Oil jumps as China eases COVID curbs in potential boost to demand Oil prices jumped by more than 3% on Friday after health authorities in China eased some of the country’s heavy COVID curbs, raising hopes for improved economic activity and demand in the world’s top crude importer. The oil market remains depleted of its main buffers: inventories and spare capacity. Concurrently, the risk of meaningful supply disruptions in Libya, Russia, Iraq, and Iran is currently elevated. US Power Consumption Has Never Been This High. According to the EIA, power consumption in the US will rise to a record high of 4,036 KWh in 2022, up 3% compared to last year, as hotter temperatures and increasing economic activity keep on pushing electricity usage up. US Funding Indonesia’s Pivot from Coal. The United States and Japan will offer 15 billion in energy transition funds to Indonesia if it starts retiring its ple ping the government to reach its aim of bringing the share of renewables to 23% by 2025. US Crude Growth Plummets in 2023. Citing inflation and supply chain constraints, the Energy Information Administration lowered its forecast for 2023 US crude production growth by a whopping 21%, expecting next year’s increase to be 480,000 b/d. China Relaxes Covid Rules. The Chinese government has eased its zero-COVID requirements despite surging cases across the country, reducing quarantine periods for inbound travelers as well as their close contacts and scrapping fines for airlines carrying infected passengers, boosting hopes of a China normalization. China has already ramped up crude oil imports by more than 2.5 mb/d in recent weeks, in preparation for this event, as well as to replenish depleted inventory. Subscribe to my channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/kingdomexplorationllc?sub_confirmation=1 Request Information : http://kingdomexploration.com/Request-Oil-Investment-Brochure/ Phone (307) 622-1645 email: sean.pruitt@kingdomexploration.com #oilprices #oilnews #opec