Crude oil is trading today at 74.53.
Oil prices rose today, mainly influenced by demand increases in the world’s biggest oil consumer, the US, and a weak US dollar
The American Petroleum Institute’s (API) data showed a larger-than-expected drop in crude oil inventories in the US, easing market concerns over falling demand. Crude stocks in the country fell by 6.67 million barrels last week compared to expectations of a 3-million-barrel draw.
Crude oil prices continue to be supported by geopolitical tensions and instability in the Middle East as the Israel-Hamas war continues as well as fighting between the UK-US coalition and the Houthi rebels in Yemen which still sees key shipping routes through the Red Sea essentially closed off.