# Bank of America Predicts Brent crude to Average $75/bbl in 2025 - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com

> Bank of America forecasts Brent to average $75 a barrel in 2025 and $73 in 2026, citing low inventories and about 5 million bpd of OPEC spare capacity. The bank sees prices toward the low end of a $60 to $80 range if spare capacity is used, a Ukraine peace deal emerges or a recession hits.

- Date: 2025-02-25 · published 2025-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26236-bank-of-america-predicts-brent-crude-to-average-75-bbl-in-2025-energy-news-top
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

The forecast sets a medium-term energy price baseline for feed input and transport budgets. Its range shows that policy and recession risks could push costs lower.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2017-12-01 | [Crude oil prices to be under pressure in first half of 2018: S&P](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67647-crude-oil-prices-to-be-under-pressure-in-first-half-of-2018-s-and-p.md) | -2.0% | +4.9% |
| BRENT | 2024-12-31 | [Baht, oil prices expected to face volatility in 2025: NESDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27244-baht-oil-prices-expected-to-face-volatility-in-2025-nesdc.md) | +4.2% | +4.6% |
| BRENT | 2020-12-03 | [Why the OPEC+ agreement to boost production in 2021 didn’t tank oil prices - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49827-why-the-opec-agreement-to-boost-production-in-2021-didn-t-tank-oil-prices.md) | +1.7% | +7.3% |
| BRENT | 2022-06-08 | [Q&A \| Implications of the OPEC+ Announcement to Increase Oil Production - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA \| CGEP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40837-q-and-a-implications-of-the-opec-announcement-to-increase-oil-production-center.md) | +0.3% | -13.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-01-01 | [COMMENTARY: China overtakes OPEC+ as the main oil price maker](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21669-commentary-china-overtakes-opec-as-the-main-oil-price-maker.md) | +2.6% | +16.0% |

## Sources

- energynow.com: https://energynow.com/2025/02/bank-of-america-predicts-brent-crude-to-average-75-bbl-in-2025/

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