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July 29, 2024

Global | Oil price balance and expectations for 2024

This year has witnessed the convergence of several sources of uncertainty within the financial and commodity markets. These factors have caused high volatility in the price of oil, which has fluctuated, in the year to date, between 75.7 and 91.8 dollars per barrel of Brent.

May 6, 2024

Global | From short-term chaos to long-term uncertainty

Commodity prices are front and center in global economic discussions. The last two months have seen the cost of oil rise by around 10%, alongside significant volatility. This has a lot to do with the short-term chaos.

February 26, 2024

Global | Oil price, possible tailwinds

The oil market remains at the center of the global spotlight. This has been the case for some months now due to the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas, a confrontation reminiscent of the most difficult moments of the oil market in the 1970s.

January 15, 2024

Global | Oil: An erratic 2023 is behind us, while an uncertain 2024 gets underway

In 2023, the price of Brent crude averaged USD 82.5, falling from over USD 100 in 2022, driven by the war between Russia and Ukraine, although its trend over the past year has been somewhat erratic and dominated by a wide array of events.

March 6, 2023

Global | Oil in 2023: tight market and prices still high

We will see a very tight market throughout 2023, despite what is likely to be a significant economic slowdown due to various shocks, following the trend seen in recent years.

January 22, 2021

U.S. | Oil Prices Outlook. January 2021

Economic recovery, output cuts, and progress on Covid-19 vaccination have boosted oil prices. OECD inventories are receding from above-average levels, implying a tighter market.

April 13, 2020

U.S. | Oil Prices: Can the new output deal save producers?

Rather than boosting prices in the short-run, the production agreement could result in less volatility and more stable conditions for the market to recover.

March 23, 2020

Oil, pandemic and climate change

In the midst of the global crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabia's increased oil production and cutting of prices went unnoticed.