Oil slips below $56 on expectations oversupply to linger
(Reuters) – Oil slipped below $56 a barrel on Wednesday, pressured by expectations that oversupply in world markets would persist and an industry report saying U.S. crude stocks rose from a record high.
The American Petroleum Institute said on Tuesday crude stocks increased by 1.6 million barrels last week. Stocks are already at a record, according to the U.S. government’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), which issues its latest report on Wednesday. <EIA/S>
Crude had come under pressure on Tuesday from International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts of continued supply growth in the United States to 2020 despite lower prices, and of a possible further rise in stocks to a record high this year.
“The supply growth in 2015 is likely to continue unabated, albeit at a somewhat lower rate,” Fereidun Fesharaki at Facts Global Energy said in a note to traders.
“This all means a weak market in 2015 and even lower oil prices. Demand rebound will not save the oil market.”
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