# Rising US oil exports, market disruption, Brent-WTI spread | Wood Mackenzie

> Wood Mackenzie expects the U.S. to export about 4 million barrels per day of light sweet crude by 2022 as tight oil output grows. It expects U.S. net imports to dwindle over the next decade as Mexican and Venezuelan supply declines.

- Date: 2018-01-30 · published 2018-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67156-rising-us-oil-exports-market-disruption-brent-wti-spread-wood-mackenzie
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Rising U.S. crude exports reshape global flows and the Brent-WTI spread, which can pressure WTI prices relative to Brent and affect the cost of imported energy inputs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2018-04-03 | [MARKET WATCH: NYMEX, Brent crude prices drop on US-China trade tensions \| Oil & Gas Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10844-market-watch-nymex-brent-crude-prices-drop-on-us-china-trade-tensions-oil-and.md) | +0.6% | +8.8% |
| WTI | 2019-05-31 | [Oil Market: US oil falls 5.5% to $53.50 per barrel on fresh trade worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9885-oil-market-us-oil-falls-5-5-to-53-50-per-barrel-on-fresh-trade-worries.md) | -6.9% | +4.9% |
| WTI | 2019-08-25 | [Oil Markets Hit Hard By Trade War Escalation \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57749-oil-markets-hit-hard-by-trade-war-escalation-oilprice-com.md) | +1.8% | +7.1% |
| WTI | 2019-08-02 | [MARKET WATCH: NYMEX oil prices tumble on US-China relations \| Oil & Gas Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8498-market-watch-nymex-oil-prices-tumble-on-us-china-relations-oil-and-gas-journal.md) | -2.2% | +5.5% |
| WTI | 2020-05-01 | [Oilseeds draw strength from China’s recent market action - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53246-oilseeds-draw-strength-from-china-s-recent-market-action-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +23.8% | +86.1% |
| BRENT | 2017-10-31 | [Oil approaches 2-year highs but US export increase looms crude exports \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68150-oil-approaches-2-year-highs-but-us-export-increase-looms-crude-exports-the.md) | +5.8% | +4.6% |
| BRENT | 2018-04-04 | [Oil ends slightly lower on trade fears - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10846-oil-ends-slightly-lower-on-trade-fears-marketwatch.md) | +3.3% | +9.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-02-23 | [Global diesel flows further reshuffle on EU sanctions, discounted Russian exports, data shows  \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20774-global-diesel-flows-further-reshuffle-on-eu-sanctions-discounted-russian.md) | -0.5% | +59.5% |

## Sources

- woodmac.com: https://www.woodmac.com/blogs/the-edge/rising-us-oil-exports-market-disruption-brent-wti-spread/

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