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U.S. crude oil erases nearly all gains for 2024 as China manufacturing contracts, OPEC output hike looms


U.S. crude oil erases nearly all gains for 2024 as China manufacturing contracts, OPEC output hike looms

Manufacturing in China, meanwhile, fell to a six-month low in August

U.S. crude oil futures fell more than 1% on Tuesday, largely returning to where they were at the end of last year, as OPEC+ is poised to increase production in coming weeks and China's economy remains soft.

OPEC+ delegates have indicated that the group is still planning to increase oil production in October, sources told Reuters and Bloomberg.

Manufacturing in China, meanwhile, fell to a six-month low in August, according to data released over the weekend. China is the world's second-largest importer of crude oil.

Here are Tuesday's energy prices:

OPEC+, however, made clear in June that it could reverse the planned production increase based on market conditions. The best course for OPEC+ would be to wait until December given slowing demand in China, Helima Croft, head of global commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets, told clients Monday.

The prospect of increased oil output from OPEC and a weak economy in China are overshadowing major production disruptions in Libya.

Libya's eastern government in Benghazi has sought to shut down production and exports, amid a dispute with the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli over who should lead the country's central bank. Libya's National Oil Corporation declared a force majeure at the El-Feel oil field on Monday.

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