Oil price news: Oil slides as Red Sea risks weighed against record U.S. output
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Oil fell after a three-day advance as traders weigh surging U.S. production against the ongoing threat of Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
Global benchmark Brent slipped 1.8 per cent to trade below US$79 a barrel, with sentiment worsening after Angola announced its exit from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. U.S. crude output hit a record of 13.3 million barrels a day last week, according to government data. Meanwhile, the Iran-backed militant group warned it would retaliate if the U.S. carries out attacks on its bases in Yemen.
Angola’s departure will shrink OPEC membership to 12 nations. The government in Luanda had rejected a reduced output limit imposed by the leaders of the cartel to reflect the country’s dwindling oil output capacity. State-owned Jornal de Angola reported the decision, citing Mineral Resources Minister Diamantino Azevedo.
Crude rallied earlier this week as the escalation of the Red Sea attacks prompted shippers to divert vessels away from the major energy chokepoint. It’s still set for the first annual decline since 2020, as booming production from the U.S., Guyana and Brazil offsets output cuts by Saudi Arabia and the OPEC+ cartel.
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Another climb for oil prices sent the U.S. stock market sharply lower, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve.
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Markets in Canada and the U.S. continued to trade lower while oil went up late morning on Friday as inflationary fears prevailed among investors.
Gold prices fell by 1.8 per cent on Friday as the dollar strengthened on a report that the United States will deploy extra troops in the Middle East, fanning concerns of higher oil prices, inflation, and with it, elevated interest rates.
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