If they don’t start exports now, there’s little chance in 202414 Dec 2023 10:03
Global oil demand growth has slowed “drastically” in the fourth quarter, while continued strong supply by countries outside Opec+ will be enough to meet all of the consumption growth projected next year, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday.
Demand will be almost 400,000 barrels a day lower in the final quarter of 2023 than previously anticipated by the west’s energy watchdog, taking annual global demand to 101.7mn b/d in 2023, as high interest rates darken the outlook for economic growth.
Slowing demand comes as record supply from the US and rising output from producers like Guyana will see non-Opec supply growth of 1.2mn b/d in 2024, the IEA said. This is higher than the 1.1mn b/d forecast for demand growth, which is weighed down by a slowing economy and the end of the post-Covid rebound in consumption.