RBC Sees Oil Slumping Into $50 Range as Supply Growth Tops Demand
While some parts of the physical market are tight at present, that support may fade as worldwide crude output expands by 2.3 million barrels a day this half, dwarfing a projected rise in demand of 600,000 barrels, analysts including Brian Leisen said in a July 9 note.
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