Standard Chartered has predicted very little incremental growth in US crude oil supply in 2024.
Stanchart sees y/y growth U.S. crude production growth decelerating strongly and even turn negative in December 2024.
StanChart says the deceleration in supply growth is the result of capex barely meeting high natural decline rates in shale oil production.
The ratio of discovered resources versus demand has dropped in recent decades and is now at around 25%.
Oxy CEO Hollub: “2025 and beyond is when the world is going to be short of oil.”.
Oil industry executives have been warning that new resources, new investments, and new supply will be needed just to maintain the current supply levels as older fields mature.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said global oil demand should grow by 2.2 million barrels per day next year to an average of 104.36 mbd.
Brent crude futures for July were up US$1.32, or 1.2%, at US$110.43 a barrel at 0700 GMT, after falling by more than US$1 earlier in the session