Highlights
- Crude oil prices rose on Monday.
- OPEC+ adheres to its plan for gradually increasing the output.
- US crude inventories tumbled to three-year lows amid skyrocketing energy demand.
Crude oil prices rallied on Monday to reach multi-year highs on the back of strong energy demand across the globe and tight supplies. December delivery Brent Crude oil futures last traded at US$85.19 per barrel up 0.07%, whereas December delivery WTI crude oil futures traded 0.02% up at US$83.78 per barrel as of 26 October 2021 at 11:56 AM AEST.
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. The decision of the OPEC+ that was taken during the start of the month to increase production gradually has ignited the oil prices
Oil’s bullish sentiments
The leading financial service company, Goldman Sachs stated that a strong rebound in the demand of global oil consumption could lift Brent crude prices to surpass US$90 per barrel. Additionally, Goldman also predicts that gas-to-oil switching could increase by at least 1 million bpd.

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Oil prices have also been bolstered by the concerns of gasoline and distillate shortage in China, India, and Europe spurring the demand for fuel oil and diesel for power production.
Gasoline and distillate consumption is on track after more than a year of depressed demand.
Bottom Line
Crude oil prices surged to record high levels on the back of strong demand and the plan of OPEC and its allies to gradually increase the output.