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Oil Eases in Asia Amid China Inflation Concerns
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 20 - 01 - 2011

Oil prices eased slightly Thursday in Asia as Chinese inflation figures suggested authorities need to do more to slow growth and investors awaited a weekly report on U.S. crude inventories.
According to AP, Benchmark crude for March delivery was down 15 cents at $91.66 a barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract lost 50 cents to settle at $91.81 on Wednesday.
China's latest figures on economic growth and inflation put a dampener on Asian stock markets, with analysts saying Beijing may need to slow the world's No. 2 economy more aggressively to tame price increases. That could dent China's appetite for crude and other commodities.
The extent of new moves to slow China's growth will be a «critical factor» for the oil market this year, energy consultants Cameron Hanover said in a report.
China's economy expanded 9.8 percent in the fourth quarter, up from 9.6 percent in July-September but cooling from the torrid 11.9 percent growth seen in the first quarter of last year. Inflation in December moderated from November's 28-month high but analysts said that was likely temporary.
Traders are also looking to the Energy Department's inventory report for clues to the strength of demand for oil and other fuels.
The department is scheduled to release its weekly oil inventory report on Thursday, a day later than usual because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday. Analysts surveyed by Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos., expect a decline of 2.2 million barrels in crude supplies.
The numbers should reflect last week's temporary closure of the Trans-Alaskan pipeline due to a leak. The line delivers about 13 percent of the nation's daily domestic oil production to tankers for West Coast delivery.
In other Nymex trading in February contracts, heating oil fell 0.1 cent to $2.655 a gallon and gasoline slipped 0.1 cent to $2.481 a gallon. Natural gas futures added 1.5 cents to $4.575 per 1,000 cubic feet.
In London, Brent crude fell 29 cents to settle at $97.87 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.


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