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Quarterly Oil Market Update Q2 2014

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Quarterly Oil Market Update Q2 2014

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Quarterly Oil Market Update (Q2 2014)

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Global oil demand in Q2 2014 increased by 1 million barrels per day (mbpd) year-on-year, whilst falls in OPEC production saw global supply limited to increases of 0.4 mbpd, year-on-year. Non-OPEC supply will exceed global demand growth in 2014 but geopolitical events will prevent any sustained fall in oil prices. As a result, we have revised our Brent oil forecasts upwards from $105 per barrel previously, to an average of $109 per barrel for 2014. We have also revised our Saudi crude production forecasts upwards to 9.7 mbpd for 2014, from 9.4 mbpd previously.

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Quarterly GDP update: Oil sector dragged down overall growth in Q2

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Latest economic growth data released by CDSI show a real economic growth of 3.8 percent year-on-year, 1.3 percentage point lower than in the first quarter of this year. Contribution to growth has changed compared to the previous quarter and has become more dependent on the non-oil sector. We assume that year-on-year economic growth will be lower in the second half of the year, owing to a decline in oil sector output, while the non-oil private sector will remain robust.

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Quarterly Oil Market Update Q3 2014

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Quarterly Oil Market Update Q3 2014

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Quarterly Oil Market Update (Q3 2014)

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In Q3 2014 oil prices dropped by 7.3 percent to an average of $102 per barrel. We believe this was due to a combination of accelerating US supply, weaker than expected global demand, stabilization in geopolitics, and an appreciation of the dollar. Oil prices will recover slightly in Q4 2014 but ample supply from non-OPEC sources will prevent prices from rising too far beyond $100 per barrel, unless there is a significant deterioration in geopolitics in Iraq, Libya or Russia/Ukraine. We expect Saudi production to 9.5 mbpd in Q4 2014, resulting in 9.7 mbpd average for 2014. In 2015, as the global economy recovers and oil demand picks up, we see Saudi production averaging 9.6 mbpd.

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