Quarterly Oil Market Update – Q3 2020: (Uncertainty ever present)
Oil Market ReportQ3 2020 oil demand rose by 8.4 million barrels per day (mbpd), or 10 percent, quarter-on-quarter, but was 9.5 mbpd (or 9 percent) lower than the same period last year. Looking ahead, whilst OPEC expects to see four out of five quarter-on-quarter rises in oil demand for now until Q4 2021, demand is still expected to be 3 percent lower than pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of 2021.
Quarterly Oil Market Update – Q4 2020: (The only way is up?)
Oil Market ReportThe recovery in global oil demand continued through the last three months of 2020, with OPEC reporting rises of 3 percent quarter-on-quarter in Q4 2020. Looking ahead, oil demand will continue rising in Q1 and during the rest of the year on a quarterly basis, but still end up 3 percent lower than pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of 2021.
Quarterly Oil Market Update – Q1 2019: (US waivers on Iranian oil end)
Oil Market ReportA recent official statement from the US confirmed that the current set of waivers on Iranian oil would not be extended beyond May 2nd. The ending of waivers would require the cessation of all oil purchases from Iran, which averaged at least 1.5 million barrels per day (mbpd) in Q1 2019.
Quarterly Oil Market Update – Q2 2019: (Trade tensions continue to cloud outlook)
Oil Market ReportOPEC revealed a modest level of global oil demand growth for 2020, in its latest monthly oil report. According to the organization, next year will see growth of 1.14 million barrels per day (mbpd), which is exactly the same level of growth expected in full year 2019.
