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Geopolitical Risk in Oil Not Going Away Any Time Soon: Bloomberg

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Middle East tensions and attacks by Ukraine on Russian energy facilities continue to keep geopolitical risks relatively high, Bloomberg Intelligence said.

  • Meanwhile, expectations of a stronger H2 demand outlook are more baked into oil prices after being outweighed by weak economic prospects earlier in the year.
  • BI’s still sees a fair value of around $86/b, the same level as forecasted in May. This is a downward revision from $88/b in April, but up from $80/b predicted at the beginning of the year.
  • The model is sensitive to geopolitical threats, so any escalation in the Middle East could push prices nearer $100/b, BI said.
  • Hawkish Fed signals and weaker demand indicators have all been downside factors but are now turning more positive.
  • OPEC+’s tight grip on supply also remains supportive.


Source: Bloomberg

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