For the upcoming week, Stratas Advisors expect oil prices will move sideways with more downside risk than upside potential.
The Chinese oil and gas major said CNOOC Energy Holdings U.S.A. entered into a sales agreement with a subsidiary of INEOS relating to CNOOC's upstream oil and gas assets in the U.S. part of the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies on Dec. 5 pushed back the start of oil output rises by three months until April.
For the upcoming week, a key resistance level for the price of Brent crude is $76. If the price of Brent crude can break above this level, Stratas Advisors could see Brent crude moving toward $80.
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Brent crude futures fell 0.1% and WTI crude futures gained 0.1%.
For the upcoming week, the price of Brent crude could test its support at $70 and if the price breaks below this level, the price of Brent could fall to $66.
The return of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency could have both positive and negative impacts on the oil market.