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EIA Raises Crude Price Forecast on Lower Supply

OIL

EIA has raised the crude price forecast by about 2$/bbl to 85$/bbl for Brent and 79.24$/bbl for WTI this year according to the Short Term Energy Outlook released yesterday. The higher price forecast reflects less global production in 2023 and a relatively unchanged outlook for global oil consumption although with the potential risk that economic and oil demand growth could be lower.

  • The EIA lowered its forecast for 2023 global oil production to 101.3mbpd from its March estimate of 101.47mbpd, while reducing demand forecast for this year to 100.87mbpd from 100.9mbpd.
  • A reduced forecast of OPEC production by 0.5mbpd for the rest of 2023 is partly offset by a 0.3mbpd increase in Russia's production. OPEC output is forecast to rise by 1mbpd in 2024 after the group's output agreement expires.
  • Total non-OPEC liquid fuels production is expected to grow by 1.9mbpd in 2023 and by 1mbpd in 2024 led by US, Brazil, Canada and Guyana.
  • US crude production will increase 5.5% to 12.54mbpd this year compared to 12.44mbpd forecast last month. Production will rise by another 1.7% to 12.75mbpd in 2024 compared to the previous forecast of 12.63mbpd. Output is expected to grow annually at an average rate of 210kbpd.

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