An oil pumpjack in the Inglewood Oil Field, seen from the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, on July 13, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.
Crude prices bounced on Wednesday as concerns about Tropical Storm Francine disrupting supply of oil outweighed worries about demand.
OPEC also cut its 2025 global demand growth estimate to 1.74 million bpd from 1.78 million bpd.
But the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday global oil demand is set to grow to a bigger record this year while output growth will be smaller than prior forecasts.
Meanwhile, China's daily crude oil imports rose last month to their highest in a year, customs data and Reuters records showed on Tuesday, as shipments staged a tentative recovery on lower crude oil prices and improving refining margins.
Persons:
Kenneth Hahn, Brent, Hiroyuki Kikukawa, Storm Francine
Organizations:
Inglewood Oil, Recreation Area, Brent, NS, Nissan Securities, U.S, National Hurricane Center, U.S . Bureau of Safety, Environmental, Organization of, Petroleum, OPEC, U.S . Energy, Administration
Locations:
Inglewood, Los Angeles , California, Louisiana, Gulf, Mexico, U.S . Gulf, U.S