Return to $100 Oil more fantasy than reality - Citigroup
|Citigroup analysts think oil may never return to $100 levels and forecasts for triple-digit crude have far more fantasy than reality at their heart, according to Bloomberg.
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Oil product demand growth will falter significantly, change its contours, and never return to pre-coronavirus rates of growth.
With production returning at $45 a barrel, longer-term supply costs falling in recent years, and plenty of supply already offline with political risks, triple-digit crude looks unlikely.
oil is more likely to be at $45 than $60 a barrel in the long-term.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude, North America's oil benchmark, is trading at $39.80 per barrel at press time, representing a 300% gain on the single-digit price observed in April.
The recovery rally could be attributed to the OPEC+ output cut deal, liquidity-driven risk-on rally in the financial markets and optimism stemming from the gradual re-opening of the global economy.
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