On Thursday the International Energy Agency (IEA) cut its 2024 oil demand growth forecast by 70,000 bpd, or about 7.2 per cent, to 900,000 bpd, citing muted Chinese demand
Oil output in the United States climbed to nearly 12 million barrels per day in August, the highest since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, monthly government data showed
Brent added 26 cents, or 0.36% to $72.86 a barrel at 0616 GMT and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 12 cents, or 0.17%, to $69.42 a barrel.
With the after-effects of the financial crisis fading, and AI perhaps starting to gain traction, trend US output growth can easily stay strong for the next several years