Wednesday, April 16, 2025
OPEC cuts oil demand forecast for 2025, 2026 as trade war continues- oil and gas 360

OPEC cuts oil demand forecast for 2025, 2026 as trade war continues

(World Oil) –  OPEC cut forecasts for global oil demand growth slightly this year and next as President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught takes a toll on consumption, while remaining more bullish than other forecasters. The cartel lowered demand growth projections for 2025 and 2026 by about 100,000 barrels a day (bpd), projecting an expansion of 1.3 million barrels a day

Did oil markets overreact to Trump's tariffs?- oil and gas 360

Did oil markets overreact to Trump’s tariffs?

(Oil Price) – Last week’s price crash, which saw Brent Crude prices dip below $60 per barre, was an excessive market reaction to the U.S. tariffs, with speculators assuming there would be no growth in oil demand due to recession fears, Gunvor’s head of research Frederic Lasserre told Bloomberg. “I think the market overreacted,” Lasserre told Bloomberg in an interview, commenting on last week’s

Europe’s oil demand could rise as natural gas soars to $100 a barrel equivalent- oil and gas 360

Europe’s oil demand could rise as natural gas soars to $100 a barrel equivalent

(Oil Price) – Amid cold winter weather and fast-depleting inventories, Europe’s natural gas prices jumped on Monday to a two-year high to levels of over $100 per barrel oil equivalent, which now makes burning oil for industrial use more cost-effective. Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, the benchmark for Europe’s gas trading, surged by 4% in Amsterdam on Monday, to the highest level since February

Vitol expects oil demand to remain robust until 2040- oil and gas 360

Vitol expects oil demand to remain robust until 2040

(Oil Price) – Crude oil demand will remain at current levels over the next 15 years at least, commodity trading major Vitol has forecast, shattering earlier predictions from outlets such as the International Energy Agency that has consistently been predicting peak oil demand growth before 2030. Demand for crude is set to rise further in the coming years, to peak at