Oil Price Report on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 (Morning Edition):
Source: thecorrespondent.pk Global oil prices jump to seven-year high Agencies 3-4 minutes Oil prices climbed on Wednesday toward last week’s seven-year highs as a draw in US crude stocks confirmed strong demand and a lack of supply, but investors remained cautious ahead of an OPEC+ meeting later in the day. Brent crude rose 17 cents, or 0.2%, to $89.33 a barrel by 0339 GMT, after easing 10 cents on Tuesday. US West Texas Intermediate crude was up 16 cents, or 0.2%, at $88.36 a barrel, having gained 5 cents the previous day. Tight global supplies and geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East have boosted oil prices by about 15% so far this year. On Friday, crude benchmarks hit their highest prices since October 2014, with Brent touching $91.70 and US crude hitting $88.84. “A drop in US crude inventories provided support, though an increase of gasoline stocks partially offset bullish sentime