IEA releases Oil Market Report for October

Global demand growth is expected to slow from its five-year high of 1.8 million bpd in 2015 to 1.2 million bpd in 2016 – closer towards its long-term trend as previous price support is likely to wane, the IEA Oil Market Report for October informed subscribers. Recent downgrades to the macroeconomic outlook are also filtering through.

World oil supply held steady near 96.6 million bpd in September, as lower non-OPEC production was offset by a slight increase in OPEC crude.

Non-OPEC accounted for just under 40% of the 1.8 million bpd annual increase in total oil output. Lower oil prices and steep spending curbs are expected to cut non-OPEC output by nearly 0.5 million bpd in 2016.

OPEC crude supply rose by 90 0000 bpd in September to 31.72 million bpd as record Iraqi output more than offset a dip in Saudi supply. A slowdown in forecast demand growth and slightly higher non-OPEC supply lowers the 2016 “call” on OPEC by 0.2 million bpd from last month’s Oil Market Report to 31.1 million bpd.

OECD commercial inventories extended recent gains and rose by 28.8 million bbl in August to stand at 2 943 million bbl by end-month. Since this was nearly double the 15.0 million bbl five-year average build for the month, inventories’ surplus to average levels widened to 204 million bbl.

The onset of seasonal turnarounds in the OECD and the Former Soviet Union is estimated to have curbed global refinery runs by 1.9 million bpd in September to 79.4 million bpd. Runs remained remarkably strong, particularly in Asia and the Middle East, leaving global throughputs up nearly 2 million bpd from a year ago.

The October Oil Market Report also features an in-depth look at the market's focus on Iran and Iraq as well as a feature on the fallout on oil demand forecasts from the International Monetary Fund's downward revision to its global economic growth estimate for 2015-16.

Edited from press release by Angharad Lock

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