The API also reported an increase in barrel counts late Tuesday.
OPEC officially weighs extending Q1 production caps through Q2.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Crude Oil found further room on the top end on Wednesday, briefly climbing above $79.00 before getting pulled back down by another surprise buildup in US Crude Oil inventories according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA’s uptick in barrel counts adds to another reported buildup from the American Petroleum Institute (API) which came through late Tuesday.
According to the EIA, US Crude Stocks Change for the week ended February 23 rose 4.199 million barrels, above the 2.743 million forecast and adding to the previous week’s 3.514 million buildup. This also adds to the API Weekly Crude Oil Stock count for the same period, which added another 8.428 million barrels compared to the previous week’s 7.168 million.
With inventories on the rise, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has extended the first quarter’s production caps through June, and the Crude Oil cartel is formally weighing extending pumping reductions through the second quarter. The consortium is trying to bolster Crude prices by stemming the tide of Crude Oil supply getting pumped into markets by non-OPEC countries, specifically the US which recently became the single largest exporter of Crude Oil to Europe
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