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Oil Supply to Outpace Demand in 2025 Despite Summer Tightness

Despite forecasts of an approaching surplus, refinery runs for peak summer demand underpin current prices

IEA said rising refinery processing rates to meet summer travel and power-generation demand were tightening the market.
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Overview

  • IEA projects 2025 oil supply growth of 2.1 million barrels per day compared with demand growth of just 700,000 bpd
  • Heightened refinery processing for summer travel and power generation has tightened near-term market balances
  • OPEC+ surprised markets with a 548,000 bpd production increase effective August 1
  • Saudi Arabia overshot its June OPEC+ quota by roughly 700,000 barrels per day along with other members
  • Demand faces headwinds from U.S. tariffs, potential sanctions on Russian exports and China’s electric vehicle transition