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"We would certainly pay close attention to crude stocks and refinery runs, following a sharp rise in (US) refinery capacity" in last week's data, said VTB Capital analyst Andrey Kryuchenkov.
"There is a slim chance for a small (fall) in crude inventories, provided runs remain near the same levels as the previous week."
Even though US refineries are working harder, data from the US Department of Energy released Tuesday projected that average annual world oil consumption will decline by almost 1.4 million barrels per day in 2009.
"Right now the message out of OPEC is mixed," said Victor Shum, senior principal at energy consultancy Purvin and Gertz in Singapore.
"I think what is likely to happen is that there will be a lot of comments to stick to full compliance (with) output cuts that have been planned and there will not be further cuts," he told AFP.
"At the time they meet, if pricing is really below 40 dollars, that will give OPEC more reason to cut output," Shum added.
"We would certainly pay close attention to crude stocks and refinery runs, following a sharp rise in (US) refinery capacity" in last week's data, said VTB Capital analyst Andrey Kryuchenkov.
"There is a slim chance for a small (fall) in crude inventories, provided runs remain near the same levels as the previous week."
Even though US refineries are working harder, data from the US Department of Energy released Tuesday projected that average annual world oil consumption will decline by almost 1.4 million barrels per day in 2009.
"Right now the message out of OPEC is mixed," said Victor Shum, senior principal at energy consultancy Purvin and Gertz in Singapore.
"I think what is likely to happen is that there will be a lot of comments to stick to full compliance (with) output cuts that have been planned and there will not be further cuts," he told AFP.
"At the time they meet, if pricing is really below 40 dollars, that will give OPEC more reason to cut output," Shum added.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/fundsFundsNews/idUSN1054501720090310
The API, in its inventory report released at 4:30 p.m.
EDT (2030 GMT), said that for the week to March 6, crude stocks
fell 419,000 barrels to 345.3 million barrels, gasoline stocks
rose 1.7 million barrels to 216.5 million barrels and
distillate stocks fell 279,000 barrels to 144 million barrels.
* The U.S. Energy Information Administration will issue its
report at 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday.
* A Reuters poll of analysts showed an average forecast for
a 400,000 barrel build in crude stocks, a 400,000 barrel
drawdown in gasoline supplies and for distillate stocks to have
been little changed in the week to March 6. [EIA/S]
