 400,000 bpd each month till April 2022 to phase out the existing production cuts.

Oil’s bullish sentiments

The rising energy demand and the outcomes of OPEC meeting keep the sentiments for oil bullish. OPEC+ has faced pressure from various member countries to increase supply to the market as demand for crude oil has rebounded significantly in various parts of the world.

Oil’s bullish drive

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As per the data released by the International Energy Agency, demand for natural gas and coal surged to pre-pandemic levels. The ongoing crude oil rally has also been fuelled by a rapid surge in the global gas prices that increased magnificently by 300%, pushing the consumers to switch to crude oil and other crude products instead of gas to generate electricity.

Bottom Line

Crude oil prices surged to three-year high levels on the back of the plan of OPEC and its allies to gradually increase the output amid a solid recovery in the global energy demand.


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