Brent crude futures dropped 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $92.38 a barrel by 0310 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down 21 cents at $87.06 a barrel, or 0.2%.
Last week, the producer group comprising the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia pushed prices higher when it agreed to cut supply by 2 million barrels per day .But OPEC on Wednesday cut its outlook for demand growth this year by between 460,000 bpd and 2.64 million bpd, citing the resurgence of China's COVID-19 containment measures and high inflation.
The U.S. Energy Department lowered its expectations for both production and demand in the United States and globally. It now sees just a 0.9% increase in U.S. consumption in 2023, down from a previous forecast for a rise of 1.7%.
Weird how quickly he price rises at the pump before the actual price of oil per barrel does. Price gauging by American oil companies AGAIN
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