Oil Prices Slip on Reports That OPEC Production Hits Fresh 2018 High
Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) production reached a fresh 2018 high in the month of July, reports revealed. www.mcxgoldstar.com 7249938989 8859917191 Crude Oil WTI Futures for September delivery slipped 0.4% to $69.83 per barrel at 1:10AM ET (05:10 GMT), while Brent oil futures for October delivery also slipped 0.4% to $75.22 for one barrel. A Reuters survey showed on Tuesday that OPEC increased production in July. OPEC hiked production by 70,000 barrels per day to 32.64 million bpd, a 2018 high, Reuters reported. Further supply increases could offset production outages and pressure prices, it added. Oil prices received some support on Monday as investor concerns over global crude supply supported sentiment, as investors continued to weigh supply disruptions in Saudi Arabia and declining output from and Venezuela, Iran and Libya. Saudi Arabia announced it would suspend shipments of oil throug...