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]]>OPEC strongly criticized the IEA’s forecast of peak fossil fuel demand before the decade’s end, labeling the IEA’s narrative as “extremely risky,” “impractical,” and “ideologically driven”.
OPEC has revised its medium- and long-term projections for global oil demand upward. The oil-producing consortium stated that meeting this increased demand would necessitate a substantial $14 trillion investment in the crude sector. This development comes even in the face of a rapid expansion of renewable energy technologies.
However, this long-term oil demand projection from OPEC differs from that of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the world’s primary energy watchdog. Currently, OPEC and the IEA, two prominent entities in the energy industry, are engaged in a debate over the concept of peak oil demand.
According to OPEC’s 2023 World Oil Outlook, the organization anticipates global demand to reach 116 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2045. This is an increase from 99.6 million bpd in 2022 and approximately 6 million bpd more than its prediction in the previous year’s report.
OPEC also emphasized the potential for even higher growth, primarily driven by nations such as India, China, other Asian countries, Africa, and the Middle East. As said, OPEC predicts an investment requirement of $14 trillion to meet the long-term oil demand. This translates to $610 billion on average per year. The group also added that it’s important to meet these investment requirements. This would be ultimately beneficial to both consumers and producers.
For the medium term, OPEC also predicts the oil demand to reach 110.2 million bpd in 2028. Speaking on the development, OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais said:
“Recent developments have led the OPEC team to reassess just what each energy can deliver, with a focus on pragmatic and realistic options and solutions. Calls to stop investments in new oil projects are misguided and could lead to energy and economic chaos.”
OPEC’s predictions stand in stark contrast to those of the International Energy Agency (IEA), which declared last month that the world was at the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era. In an op-ed featured in the Financial Times, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, for the first time, asserted that the demand for coal, oil, and gas would all peak before 2030, followed by a decline in fossil fuel consumption as climate policies come into effect.
Birol’s assessment is rooted in the IEA’s forthcoming World Energy Outlook report, a highly influential publication set to be released in October.
Birol celebrated this forecast as a “historic turning point” but cautioned that the projected declines would fall “far short” of the necessary steps to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, a critical threshold in the fight against climate change, with fossil fuel use being the primary driver of this crisis.
OPEC strongly criticized the IEA’s forecast of peak fossil fuel demand before the decade’s end, labeling the IEA’s narrative as “extremely risky,” “impractical,” and “ideologically driven”. OPEC had previously urged the IEA to exercise caution in undermining investments in the industry.
Even before Birol’s recent op-ed, the IEA had hinted at the possibility of peak oil demand. The relationship between OPEC and the IEA has become increasingly strained in recent years, with Birol criticizing the pace at which the producer alliance increased output rates as it unwound the drastic production cuts implemented in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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OPEC+ will continue with its plan to cut down on production and reduce supply, but did not change its target notwithstanding further cuts.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC oil-producing countries, known as OPEC+, maintained its previous oil production target for the year. The 23 member countries of the organization are sticking to the target regardless of Saudi Arabia’s further reduction.
Back in October, OPEC+ decided to reduce production supply by a cumulative 2 million barrels per day (bpd). In addition to this cutback, several members announced in April, further individual reductions beginning in May. For instance, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced a voluntary target reduction of 500,000 bpd until 2023 ends. Other announced cuts were Kazakhstan’s 78,000 bpd, Oman’s 40,000 bpd, and Algeria’s 48,000 bpd. Kuwait and the UAE also said they would reduce production by 128,000 bpd and 144,000 bpd, respectively. According to an unnamed source, Gabon also decided on a voluntary 8,000 bpd reduction.
The energy ministry in Saudi Arabia has now confirmed an additional production cut of 1 million bpd in July. Although it plans to do this for 1 month, the ministry said the reduction period is extendable. Interestingly, Russia also decided on a further 500,000-bpd cut, and extended all reductions until December 2024. Novak confirmed this after the OPEC+ meeting that took place in Vienna on Sunday.
Following the announcements in April, the US was displeased because a reduction in output increases oil prices. Washington believes that the general growth of the world’s economies would take a hit from the reductions because lower prices are better. The US also supposes that the individual and OPEC+ reduction targets would help Russia’s President Vladimir Putin continue its war on Ukraine.
Regardless of the displeasure from the US, the price cuts are likely to continue. However, UAE oil minister Suhail al-Mazrouei admitted that Moscow’s official numbers contradict independent Russian analysts’ estimates. Speaking during a press briefing, al-Mazrouei said:
“Some of the things that we have seen from Russia on a technical basis just… [don’t] add up from some of the independent sources, and we will be reaching out to those independent sources.”
Novak has said the market is somewhat balanced and experiencing increased demand. The Deputy Prime Minister’s comment suggests that Russia and OPEC+’s decision may not seriously affect the market. However, he assured that the alliance would actively follow news on interest rates for pointers on fuel consumption. Novak believes an increase or decrease in interest rates will more accurately indicate the financial clime regarding investments and fuel demand. Furthermore, Novak said OPEC+ could rethink its decisions if things change.
