Oil Gains After IEA Sees Demand Rising to Record High

Oil Gains After IEA Sees Demand Rising to Record High
A 3D printed oil pump jack is placed on dollar banknotes in this illustration picture, on April 14, 2020. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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LONDON—Oil prices rose on Friday after the West’s energy watchdog said it expected global demand to rise to a record high this year on the back of a recovery in Chinese consumption.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) also warned that output cuts announced by OPEC+ producers could exacerbate an oil supply deficit and hurt consumers.