Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with Brent crude falling 0.2% to $64.74 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) down 0.2% to $60.91 per barrel. This decline followed the OPEC+ decision to temporarily halt production increases in the first quarter of next year, which some investors viewed as a sign of potential oversupply in the market. Although OPEC+ had previously raised its production target by 2.9 million barrels per day since April, they began slowing production increases in October, responding to predictions of a growing oversupply.

However, several European energy leaders and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy James Danly responded more optimistically to the oversupply projections, citing rising demand and expected production cuts as supporting the market. The OPEC+ decision was also driven by pressure from Russia, which has struggled to increase oil exports due to Western sanctions, and has called for a pause in production increases. This adds to market uncertainty, which now questions whether global supply will be more balanced or remain under pressure next year.

The Brent oil price at the time of writing was $64.50.

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Source: Newsmaker.id