Gasolina demand surged last week, buoyed by increased pre-férias confiança do consumidor. But fears of the COVID-19 omicron variant’s economic impact may threaten future global oil consumption. As a result, pump preços fell again last week as bruto oleo preços wobbled—neither rising steadily nor falling rapidly. The national average for a gallon of gas dipped three cents to $3.30.
“A recovering economy coupled with strong employment is leading to increased demand for gasolina,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson. “This demand increase should drive pump preços higher, but it’s been blunted by the wavering price of bruto óleo."
According to recent data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), total doméstico gasolina stocks decreased by 700,000 bbl to 218.6 million bbl last week. Meanwhile, gasolina demand increased from 8.96 million b/d to 9.47 million b/d. Typically, growing demand and tight supply would support rising pump preços; however, fluctuations in the price of bruto oil have helped to put downward pressure on preços. Semana Anterior, bruto preços crept above $70 per barrel and if oil preços continue a subir, bombeie preços provavelmente seguirá o exemplo.
As of December 20, the national average of $3.30 is 11 cents less than a month ago and $1.09 more than a year ago.
Estatísticas Rápidas
As 10 maiores quedas semanais do país: Indiana (−6 centavos), Michigan (−6 centavos), Ohio (−5 centavos), Arizona (-5 centavos), Illinois (-5 centavos), Florida (−4 centavos), Colorado (−4 centavos), Alabama (−3 centavos), Kentucky (−3 cents) and Wisconsin (-3 centavos).
The nation’s top 10 most expensive markets: Califórnia ($ 4.66), Havaí ($ 4.33), Washington ($ 3.86), Nevada ($ 3.86), Oregon ($ 3.77), Arizona ($ 3.69), Alasca ($ 3.69), Idaho ($ 3.60), Utah ($ 3.55) e Pennsylvania ($ 3.55).
Dinâmica do Mercado Petrolífero
No encerramento do pregão formal de sexta-feira, WTI diminuiu em $ 1.52 para fechar em $ 70.86. Bruto preços declined last week due to growing market concerns that the omicron variant of COVID-19 will lead to a decrease in demand as governments around the globe increase measures to curb transmission rates. Additionally, bruto preços declined despite EIA’s new data revealing that total domestic bruto stocks decreased by 4.6 million bbl to 428.3 million bbl. The current stock level is 14.4 percent lower than mid-December 2020. For this week, bruto preços could drop further if omicron concerns persist.
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