FXStreet (Córdoba) – West Texas Intermediate oil futures pushed even lower and posted a 2-week low sub-$44.00 on Monday a barrel amid comments from Kuwait minister saying oil prices may remain low for long period.

Crude oil faced selling pressure at the beginning of the American session and posted a low of $43.83 before recovering slightly to trade barely above $44.00 a barrel, still down 0.5% on the day. Oil prices have fallen for 4 consecutive days after being rejected from above $48.00 a barrel last week.

Oil prices remain on downtrend amid concerns of global supply glut with the OPEC unwilling to cut production.

West Texas Intermediate oil futures pushed even lower and posted a 2-week low sub-$44.00 on Monday a barrel amid comments from Kuwait minister saying oil prices may remain low for long period.

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