Oil Price Wall Street analysts at Citi have predicted that a deficit in the oil markets driven by OPEC’s recent decision to delay tapering in oil production cuts as well as the ongoing suspension of Libyan oil exports will temporarily offer support for Brent prices in the $70-$75/barrel range in Q4 2024, as reported by Reuters. However, Citi has warned of “renewed price
BOE Report UBS cut its oil price forecasts for 2024, citing a weaker global demand outlook especially driven by a slowing Chinese economy. It lowered its price view for both Brent and WTI by $4 to $80 per barrel and $76 per barrel respectively. “The key downside risks would be a recession, which would in turn raise the risk of
Oil Price Crude oil production will continue to outpace demand in 2025 despite OPEC+ caps on output, Kpler analyst Homayoun Falakshahi told Reuters. In an interview from earlier today, the analyst noted the sluggish demand growth in China but also signs of weakening demand growth in the United States, which even the recent production outages in Libya could not offset, at least
World Oil (WO) — At the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) in Singapore this week, traders were generally bearish, with many predicting oil prices could drop to $60 per barrel, despite Brent crude falling below $70, according to Rystad Energy. This pessimism contrasts with supply and demand fundamentals that suggest inventory draws in the latter half of the year, which
World Oil (Bloomberg) – OPEC+ is facing a dilemma when it comes to reconciling the group’s goals with what the market needs, and the oil group is sending a “confused message,” according to one of the world’s top crude traders. The group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia delayed easing supply curbs last week, but now needs to pick which
Oil Price Just two weeks after lowering its Brent oil price estimate to $80 per barrel for the fourth quarter, Morgan Stanley cut again its forecast, now expecting the international benchmark to average $75 a barrel in the last quarter of the year. Analysts at Morgan Stanley see rising headwinds on the demand side, which has been their key reason for cutting
World Oil (Bloomberg) – OPEC+ postponed its oil supply hike by two months, but the move wasn’t enough to roll back steep losses in crude prices amid fears about fragile demand. Key coalition members won’t now increase production by 180,000 bpd in October and November, according to a statement on OPEC’s website. Yet their longer-term plan to revive 2.2 MMbpd
Yahoo Finance If producer group OPEC+ doesn’t reduce production further, the average price of oil could drop to $60 per barrel in 2025 due to reduced demand and increased supply from non-OPEC countries, Citi said in a note on Wednesday. Citi said that while a technical rebound was possible, the market could lose confidence in OPEC+ defending the $70/bbl level
U.S. News LONDON/MOSCOW – OPEC+ is set to proceed with a planned oil output hike from October, as Libyan outages and pledged cuts by some members to compensate for overproduction counter the impact of sluggish demand, six sources from the producer group told Reuters. Eight OPEC+ members are scheduled to boost output by 180,000 barrels per day in October, as
Reuters Oil prices steadied on Thursday as a drop in U.S. fuel inventories provided a floor, after four days of declines on investor concern over the global demand outlook. Brent crude futures gained 29 cents, or 0.4%, to $76.34 a barrel by 1330 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 43 cents, or 0.6%, to $72.36. “Crude oil prices
CNBC Oil prices ticked higher on Wednesday on upbeat global demand views from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and OPEC. Brent crude futures rose 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $82.04 a barrel at 0016 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 18 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at $78.10. The EIA raised its 2024 world oil demand growth
Oil Price It is not certain that global oil demand is rising fast enough to allow the market to absorb the OPEC+ group’s planned increase in supply from October, analysts and industry sources have told Reuters. Concerns about an underwhelming demand in China amid sluggish economic growth below expectations and fears of a recession in the U.S. have weighed on the
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