Gasoline Extends Rebound from 4-Year Low
Gasoline futures for delivery in the New York Harbor rose to $1.97 per gallon, extending the rebound from the over four-year low of $1.8 touched on October 16th as a drop in domestic stocks momentarily countered the backdrop of an oversupplied petrol-commodity market. Data from the EIA showed that gasoline stocks fell by 5.9 million barrels in the last week of October, the fourth decline and well above expectations of a 1.9 million barrel drop. The data was aligned with supply pressures from refineries in Asia, with Indian gasoline producers likely having to pay more for their feedstock after the US sanction Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil. Still, the elevated level of oil tankers at sea, output hikes by OPEC+ members, and surging levels of production in non OPEC members are expected to maintain the crude oil surplus through next year, as recently reiterated by he IEA.
