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Oil Traders Brace for 2026 Squeeze

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Wary of the ‘Hockey Stick’, Oil Traders Hedge Their 2025 Exposure - Open interest in WTI calendar spread options - contracts that see market participants bid on the future value of crude oil futures across different delivery months – has reached an all-time high as traders expect this year’s assumed oversupply to only materialize in 2026. -

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EIA Calls Peak Shale as Drilling Activity Declines

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million barrels per day (bpd) in Q2 2025 to around 13.3 million bpd by the end of 2026, according to the U.S. Peak shale may already be behind us. crude oil production is now forecast to slip from a record 13.5

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JP Morgan: Oil Could Hit $130—But We’re Still Calling $60

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In a note published Thursday, the bank said it sees oil averaging $60 in 2026, but flagged $120–$130 per barrel as a potential range in the event of worst-case outcomes—namely, military conflict and a closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of global oil flows. and potentially Israel.

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OPEC+ Vows to Offset 4.57 Million Bpd Overproduction by June 2026

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million barrels per day (bpd) in overproduction so far, and the compensation plans entail offsetting all above-quota output by June 2026. The eight OPEC+ countries that have been cutting oil production will have to compensate 4.57

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Goldman Sachs Cuts Oil Price Outlook Once Again

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Goldman Sachs has reduced its outlook for oil prices for the third time since the start of April, now expecting Brent crude to average $63 this year and $58 in 2026. The bank sees WTI at an average of $59 per barrel this year, falling to $55 in 2026, Reuters reported.

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Goldman Raises Oil Demand Outlook

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Goldman Sachs analysts have revised their outlook for global oil demand upwards, now expecting growth of 600,000 barrels daily this year and 400,000 barrels daily in 2026. Brent crude was trading at over $65 per barrel at the time of writing, and WTI was trading at over $62.

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Banks Slash Oil Price Forecasts as OPEC Resumes Fight for Market Share

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Wall Street banks are racing this week to slash their oil price forecasts for 2025 and 2026 after OPEC+ threw another curveball at the market this weekend by vowing to continue raising production by more than initially planned. Commodity strategists and analysts from major U.S.

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