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Oil prices fall over 5% as US is set to announce another strategic reserves release

The Brent oil futures is down 5.41%, currently trading $105.41 a barrel

Ajibola Akamo by Ajibola Akamo
March 31, 2022
in Commodities
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The prices of both major benchmarks are down over 5% towards the end of the Asian session as the U.S. considers releasing up to 180 million barrels from its strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) over several months.

The global benchmark, the Brent oil futures is down 5.41%, currently trading $105.41 a barrel while the United States benchmark, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures is down 6.49%, currently trading $100.82 a barrel, as of the time of this writing.

U.S. President Biden is expected to announce the SPR release plan later in the day, according to three sources. ING head of commodities strategy Warren Patterson told Reuters that “If it turns out to be as much as that, it would be significant and so would certainly help to a certain extent to fill the shortfall, but not all of it.” He said this referencing the 180 million barrels figure.

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  • Warren further stated, “Another key question is whether this volume would be part of a wider coordinated release.”
  • The U.S. last announced plans for an SPR release earlier in the month, when it said it would sell 30 million barrels from the strategic reserves as part of a global release of 60 million barrels. It also announced plans to release 50 million barrels in November 2021.
  • However, other investors remain skeptical about the release’s impact. SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes told Reuters that “It’s a sentiment shock, but if recent history suggests anything the reserve release will only be a temporary fix and akin to putting a band-aid on a broken leg.”
  • The International Energy Agency has called an emergency ministerial meeting for Friday to discuss oil supply, a spokesperson for Australian energy Minister Angus Taylor said on Thursday.
  • The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) will also meet on Thursday, where it is widely expected to stick to its existing deal to gradually increase production.
  • The black liquid has largely been bullish throughout the week as the marketed reacted to the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine to end a war triggered by the Russian invasion of Feb. 24 showed little progress, and supply concerns increased.

Meanwhile, Wednesday’s U.S. crude oil supply data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed a draw of 3.449 million barrels for the week to Mar. 25. Forecasts prepared by Investing.com predicted a draw of 1.022 million barrels, while a 2.508-million-barrel draw was recorded during the previous week. Crude oil supply data from the American Petroleum Institute, released the day before, showed a draw of 3 million barrels.

U.S. President Biden will give remarks later on Thursday announcing the plan, three sources said, aimed at lowering gasoline prices that have risen to records following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


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Ajibola Akamo is an Investment Analyst, Financial Analyst, Economist and Accountant. You may contact him via his email ajibolaakamo@yahoo.com

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