Prices plunged after OPEC and its allies agreed to increase output again, despite weak prices and an uncertain demand outlook.
WTI crude sinks 3% as OPEC+ adds 411K bpd in June; natural gas climbs above $3.67, supported by technical breakout and rising demand sentiment.
Oil futures slipped in the early Asian session after OPEC+ on Saturday agreed to increase output in June for a second consecutive month.
Oil prices sank Sunday while U.S. stock futures declined after the S&P 500 notched its longest winning streak in more than 20 years last week.
OPEC+ has agreed to surge production by 411,000 barrels per day in June. Oil prices in April posted the biggest monthly loss since 2021
OPEC+ plans to further accelerate oil output hikes and possibly unwind 2.2 million barrel per day of voluntary cuts through October 2025 if members of the group don't improve compliance with their production quotas, three OPEC+ sources said.
For countries that depend heavily on oil revenue, dropping prices are worrisome.
Eight OPEC+ countries meeting on Saturday will likely agree a further accelerated oil output hike for June, four sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, the latest step in a plan to unwind the group's most recent layer of output cuts.
Gas prices, though having risen slightly while oil prices continue to fall to prices not seen since 2021, could begin to dip downward despite the summer travel season.
Exxon Mobil reported first-quarter earnings Friday that beat Wall Street expectations. However, profits were down 6% hurt by weaker oil prices.
Getting Saudi Arabia to produce more oil could be a means to pressure Russia to a ceasefire with Ukraine.
April saw a sharp stock market drop due to Trump's aggressive new tariffs, especially on China.