Oil Headed for Weekly Loss on Prospect of Oil Glut Persistence

Oil is set for a weekly loss on outlook that a global crude will continue as halted supply production resumed and as demand expansion slumped.

Oil futures dropped by 0.6% in New York, adding up the weekly losses to 4.9%. Oil producers Libya and Nigeria, whose supplies have been cut back by local conflicts, are getting ready to bolster exports in the following weeks. The International Energy Agency said on Tuesday that the oil oversupply will persist as demand growth slows and as supply sustains its momentum.

U.S. W.T.I. dropped by 26 cents to $43.65 per barrel while the benchmark Brent dropped by as much as 0.8% to $46.23 per barrel.

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