- In reference to Israel-Iran conflict, in the absence of major disruption, oil markets in 2025 look well supplied.
- Trims 2025 world oil demand growth forecast to 720,000 barrels per day (prev. 740,000 bpd).
- Lowers 2026 average oil demand growth forecast to 740,000 bpd (prev. 760,000 bpd) citing challenging economic outlook and cleaner energy uptake.
- World oil supply to rise by 1.8 million bpd in 2025 (prev. 1.6 million bpd rise).
- Global oil demand to plateau around 105.5 million bpd by end of this decade.
- US oil demand in 2030 will be 1.1 million bpd higher than previous forecast due to lower gasoline prices, loss of momentum in EV adoption.
- Global oil production capacity is forecast to reach 114.7 million bpd by 2030, far above expected demand.
- Oil market is expected to be comfortably supplied through 2030, barring major disruptions.
Even if they are done from professional forecasters, always take them with a pinch of salt as economic conditions can change and make previous forecasts outdated.
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This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.