Brent oil fell last night after rallying close to $50 and finished at $47.95. The FT sums up where we are nicely:
A fragile global economy threatens the progress of rebalancing an oversupplied oil market, says Gary Ross, executive chairman of Pira Energy Group, the research company.
Cuts in oil production were happening more slowly than expected after crude prices collapsed in the past year, said Mr Ross. Even with oil companies pulling the plug on big projects and deploying fewer rigs to drill for oil, supply remains robust.