Oil Slips as Q4 Surplus Expectations Undermine OPEC+ Production Cuts

are under pressure, despite OPEC+ reportedly nearing the end of its supply hikes. President Trump’s talk of a “major” Russia statement on Monday has the market on edge

Energy – Oil Falls While Natural Gas Rallies

Oil prices came under pressure yesterday with ICE settling more than 2.2% lower, taking it back below US$70/bbl. This morning, prices have recouped some of this decline after President Trump said he plans to make a “major” statement on Russia on Monday. This could leave the market nervous over the potential for further sanctions on Russia.

Yesterday’s sell-off came despite reports suggesting that OPEC+ is near the end of its supply hikes. Potentially, there might be one more increase for September before the group takes a pause. This doesn’t change our outlook for the market, as we had assumed OPEC+ would hike supply all the way through until the end of September.

These increases should move the global market into a large surplus in the fourth quarter, intensifying downward pressure on prices. For now, though, the market remains relatively tight through the northern hemisphere summer.

Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency (IEA) is scheduled to release its latest monthly oil market report. It will include supply and demand outlooks. Last month, the IEA forecasted that global oil demand would grow by 720k b/d YoY in 2025, and then by a further 740k b/d in 2026. The agency thought the global oil supply would grow by 1.8m b/d this year and 1.1m b/d in 2026.

The IEA believed these increases would be largely driven by non-OPEC+ supply. Given pressures on US drilling activity, non-OPEC supply growth could potentially play a smaller role moving forward.

US rallied yesterday, with front-month Henry Hub settling 3.8% higher on the day after the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a smaller-than-expected storage increase over the last week. The market was expecting an increase of around 62bcf. The EIA reported an increase of 53bcf. Total US natural gas storage stands at a little over 3tcf, up 6.1% from the 5-year average, but still down 5.8% year on year.

Agriculture– CONAB Raises Corn Production Estimates

Brazil’s agriculture agency, CONAB, increased its production estimates for the 2024/25 season. This reflects good climatic conditions in the main producing regions, resulting in improved yields and harvest area. In its monthly report, CONAB estimates corn production in Brazil will reach 132mt in 2024/25, up from its previous forecast of 128.3mt.

This is also above the 115.5mt produced in 2023/24. Strong Brazilian supply and expectations for a strong US corn crop have weighed heavily on CBOT corn prices, which are down more than 11% so far this year.

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