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BOFA Forecasts OPEC to Support $90/bbl Brent

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OPEC is facing pressure from non-OPEC supply growth according to Francisco Blanch, Head of Global Commodity and Derivatives Research at Bank of America

  • “Heading into next year – we foresee a meaningful increase in non-OPEC production” he said to CNBC.
  • He said markets are seeing increased growth in Guyana, Brazil, Canada and the US, the latter of which he referred to as delivering a “phenomenal year of growth in 2023.”
  • For this week’s meeting he said “I still believe they will cut and I still believe they will support the market so we can maintain a $90/bbl scenario for next year on Brent – a little lower for WTI but its all contingent on OPEC maintaining supply tight to accommodate slower demand and of course that surge in non-OPEC output we continue to see”

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