Column: Bullish oil investors look beyond China's COVID wave
Signs of bullishness returned to the petroleum market just before the end of the year, with investors increasing their futures and options positions by 103 million barrels in the final two weeks of 2022.
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### Response: Signs of bullishness returned to the petroleum market just before the end of the year, with investors increasing their futures and options positions by 103 million barrels in the final two weeks of 2022.