Monday, November 7, 2016

U.S. oil futures forward structure reflects doubt over OPEC restraint

By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Devika Krishna Kumar

NEW YORK, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The forward curve for U.S. crude

oil futures has steepened in recent days as worries that

proposed OPEC supply cuts won't hold, or even materialize,

turned the market's outlook for 2017 deliveries more bearish

relative to longer-term contracts.

With the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

dragging out negotiating the terms of a production cap, traders

are now betting that a supply glut that has d

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