Oil to hold higher ground amid encouraging vaccine news – Citibank

Analysts at  Citigroup believe that oil is likely to trade in the upper end of its range, in the wake of the encouraging news on vaccine trials.

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“Oil prices are expected to "range-bound" in the near term but with the roll-out of vaccine distribution to take time this will weigh during the northern winter months.”

“OPEC+ to deliver a three-month rollover of the current 7.7m b/d cuts, will help re-balancing of the market.”

“Further ahead, if OPEC+ then go further and holds the current quota for 1H 2021 would draw down inventory to a tight level and prompt an overheating in market.”