Description

As a result of Saudi Arabia's decision to keep producing oil to retain its share in the global oil and gas market, the price of oil dropped below $30 for the first time in a decade, seriously impacting the CAPEX. The aim of this private market insight is to analyze the demand-supply gap in the crude oil market. The demand-supply gap is caused by several factors such as the rise in North American shale oil production, Saudi Arabia’s and Russia’s decision to keep producing oil and OPEC’s unwillingness to support production. Other factors considered in this analysis include the expected crude oil price; impact on CAPEX in upstream, midstream, and downstream investments; and the impact on process equipment during the study period.