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JPMorgan warns oil prices could reach ‘Stratospheric’ $380 on worst-case Russian cut

  • A 3 million-barrel cut to daily supplies would push benchmark London crude prices to $190, analysts warn
Published July 3, 2022

Analysts at JPMorgan Chase warned that global oil prices could reach a “stratospheric” $380 a barrel if US and European sanctions lead Russia to enact retaliatory supply restrictions, Bloomberg reported.

Earlier, the Group of Seven nations decided to investigate the possibility of imposing a price ceiling on Russian oil in a bid to tighten the screws on Vladimir Putin’s war machine in Ukraine.

"But given Moscow’s robust fiscal position, the nation can afford to slash daily crude production by 5 million barrels without excessively damaging the economy," the report said quoting JPMorgan analysts' note to clients on the likely scenario.

Oil prices up 3% on supply outages

The report highlighted that the development could have much graver consequences for the world as a 3 million-barrel cut to daily supplies would push benchmark London crude prices to $190.

In the worst-case scenario of a 5-million barrel cut, crude could reach “stratospheric” $380, the analysts wrote to its clients.

“The most obvious and likely risk with a price cap is that Russia might choose not to participate and instead retaliate by reducing exports,” the analysts wrote.

“It is likely that the government could retaliate by cutting output as a way to inflict pain on the West. The tightness of the global oil market is on Russia’s side.”

Oil prices rose about 3% on Friday (1 July), recouping most of the previous session’s declines, as supply outages in Libya and expected shutdowns in Norway outweighed expectations that an economic slowdown could dent demand.

Brent crude futures were up $3.03, or 2.8%, at $112.06 a barrel by 1157 GMT, having dropped to $108.03 a barrel earlier in the session.

US oil may drop more into $106.10 to $107.74 range

WTI crude futures gained $2.84, or 2.7%, to $108.60 a barrel, after retreating to $104.56 a barrel earlier.

Both contracts fell around 3% on Thursday, ending the month lower for the first time since November.

We “still see risks to prices as skewed to the upside on tight inventories, limited spare capacity and muted non-OPEC+ supply response,” Barclays said in a note.

On Thursday, the OPEC+ group of producers, including Russia, agreed to stick to its output strategy after two days of meetings. However, the producer club avoided discussing policy from September onwards.

A Reuters survey found that OPEC pumped 28.52 million bpd in June, down 100,000 bpd from May’s revised total.

Oil prices are expected to stay above $100 a barrel this year as Europe and other regions struggle to wean themselves off Russian supply, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, though economic risks could slow the climb.

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Hussain Naqvi Jul 03, 2022 02:53pm
Infact it will likely rise topping $150 per barrel by the end of Sept. Source Twitter:@gbrew24
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