Markets Scramble to Assess the Size of the Oil Glut
Market Intelligence Analysis
AI-PoweredThe oil market is anticipating a significant oversupply, leading to expectations of depressed prices in late 2024 and early 2025. The size of the glut is uncertain, with estimates ranging from a record-breaking surplus to a more moderate increase during a period of weaker demand.
Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 90% confidence.
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For months, the oil market has been bracing itself for a looming large oversupply. Forecasters, investment banks, and analysts expect the overhang to depress oil prices at the end of this year and early next year as inventory builds begin to show up at the key pricing hubs. The consensus appears to be that a glut will soon overwhelm the market. But estimates on how big the overhang will be vary, ranging from a super-glut of record proportions to more modest inventory increases in the historically weaker demand period in the first quarter…
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