# Global oil markets weaken as sluggish demand leaves overhang

> Global oil markets weakened on sluggish demand, and refinery margins fell partly because of a global slump in diesel values. The article suggests this could strengthen the case for OPEC+ to keep production cuts in place.

- Date: 2024-05-20 · published 2024-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30451-global-oil-markets-weaken-as-sluggish-demand-leaves-overhang
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker crude and diesel prices lower energy and freight costs for feed producers, though a possible OPEC+ response could limit the downside in crude.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2025-12-10 | [Diesel Futures Slide as ULSD Market Weakens and Inventories Rise Across Global Oil Markets - oftrb.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21714-diesel-futures-slide-as-ulsd-market-weakens-and-inventories-rise-across-global.md) | -5.1% | -1.0% |
| WTI | 2020-04-26 | [Oil price crash, COVID-19 weaken grains and oilseed markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53733-oil-price-crash-covid-19-weaken-grains-and-oilseed-markets.md) | +21.1% | +105.0% |
| WTI | 2018-11-21 | [Here's What's Going On With Global Oil Markets : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10586-here-s-what-s-going-on-with-global-oil-markets-npr.md) | -6.1% | -10.7% |
| WTI | 2017-11-01 | [IEA: Warmer weather may tilt oil market into surplus as demand slows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68145-iea-warmer-weather-may-tilt-oil-market-into-surplus-as-demand-slows.md) | +5.2% | +5.3% |
| WTI | 2020-03-26 | [Oil sheds more than $1 as weakening demand outweighs stimulus hopes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5326-oil-sheds-more-than-1-as-weakening-demand-outweighs-stimulus-hopes.md) | -7.5% | -25.7% |
| BRENT | 2025-12-10 | [Diesel Futures Slide as ULSD Market Weakens and Inventories Rise Across Global Oil Markets - oftrb.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21714-diesel-futures-slide-as-ulsd-market-weakens-and-inventories-rise-across-global.md) | -4.6% | +0.6% |
| BRENT | 2020-04-26 | [Oil price crash, COVID-19 weaken grains and oilseed markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53733-oil-price-crash-covid-19-weaken-grains-and-oilseed-markets.md) | +19.9% | +86.8% |
| BRENT | 2018-11-21 | [Here's What's Going On With Global Oil Markets : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10586-here-s-what-s-going-on-with-global-oil-markets-npr.md) | -3.4% | -10.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/global-oil-markets-weaken-sluggish-demand-leaves-overhang-2024-05-20/

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