International oil prices fell marginally during trading on Wednesday, amid a state of anticipation and follow-up to the latest developments in the new Corona virus (Omicron), and before the release of US stockpiles data in Later today.
Data in South Africa indicated that the symptoms of the new mutant (Omicron) are not serious, as the strain caused global panic when it was discovered at the end of November.< /p>
Investors are still not entirely optimistic, as they look forward to more data, said Hiroyuki Kikukawa, head of research at Nissan Securities, in comments reported by Reuters. About the effect (Omicron).
On the other hand, data from the American Petroleum Institute revealed yesterday that oil inventories in the United States fell by 3.1 million barrels for the week ending on December 3.
In its weekly report, the institute stated that gasoline stocks rose by 3.7 million barrels last week, and distillate stocks increased by 1.2 million barrels.
In terms of today's trading, Brent crude futures for February delivery fell 0.1% to $75.35 a barrel.
The US NYMEX crude contracts for January delivery also fell by 0.3% at the level of $71.85 a barrel.
