Oil Guru Who Called 2014 Rout Sees OPEC Production on Hold
- PIRA sees demand growth at 1.7 million barrels a day in 2016
- Production from non-OPEC nations including U.S. seen declining
Oil Has 'Window of Strength,' Rally to Last: PIRA's Ross
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OPEC will probably hold production steady at its meeting next month as the gap between supply and demand for oil closes, according to the analyst who correctly predicted last year’s rout in prices.
“I don’t think they have to do anything,” Gary Ross, founder and chairman of PIRA Energy Group, said in an interview in Singapore on Monday, referring to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Global consumption of crude will continue to grow while output from non-OPEC countries will decline next year, helping to bring the market toward equilibrium, he said.