Список проголосовавших за комментарий " <table class="BriefingDataTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr> <td class="tickerColumn"> </td> <td class="articleColumn">Crude futures higher for a 3rd consecutive session, breaking above the $54.00/barrel resistance zone following comments from the Russian oil minister; rig count on tap tomorrow 1 pm ET (11.48)<p>Crude futures are on track to close higher for a 3rd consecutive pit trading session, currently up about $0.15 (+0.5%) around the $54.04/barrel level. This morning, Russian energy minister Novak stated Russian companies may cut oil output quicker than previously thought, adding that Russia is fully committed to the global agreement.</p><ul><li><strong>These latest upbeat comments from Russia come on the heels of yesterday's Energy Ministry data, which showed that Russian oil output has declined by 100k barrels/day in Jan.</strong></li><li>Earlier in the week on Tuesday, oil prices were initially supported by data that showed OPEC oil producers are sticking to the agreed-upon output cuts, with <strong>OPEC compliance above 80% so far. </strong>OPEC has reduced collective output by over 1 mln barrels/day out of their expected portion of the collective output cut of 1.2 mln barrels/day.</li><li><strong>It is also worth noting that yesterday crude oil rallied strong into the close of pit trading, ending at its highest level of the session.</strong> The move is attributed to comments out of Washington from the National Security Advisor regarding tensions between the US & Tehran increasing after Iran tested a missile, raising the possibility of future sanctions that could potentially curb Iranian oil supply.</li><li>Finally, it is worth mentioning that <strong>this latest 3-day rally flies in the face of yet another bearish reading from API & EIA on Tuesday evening & Wed morning, respectively.</strong> EIA data showed inventory builds well above Consensus for both crude & gasoline stocks.</li><li><strong>Reminder:</strong> Baker Hughes rig count data will be released tomorrow at 1 pm ET.</li></ul></td> </tr></table>"