Oil prices rose on Wednesday on signs of a speedy economic recovery and upbeat predictions for energy demand in light of progress with vaccinations against COVID-19, though waves of infections in India and Brazil weighed on gains.
Brent crude climbed 18 cents, or 0.3% to $68.73 a barrel at 0846 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 20 cents, or 0.3%, to $65.48.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its monthly report that demand for oil will exceed the output of the top producers.
"The anticipated supply growth through the rest of this year comes nowhere close to matching our forecast for significantly stronger demand beyond the second quarter," the IEA said.
Oil prices were also supported by the outlook from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which on Tuesday stuck to a forecast for a strong recovery in world oil demand in 2021, with growth in China and the United States outweighing the impact of the coronavirus crisis in India. read more
Data from the American Petroleum Institute industry group showed that U.S. crude oil stocks fell by 2.5 million barrels in the week to May 7, two market sources said, representing a slightly lower than expected decline.
The drawdown came before the Colonial Pipeline was hit by a cyber attack last Friday, forcing the shutdown of a pipeline that transports more than 2.5 million barrels of fuel per day.
Gasoline stations from Florida to Virginia began running out of fuel on Tuesday as drivers rushed to top up their tanks, sending pump prices soaring. read more
U.S. unleaded gasoline prices hit an average $2.99 a gallon, the highest since November 2014, the American Automobile Association said. read more
"While a prolonged outage would be supportive for refined product prices, it could start to weigh on crude oil prices if refiners on the U.S. Gulf Coast are forced to reduce run rates due to a build-up of refined product inventories," ING analysts said.
Colonial Pipeline has said it hopes to restart a large portion of the network by the end of the week.
Oil also found support from positive economic data in the United Kingdom. All eyes will be on U.S. consumer price data for April, due later in the day. Numbers for Germany and France were largely in line with estimates. read more
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