Tug of War to Continue: Oil Market
Minneapolis, MN | May 30, 2023 | By: Steve Sinos, Blue Lacy Advisors, LLC
IEA says S/D balances will tighten in 2H23, but macro risks persist, making it impossible to be certain.
Three Things: Oil Market
The IEA published its May Oil Market Report (OMR). They highlight the volatility of the fundamentals while projecting tighter markets in the second half of the year.
Notable trends include rising refinery runs, persistent Russian exports, and unplanned outages causing a net drop in oil production, which led to a decline in inventory.
Tightening credit and associated macroeconomic risks threaten to overwhelm this otherwise bullish trend.
IEA OMR Sees Balances Tightening
The most recent IEA OMR revised expected global oil demand upward by 2.2mm bpd, again emphasizing China’s contribution to demand growth. Despite more than a year of falling short, analysts continue to predict demand acceleration from China and expect >%60 of global growth to be driven by China (1.3mm bpd of global 2.2mm bpd growth). Maybe they’re finally right. During the first three weeks of May, waterborne imports into the country have averaged >12.6mm bpd, up from 11.5mm bpd during April and >2.5mm bpd above May 2022’s average.
*This summary is based off May 21, 2023
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