Oil prices down on Saudi exports, stronger dollar

- Brent crude oil prices dropped by 1.36 percent to $65.37 on Tuesday.

 

Brent crude oil prices fell below $66, or by 1.36 percent, per barrel on Tuesday due to the high supply figures from Middle Eastern producers and a stronger U.S. dollar.

The crude prices had peaked on Monday due to the clashes in Yemen and Iraq, which raised fears on disruption of oil transfers, up to $67.7 per barrel. 

Brent crude was traded at $65.37 at 12:45 pm GMT.

The data from Joint Organizations Data Initiative shows that Saudi Arabia exported the highest crude in almost a decade, reaching to 7.9 million barrels per day in March, pushing prices further down.

OPEC's April output rose to 30.84 million barrels per day, mb/d, from 30.82 mb/d in March by 18,000 barrels, according to the organization's latest report. 

The Iraqi forces lost the capital of Anbar province, Ramadi, to Daesh militants on Sunday, while the Saudi-led airstrikes restarted to hit Yemen's Houthis after a 5-day humanitarian ceasefire. 

U.S dollar bounced back from four months low and edged up against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday, which makes oil more costly for countries using other currencies. 

By Furkan Naci Top

Anadolu Agency 

furkan.top@aa.com.tr