By Tyler Durden
With oil prices surging amid a broader global energy crisis, many are hoping that this particular price spike is truly transitory as incremental supply – whether from OPEC+ or shale – kicks in and resets the market lower.
But maybe not so fast: as Morgan Stanley’s chief commodity strategist Martijn Rats writes, on current trends, global oil supply is likely to peak even earlier than demand. And as prices search for the level at which demand erosion kicks in, he is increasing his Q1 2022 Brent forecast to $95/bbl, while also lifting his long-term forecast from $60 to $70/bbl.
As hinted by the bold text above, the note from the Morgan Stanley commodity strategist (available to pro zero hedge subs in the usual place) focuses on arguably the two key drivers in the oil market: peak demand and peak supply. As Rats explains, while the planet puts boundaries on the amount of carbon that can safely be emitted – and therefore, oil consumption needs to peak – this is such a well-telegraphed prospect that it has solicited its own counter-response already: low investment (especially in conjunction with ESG pressures to curb fossil fuels). The question has therefore become: which will actually peak first? Supply? Or demand?
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