On Tuesday, oil prices were steady following two straight sessions of gains as the passage of a U.S. infrastructure bill, solid Chinese exports, and the global post-epidemic recovery lifted the viewpoint for fuel demand.
Brent crude was under 2 cents at $83.41 per barrel by 0735 GMT, following gaining 0.8% on Monday. U.S. oil was higher at 3 cents at $81.96 a barrel, following a 0.8% gain the previous day.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s long-delayed $1 trillion infrastructure bill. It moved through Congress at the weekend. It was better-than-expected Chinese exports supported paint a picture of a more comprehensive global economy.
According to Rystad Energy senior oil markets analyst Louise Dickson, the big unknown is whether economies can produce growth amid the prevailing high price environment or possibly in an even higher price situation.
Crude inventories should rise
In November, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) commodities analysts stated global oil demand was previously almost back to pre-epidemic levels of 100 million barrels by day (BPD).
More consumption increase lies in wait once the travel starts in earnest and jet fuel demand picks up,
But as essential producers maintained strict supply discipline in October. Hence, oil prices climbed to seven-year highs, with fuel values also increasing.
Nevertheless, Biden may take measures as early as this week. He will discuss soaring gasoline prices, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm stated on Monday.
Granholm told MSNBC in an interview that Biden is undoubtedly looking at what options he has in the restricted variety of tools a president might have to discuss the cost of gasoline at the pump because it is a global market.
Notwithstanding the tighter market, U.S. crude inventories are supposed to have increased a third continuous week, Reuters surveys revealed, possibly assisting in capping further gains.
Dickson said that if the U.S. doesn’t get OPEC+ to respond to its pledge for more output, it has its arsenal of tools to battle the high prices of refined oil products.
