Tight Oil Market Shrugs Off Supply Surge

Crude oil markets have turned out to be tighter than most analysts appeared to expect, and are ready to absorb OPEC+’s higher-than-forecast supply boost next month. For proof, look no further than oil prices after the latest OPEC+ announcement that took traders and analysts by surprise. On Monday, after OPEC+ said it would add more than half a million barrels daily to its combined output, Brent crude was trading at around $68 per barrel. Later in the week, it spiked to over $70 per barrel before retreating to end the week with a modest gain.…