
Yes, oil prices are burning right now, and inflation is getting hotter along with it worldwide. However, the oil's bullish momentum is under threat.
2019-11-11 • Updated
Oil is always the hottest topic. Other markets may be steady, however, the oil one never is. Since February 2018 crude is surprising with a significant rise. In the middle of May, it managed to reach the highest levels in more than 3 years. Brent tested above 80 dollars, WTI was above 72 dollars.
There are three the most important drivers of oil prices - geopolitics, demand, and supply. Let’s have a look at all of them in the context of present days.
The oil market was highly boosted by the US withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal. Moreover, the US president Mr. Trump declared sanctions on Iran and countries that will support the Iranian oil exports. Iran is the third-largest OPEC producer. Sanctions will lead to a cut of the Iranian supply and as a result to higher prices.
Let us remind you that a cut of the supply in Venezuela led to the oil’s rise as well. On Sunday, May 20, an election of the Venezuelan president will take place. It is an additional risk for the Venezuelan oil as the US may impose more sanctions if it considers that results of the election were falsified.
It is worth saying that OPEC and its allies have finally succeeded in their 16-month campaign and cut the oil supply. Moreover, inventories fell below their five-year average for the first time since 2014.
As you can see, both oil benchmarks are correlated. Whether one of them moves up, another one is supposed to move upward as well.
Up to now, there are disputes on the future of the oil prices.
On the one hand, the International Energy Agency cut forecasts for a global oil demand growth in 2018 as high oil prices always weight on demand. Moreover, the IEA increased estimates for supply from OPEC’s rivals. For example, the US production will grow by 1.87 MMbpd this year, or 85,000 bpd more than previously thought. According to such forecasts, the crude’s prices are supposed to decline.
On the other hand, however, forecasts for the oil’s prices are increasing.
Making a conclusion, we can say that oil has good prospects. Despite a low demand’s forecast and an increase of the supply’s forecast of IEA, analysts are sure that there will be more drivers for the oil’s rise in the future.
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