Oil Markets Face Supply Deficit on OPEC+ Curbs, IEA Says
- IEA boosts forecasts for global oil demand in 2024 once again
- Agency assumes that OPEC+ will extend cuts to end of the year
The IEA bolstered forecasts for world oil demand growth in 2024.
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Global oil markets face a supply deficit throughout 2024, instead of the surplus previously expected, assuming that OPEC+ continues output cuts in the second half of the year, according to the International Energy Agency.
Saudi Arabia and its partners agreed earlier this month to prolong roughly 2 million barrels day of production curbs to the middle of the year. The IEA assumes the measures will in fact continue until the end of 2024, reflecting the “bloc’s efforts to balance oil markets,” it said in a report.