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Looking ahead on the oil price
Against a backdrop of weaker demand, buoyant supply in North America has brought prices down – but can it keep them down?
Lower prices are starting to curtail upstream spending plans, with implications for future supply
Over time, squeezed cash flow would constrain the capacity of North America & Brazil to act as engines of global supply growth
Sustained $80/barrel oil could provide some breathing space to major oil importers, boosting demand & GDP
It would also accelerate reliance on low-cost producers in the Middle East, some of which face major investment challenges