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OPEC+ agreed in a July 15 video conference to ease production cuts in August as scheduled, citing growing demand as economies reopen. Officials said the decision could be reconsidered in an emergency meeting if lockdowns return, and the effective total cut will be about 8.1 to 8.3 million barrels per day.
A planned easing of supply with an emergency-revision clause keeps crude sensitive to COVID news, and any supply increase tends to pressure energy prices that affect feed transport and biofuel demand.
ogj.comOGJ editorsJul 16, 2020After 255 past bearish geopolitics events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median -2.4% over 5 sessions (31% higher; middle half -7.0% to +1.7%), and -5.0% over 20.
After 250 past bearish geopolitics events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median -3.1% over 5 sessions (36% higher; middle half -7.9% to +1.6%), and -5.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
