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Underinvestment in Oil Causing Volatility and Risks Energy Security

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OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais said global spare oil production capacity has declined and refinery is not matching growing fuel demand according to S&P Global.

  • Significant investment is required but an increasingly challenging financial environment is exacerbated by "unhelpful criticism and misguided narratives" about fossil fuels said Ghais.
  • He said it is troubling to hear calls to stop investing in oil and that the world desperately needs investments in all energies, and in all technologies to help reduce emissions.
  • Underinvestment causes market volatility and endangers energy security, imperils economic growth and jeopardizes sustainable development he added.
  • There has been a lack of investment in refining, specifically in the OECD which could lead to a fuel squeeze. The OPEC World Oil Outlook sees an investment requirement of $1.6 trillion in the downstream.

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