Oil hovers close to a four-month high
Brent edges higher as traders keep an eye on global production cuts and supply disruptions in Venezuela
Sydney — Oil prices nudged higher on Thursday to sit just off a four-month high reached in the previous session as investors focused on global production cuts and supply disruptions in Venezuela. International Brent crude oil futures were at $67.61 a barrel at 0054 GMT, up 6 cents, or 0.1%, from their last close. Brent touched $67.76 a barrel on Wednesday, its highest since November 16. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $58.29 per barrel, up 3 cents, or 0.1%, from their last settlement. WTI hit a high of $58.48 a barrel on Wednesday, the highest since November 13. “Opec [Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries] continues to cut output amid ongoing supply issues, while the situation in Venezuela remains bleak,” ANZ Bank said in a research note. Two storage tanks exploded at a heavy-crude upgrading project in eastern Venezuela on Wednesday, according to an oil industry source and a legislator, while the country’s main oil terminal resumed shipments after a p...
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