Vikas Dwivedi, global energy strategist at Macquarie Group, wrote in a report that crude oil prices may see a rebound in the fourth quarter, partly due to accelerated growth in U.S. oil supply and the partial return of OPEC+ oil. Dwivedi said that oil prices may be supported in the coming weeks due to dwindling inventories. However, he noted that fundamental factors could push prices down. He pointed out that speculative net long positions in WTI crude oil and Brent crude oil are decreasing, and the closing out of long positions exceeded the increase in short positions.