Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Oil Holds Ground as Traders Brace for Fourth OPEC+ Supply Increase

Chinese demand signals alongside Middle East tensions support prices despite headwinds from a surprise U.S. crude build

Image
A worker walks past oil pipes at a refinery in Wuhan, Hubei province March 23, 2012.   REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
A drone view of a pump jack and drilling rig south of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman/ File Photo
A view shows disused oil pump jacks at the Airankol oil field operated by Caspiy Neft in the Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo

Overview

  • OPEC+ sources say the group will raise its August crude output by 411,000 barrels per day at the July 6 meeting.
  • Brent crude trades near $67 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate hovers around $65 as markets await the supply decision.
  • U.S. inventories unexpectedly rose by 3.8 million barrels for the week ending June 27, according to the Energy Information Administration.
  • A private-sector Chinese PMI showed factory activity returned to expansion in June, signaling stronger oil consumption ahead.
  • The Dallas Fed Energy Survey reported U.S. Eleventh District oilfield activity fell into contraction in Q2, reflecting slowing domestic production.