Fitch: "Oil market is likely to experience a production deficit in 2H20"

Fitch: "Oil market is likely to experience a production deficit in 2H20"
# 09 June 2020 14:54 (UTC +04:00)

The OPEC+ agreement to extend by one month record oil production cuts should accelerate market rebalancing, APA-Economics reports quoting Fitch Ratings.

This is further supported by a commitment to improve compliance from those countries that were unable to reach full conformity with the cuts.

The OPEC+ countries have made radical production cuts in the stress scenario, but it may be more difficult to reach a consensus when the worst of the crisis is over. And it is unclear whether the recovery in oil prices to date is sustainable. Furthermore, demand and production in non-OPEC+ countries, notably the US, will continue to have a significant impact on the supply-demand balance and prices. We believe that a normalisation of oil inventory built up in 1H20 will take at least several months.

Crude oil prices rose significantly in May and continued to improve in early June, because the surplus has been reduced materially. A price differential between the physical and financial markets has disappeared, pointing to crude oil market tightening. We believe that a stress case scenario with prices falling significantly below USD30/bbl is now less likely. The market is likely to experience a production deficit in 2H20 due to gradually improving demand and reduced supply.

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