Downside calculation16 Feb 2022 13:03
Things have been going well recently but I think it’s always good to look at the potential downside - hope for the best and plan for the worst.
Given that we are heading towards the normally higher demand season for oil, it seems that OP should remain strong, even though a chart of the last two years suggests that some cycling back would ordinarily occur in coming weeks:
https://invst.ly/xe-cb
So, whilst $100 still looks achievable within the present cycle, it’s near the top end of my near term expectations although I acknowledge that, for four years from 2011, the normal price consistently averaged above that level.
Obviously there are a lot of factors that can disrupt OP, which is volatile at the best of times. Has the Ukraine situation artificially sustained the price above $90 and what are the prospects of significantly increased supply from the US and elsewhere resulting in overproduction? We are all very aware of the rate at which OP can suddenly change direction when supply tips the delicate balance with demand.
Shell’s sp tends to smooth out some of the volatility and, for now at least, OP seems likely to average above $80 during the current year, which I think should place a lower limit of around 1750 under the sp https://invst.ly/xe-ku until 2000 hopefully becomes established in due course.
What do you guys think?