As we approach the midway point of the current trading year, it has become apparent that oil benchmarks would find it hard to escape the $50-$75 per barrel range for the rest of the year, and much of 2016. Macroeconomics of the day also does not point to a dip below $50 barring the occurrence of an unforeseen financial tsunami.
As most producers are looking at non-OECD markets to export to, and demand there is holding up, if not firing on all cylinders, a steep price drop is highly unlikely. Atop the much asserted claim of too much oil coming on the market – in the region of 1.1 to 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) by some accounts – each time there is minor uptick in price, a swift downward correction follows suit. Trading in recent weeks offers ample proof of this...............................................Full Article: Source
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