Barclays cuts oil price forecast for this year and next, but remains constructive

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Barclays cuts oil price forecast for this year and next, but remains constructive

On the cut to the forecast, the firm says that it is due to a large expected surplus over the near-term due to resilient Russian supplies. For some co

On the cut to the forecast, the firm says that it is due to a large expected surplus over the near-term due to resilient Russian supplies. For some context, their previous forecast (on 6 June) was for Brent oil to average $111 per barrel this year and next citing a larger and sustained disruption to Russian supplies following sanctions by the EU.

Barclays does note that they “remain constructive on oil prices” though and I guess the forecast does underscore that sentiment, considering that Brent is now trading down to near $94.

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