On Thursday, crude prices kept going down during early Asia trade, being weighed down by the ongoing growth in American oil stocks as well as the record-peak output by Saudi Arabia.
The combination of the two factors indicate that, notwithstanding the multiple supply disruptions as well as the steady dip observed in American production for recent months, the world’s still oversupplied.
In New York, September delivery light, sweet crude futures were worth $41.50 per barrel, down 0.5%. Meanwhile, October delivery Brent crude futures sagged 0.5%, trading at $43.83 per barrel.
Crude prices descended overnight after the Energy Information Administration data disclosed a 1.06 million-barrel growth in American crude inventories by August 5, thus pushing total stocks to 523.6 million barrels and also 37.7% above the five-year average for the same time of 2015.
The build actually reflects the soaring glut of refined products in the American market, that has led to lower margin and also reduced demand for oil.
