Oil extends losses on weak China data, prospect of higher OPEC+ supply
OPEC set to raise production from October
Libya resumes some output to meet domestic needs
China manufacturing activities slowest in 6 mths in Aug - NBS
Updates prices as of 0646 GMT
By Florence Tan
SINGAPORE, Sept 2 (Reuters) -Oil prices extended losses on Monday on expectations for higher OPEC+ production starting in October and as signs of sluggish demand in China and the U.S., the world's two largest oil consumers, raised concerns about future consumption growth.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell 56 cents, or 0.7%,to $76.37 a barrel by 0646 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 slipped 45 cents, or 0.6%,to $73.10 a barrel.
The losses followed a 0.3% decline for Brent last week and a 1.7% drop for WTI.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their allies, a group known as OPEC+, is set to proceed with a planned oil output hike from October, six sources from the producer group told Reuters.
Eight OPEC+ members are scheduled to boost output by 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) in October, as part of a plan to begin unwinding their most recent layer of output cuts of 2.2 million bpd while keeping other cuts in place until end-2025.
"There are concerns that OPEC will go ahead and increase output from October," IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said.
"However, I think that outcome is price dependent in that it happens if the WTI price is closer to $80 than $70."
Both Brent and WTI have posted losses for two consecutive months as the U.S. and Chinese demand concerns have outweighed recent disruptions in Libyan oil supply amid a dispute between government factions there and the tensions in the key Middle East producing region related to the Israel-Gaza conflict.
While Libyan exports remain halted, the Arabian Gulf Oil Company has resumed output at up to 120,000 bpd to meet domestic needs, engineers said on Sunday, after the standoff between the factions shut most of the country's oilfields.
More pessimism about Chinese demand growth surfaced after an official survey showed on Saturday that manufacturing activity there sank to a six-month low in August as factory gate prices tumbled and owners struggled for orders, although a private survey on Monday which covers smaller, export-oriented companies showed signs of a tentative recovery in August.
"The softer-than-expected China PMI released over the weekend heightens concerns that the Chinese economy will miss growth targets," Sycamore said.
In the U.S., oil consumption slowed in June to the lowest seasonal levels since the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Friday.
"We see downside in growth in 2025, driven by economic headwinds in China and the U.S.," ANZ analysts said in a note.
"We believe OPEC will have no choice but to delay the phase out of voluntary production cuts if it wants higher prices."
The number of operating U.S. oil rigs were unchanged at 483 last week, Baker Hughes said in its weekly report.
Reporting by Florence Tan; Editing by Sonali Paul and Christian Schmollinger
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