Oil rebounded from the biggest drop in a week amid signs that prices near a 5 1/2-year low are slowing drilling in the U.S.
Futures rose as much as 2.7 percent in New York and 2.5 percent in London. BHP Billiton Ltd., the largest overseas investor in U.S. shale, said it will cut the number of active drill rigs in the nation by almost 40 percent. The rapid decline in oil prices may deter investment in all types of energy needed to meet future demand, the head of the International Energy Agency said.
“The market is trying to stabilize,” said Tariq Zahir, a New York-based commodity fund manager at Tyche Capital Advisors. “You are seeing the rig count coming down. Production will take some time to come off. The U.S. economy is looking pretty good and demand will pick up.”
via Bloomberg
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