Oil edges up on US crude stocks and possible delay to OPEC+ supply hike

By Alex Lawler

LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices firmed on Thursday, edging up from multi-month lows on a possible delay to output increases by OPEC+ producers and a decline in U.S. inventories, though the gains were capped by persisting demand concerns.

Figures from the American Petroleum Institute (API) showed {{8849|U.S. crcrude oil inventories fell by 7.431 million barrels last week, far exceeding the 1 million barrel draw expected by analysts in a Reuters poll. [API/S]

“There is a pause of breath and light reprieve for oil prices this morning,” said PVM analyst John Evans, citing the API report’s findings.

Brent crude for November rose 42 cents, or 0.6%, to $73.12 a barrel by 0810 GMT after touching its lowest since December on Wednesday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for October was up 37 cents, or 0.5%, at $69.57.

Further support came from discussions between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies led by Russia, known collectively as OPEC+, about delaying output increases due to start in October, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

OPEC+ had been ready to proceed with an output increase of 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) in October, part of plans for a gradual unwinding of its most recent cuts of 2.2 million bpd.

However, continued soft demand in China and the potential end of a dispute halting Libyan oil exports has pushed the group to reconsider.

Official U.S. oil stocks data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) is due at 1430 GMT. [EIA/S]

Financial markets were also awaiting further U.S. macroeconomic indicators due later on Thursday, including jobs data.

This post is originally published on INVESTING.

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