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Jin10 reported on April 28 that, according to the Korean news agency, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who is acting president, may resign early next month to run for the 21st president of South Korea. A relevant person from the Prime Minister's Office stated on the 28th that Han Duck-soo will complete his scheduled agenda by the end of the month, and whether he will resign and participate in the presidential election will be finalized between the 1st and 3rd of next month. Han Duck-soo will preside over a meeting of state councilors and a routine cabinet meeting on the 29th. The Prime Minister's Office is coordinating with the U.S. side regarding Han Duck-soo's meeting with U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Kirby on the 30th.

(1) Oil prices traded in a narrow range on Thursday, holding on to the previous day's sharp rally as markets worried about supply issues in the Middle East after oil field production disruptions in Libya and heightened tensions in the Middle East. (2) U.S. crude oil is currently trading at $72.95 per barrel, close to flat, while Brent is currently up 0.23% at $78.43 per barrel. Both indicators crude oil futures rose about 3% on Wednesday to close higher for the first time in five days, with U.S. crude futures posting their biggest one-day percentage gain since mid-November. (3) On Wednesday, local protests in Libya forced a complete halt to the country's 300,000 barrels per day Sharara oil field. The field is one of the largest in Libya. (4) Iranian officials said two explosions killed nearly 100 people and injured many others during a ceremony on Wednesday to commemorate Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Quds Force who was killed by a U.S. drone in 2020. The official accused it of being carried out by unidentified "terrorists". (5) But no group has yet been held responsible for the attack. White House national security spokesman Kirby said the U.S. found no indication that Israel was behind the bombing. (6) Regional tensions over the Israeli-Hamas war also continue to support oil prices. Hamas's deputy leader, Saleh al-Arouri, was killed in an Israeli drone strike on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Tuesday.

① Oil prices rose for a second day on Friday, on track for a sixth straight week of gains, after Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world's second- and third-largest oil producers, pledged to keep output cuts next month. ② Brent crude oil October contract LCOc1 rose $0.30, or 0.4%, to $85.44 a barrel; U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) September contract CLc1 rose $0.36, or 0.4%, to $81.90. ③ Brent crude oil futures recovered Wednesday's 2% decline on Thursday and were on track for a weekly gain of 0.4%; WTI crude oil futures were expected to rise 1.4% for the week after Wednesday's biggest drop in U.S. crude oil inventories. ④ The two major crude oil indicators are on track for their sixth week of gains, the longest winning streak this year. ⑤ Saudi Arabia issued a statement on Thursday that it will extend its voluntary production cut of 1 million barrels per day for another month until the end of September. Ministers of OPEC+, an alliance of oil-producing countries that includes allies of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), including Russia, are due to meet on Friday. ⑥ The OPEC+ Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) is unlikely to adjust its overall oil production cut policy at Friday's meeting, sources said. But Saudi Arabia's pledge, coupled with comments from Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak that Russia would also cut output by 300,000 bpd in September, raised supply concerns and supported prices. ⑦ White House national security spokesman Kirby said at a briefing on Thursday that the United States will continue to work with producing countries following Saudi Arabia's decision to reduce oil production.