Oil Steady After OPEC Once Again Delays Plan to Restore Output
Live Mint-- Oil was steady after OPEC ’s decision to push back the revival of shuttered production by another three months failed to lift sentiment in a market that’s expected to suffer from a glut next year. “OPEC has given a robust indication that it continues to be willing to balance the oil market,” Morgan Stanley analysts including Martijn Rats said in a report. The delayed start to the relaxation of curbs, the longer timeframe for the unwind, as well as an agreement from the United Arab Emirates to push back an increase in its base target would reduce by 61% the amount of oil that would be added by OPEC next year, according to Standard Chartered Plc. “We do not think the market has priced in the full extent of how much oil has been removed,” StanChart analysts including Emily Ashford and Paul Horsnell said in a note, estimating the new plan would see a rise of 191.3 million barrels over 2025, down from 496.3 million under the prior approach.