Oil up on low U.S. rig count; prices down sharply on week

Oil up on low U.S. rig count; prices down sharply on week, Oil prices rose about 2 percent on Friday as traders covered abbreviate positions afterwards four canicule of aciculate losses, and the U.S. oil rig calculation fell for a seventh anniversary in a row.

U.S. awkward and Brent racked up their steepest account declines in eight weeks afterwards an International Activity Agency address on Tuesday predicted that the all-around bazaar would abide oversupplied through 2016.

"The absoluteness of the all-around crowd came in the beginning for a lot of of the anniversary giving aback a above allocation of endure week’s gains," said Activity Management Institute analyst Dominick Chirichella.

U.S. awkward acclimatized up 88 cents at $47.26 per barrel, down about 5 percent on the week. Brent for December supply acclimatized up 73 cents at $50.46 a barrel, down about 4 percent on the week.

Prices rose aboriginal in the affair on short-covering, and affairs connected afterwards Baker Hughes Inc (BHI.N) appear that the U.S. oil rig calculation alone by 10 to 595 this week, the everyman back July 2010.

Strong disinterestedness markets accurate awkward prices. Wall Street trended college afterwards a two-month aiguille in European allotment prices.

"People are paying afterpiece absorption to the rig calculation to announce a bead in U.S. production. Oil rigs down to 595 - that is a primary support," said Gene McGillian, analyst at Tradition Activity in Stamford, Connecticut.

But, ultimately, the all-embracing fundamentals of crowd are bearish, McGillian said. "Until we see a abundant abatement in accumulator in the U.S. I advanced the bazaar will attempt to sustain any rally."

On Thursday, the U.S. Activity Information Administration (EIA) said the country's awkward inventories rose by 7.6 actor barrels endure week, added than bifold the body of 2.9 actor barrels accepted by analysts in a Reuters poll. [EIA/S]

A affair of OPEC abstruse experts in Vienna on Oct. 21 may announce whether affect is alive aural the ambassador accumulation about advancement achievement levels as prices abide muted.

"Some glimmers of achievement from the OPEC affair could activate a assemblage (next week)," said Richard Hastings, macro architect at Seaport All-around Securities.

Chinese bread-and-butter abstracts over the weekend should access aboriginal amount activity for awkward oil in the anniversary ahead, analysts said.

"I would advanced a inclement and potentially airy anniversary advanced with November WTI accomplishment on Tuesday and the OPEC and non-OPEC ambassador affair on Wednesday," said Tony Headrick, activity analyst at CHS Hedging.
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