US to lead global oil supply growth to 2024 - IEA

In its five-year outlook report published on Monday, the Paris-based the International Energy Agency (IEA) noted that it sees the US driving the global oil supply growth over the next five years.

Key Highlights (via Reuters):

“The United States is increasingly leading the expansion in global oil supplies, with significant growth also seen among other non-OPEC producers, including Brazil, Norway and new producer Guyana,” 

“By the end of the forecast (2024), oil exports from the United States will overtake Russia and close in on Saudi Arabia, bringing greater diversity of supply,”

Global oil demand growth is set to ease as China slows, but will still rise by an annual average of 1.2 million bpd to 2024.

“Still, the IEA continues to see no peak in oil demand, as petrochemicals and jet fuel remain the key drivers of growth, particularly in the United States and Asia, more than offsetting a slowdown in gasoline due to efficiency gains and electric cars.”

“The increase will have to compensate for steep losses from Iran and Venezuela, as well as a still-fragile situation in Libya.”