International Energy Agency out with their latest market report 16 May

  • brings demand to 97.9m bpd
  • global oil supply fell 140k bpd in April to 96.17mn bpd,
  • output 90k bpd
  • raises f/cast for non-OPEC supply growth by 100k bpd to 600k bpd for 2017
  • raises US crude output f/cast by 100k to 510k bpd. largest source of supply growth
  • Oil market is rebalancing and "essentially here", accelerating in the short term

Let's see what the 25 May meeting brings re output cut deal extension. 9 months now the favoured period by Saudis and Russia

Full report here

WTI $ 49.17 Brent $52,19 both just off session highs