Ahead of today’s rig count data, WTI (and Brent) Crude is extending its short-squeeze gains after the bullish inventory data trend was confirmed (shrugging off the surge in production). Signals from an increaisng number of firms that they are cutting capex (and this drilling) has helped send WTI and Brent back above their 200-day moving-averages.
Halliburton, promising to be disciplined in adding more fracking gear to the oilfields, says U. S. explorers are “tapping the brakes” on drilling as the price of oil struggles to breach $50 a barrel.
This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jul 28, 2017.
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