Crude-oil futures finished Monday at their lowest price in a week, with production in Libya, Norway and the Gulf of Mexico set to recover.
Libya lifted force majeure at its largest oil field, producers began restoring output in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Delta, and crude output in Norway looked to recover following the end of an oil-worker strike.
West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery
CL.1,
fell $1.17, or 2.9%, to settle at $39.43 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. December Brent crude
BRN00,
lost $1.13, or 2.6%, at $41.72 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
Front-month WTI, the U.S. benchmark, and global benchmark Brent on Monday both marked their lowest settlements since Oct. 5, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
With the passing of the hurricane and the resolution of the strike in Norway, “investors are more concerned about the higher output in