Oil Prices up Amid Forecasts of 2023 Demand Uptick

Oil Prices up Amid Forecasts of 2023 Demand Uptick
A worker prepares to label barrels of lubricant oil at the state oil company Pertamina's lubricant production facility in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia, on Nov. 6, 2017. Antara Foto/Rosa Panggabean/ via Reuters
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LONDON—Oil prices rose on Wednesday after OPEC and the International Energy Agency (IEA) both forecast a rebound in demand over the course of next year and as U.S. rate hikes are expected to ease alongside slowing inflation.

Brent crude futures rose 76 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $81.44 per barrel by 1144 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 80 cents at $76.19.