OPEC: Demand Growth Outlook Unchanged In 2013

World oil demand is set to grow as much as 800,000 barrels per day in 2013, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Tuesday in its monthly report for the month of March. Estimate was unchanged from the previous forecast and in line with the rate of growth seen in 2012. 

OPEC said the hope for a large chunk of petumbuhan expected to come from China, the Middle East, followed by other Asian countries and Latin America. Oil demand from countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OCDC), which consists of the developed countries in the world, is expected to fall forward, but less than in 2012.

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Oil Market Still Wait Data Release

Oil prices moved mix in early Asian session trading. Bearish signal derived from data from China's industry while positive sentiment coming from positive U.S. jobs data, according to Singapore-based trader.

Brent oil will move in the range of $ 109.30-$ 111/barrel related investor anxiety ahead of the market and wait for the oil from the OPEC oil inventory data from the API today (12/03) and EIA tomorrow (13/03), he explained. April Nymex crude oil futures contract rose 11 cents to 92.17/barrel. Brent fell 2 cents to $ 110.20/barrel.

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Abundant supplies, Oil prices fell

Oil prices moved down in the Asian trading session. The flood of U.S. oil inventories helped weigh on the development of macro-economic outlook in the country with the world's biggest economy, obviously trader based in Singapore.

Release employment data on Friday (08/03) shows the number of workers increased 236 000 in February, compared with economists' expectations of 160,000. Another factor that allegedly helped depress prices is China economic data releases on the weekend that showed declining retail sales and industrial output, obviously trader.

Nymex crude oil futures to trade in a range of $ 90 - $ 93/barrel in the coming sessions. April Nymex crude oil futures contract fell 22 cents to $ 91.73/barrel. Brent crude fell 38 cents to $ 110.47/barrel.

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