Oil climbs as US reduces its production forecasts for the next 2 years

Oil prices gained momentum Tuesday after the US government trimmed its production forecasts for 2020 and 2021. 

West Texas Intermediate crude oil gained as much as 8.7% on Tuesday to $26.23 a barrel. International benchmark Brent crude jumped as much as 3.6%, to $30.70 per barrel.

The Energy Information Administration on Tuesday said it expects oil production to average 11.7 million barrels per day through the end of the year, down from its previous forecast of 11.8 million barrels per day. The agency also cut its 2021 forecast to 10.9 million barrels per day, a 130,000-barrel decrease. 

Union Jack Oil plc (LON:UJO) is an onshore oil and gas exploration company with a focus on drilling, development and investment opportunities in the United Kingdom hydrocarbon sector.

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