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Crude Oil WTI Aug '16 (CLQ16)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Closes Higher as Middle East Tensions Remain High

May WTI crude oil (CLK24) on Friday closed up +0.41 (+0.50%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK24) closed down -0.34 (-0.13%).

Crude and gasoline prices on Friday settled mixed.  Crude prices spiked more than +$3 a barrel in overnight trade on escalation of Middle East tensions after US officials said Israel launched air strikes at military targets in Iran and Syria.   However, crude fell back from its best levels, and gasoline fell into negative territory after Iranian media appeared to downplay the effect of the Israeli strikes, lowering the geopolitical risk premium for crude oil.  A stronger dollar Friday was also bearish for energy prices.  

Reduced crude demand in India, the world's third-largest crude consumer, is negative for oil prices after India's March oil demand fell -0.6% y/y to 21.09 MMT.

Crude has support from the recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries that damaged several Russian oil processing facilities, limiting Russia's fuel exporting ca... Read more

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