Regardless of the macroeconomic factors, the UAE wants an increase in its production baseline, notwithstanding the target reductions. On the other hand, members like Nigeria and Angola have struggled to meet their charged quotas for many reasons, including underinvestment and subversion.
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Reducing oil production means there will be a relative shortage in the supply of the product.
The recent actions by some members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies tagged OPEC+ to cut oil production beginning in May can significantly stir a setback for most country’s Central Banks. With Saudi Arabia and its key allies including the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait set to cut production by more than 1 million barrels per day, Russia’s projected 500,000 cuts have taken the number to 1.6 million barrels.
Major oil consumers like the United States are bound to bear the major brunt of the oil cut at a time when it seems the Federal Reserve is winning the fight against inflation. The authorities have condemned the move from the participating 8 OPEC+ members for the planned production cut.
“We don’t think cuts are advisable at this moment, given market uncertainty – and we’ve made that clear,” a spokesperson for the US National Security Council said, Per a Reuters report.
Countries around the world are leaning away from American dependence with Yuan-dominated trades gradually taking the center stage across the board. While there is no major reason stated for the planned production cut, Saudi Arabia said in a statement as reported earlier by Coinspeaker that the measures are to drive stability in the market.
There are a lot of dynamics surrounding the slowdown in production which will further strain the global oil quota as agreed earlier by OPEC as a body.
Reducing oil production means there will be a relative shortage in the supply of the product. With demands rising across countries, this can significantly drive the value of oil higher per its pump price. Based on current projections, chances are that this price will top $100 from the current $80.11 for the West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
In both product and consumption-based economies, a higher oil selling price is also billed to significantly drive the price of items higher. This way, the year-long fight against inflation through consistent and targeted rate hikes will be hampered.
“The anticipated increase in oil prices for the rest of the year as a result of these voluntary cuts could fuel global inflation, prompting a more hawkish stance on interest rate hikes from central banks across the world. That would, however, lower economic growth and reduce oil demand expansion,” said Victor Ponsford of Rystad Energy in a research note.
This will notably not be the worry of the United States alone but for every country still grappling with inflationary growth.
With just a month away from the scheduled plan, chances are that mediation may be resorted to getting these OPEC+ members to change their plans before the end of the year. Such diplomatic missions, however, can be tough as these countries are great allies of Russia with the United States notably accusing these nations of parlaying with the sanctioned country.
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While Saudi Arabia said its cut is a precautionary measure that is aimed at supporting the stability of the market, experts are positive that many OPEC nations do not want to relive the crash that followed the 2008 crisis.
Some members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies have decided to cut oil production rates beginning in May 2023. As reported by CNBC, the rate cut will last until the end of the year and will see Russia cut daily production by 500,000 barrels in what will culminate in at least 1.16 million barrels daily from the projected time.
The news has sent Brent Crude Futures up by 5.07% to $83.95 with the futures tied to the West Texas Intermediate jumping 5.17% to $79.59. The positive sentiment on the Futures is based on the possibility of an increase in the oil price based on the supply crunch and the potential imbalance that a higher demand might stir.
There have been a lot of projections concerning this production cut as analyst believes this will stir an impact like non ever recorded.
“The selected involvement of the largest OPEC+ members suggest that adherence to production cuts may be stronger than has been the case in the past,” Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Vivek Dhar said in a note.
Besides the planned cut by Russia, Saudi Arabia also seek a 500,000 cut in its daily production while the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will join the campaign with a 114,00 daily cut. The production cut move has also received a commitment from Algeria, Oman, Kazakhstan, Iraq and Kuwait amongst others.
A major implication of the production according to experts will be hinged on a skyrocketing price per barrel of oil.
“OPEC+‘s plan for a further production cut may push oil prices toward the $100 mark again, considering China’s reopening and Russia’s output cuts as a retaliation move against western sanctions,” CMC Markets’ analyst Tina Teng told CNBC.
The rationale to cut oil production might vary from one OPEC country to the other. While Saudi Arabia said its cut is a precautionary measure that is aimed at supporting the stability of the market, experts are positive that many OPEC nations do not want to relive the crash that followed the 2008 crisis.
“They’re looking into the second half of this year and deciding they don’t want to relive 2008,” said Bob McNally, president of Rapidan Energy Group, who noted that oil prices crashed from $140 to $35 in six months at the time.
According to McNally, China will be at the forefront of driving this new demand burst and price upshoot if the country can increase its daily demand to 16 million barrels. He also noted that the irregularity in Russia’s energy production as a result of the ongoing Western sanctions may also be a major trigger.
In all, the production cut will be a true measure to cut down on output and the move is bound to crush the impact of Central Banks rate hikes over the past year.
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