Analytics, News, and Forecasts for CFD Markets: raw news — 14-09-2020.

• Expects 2021 oil demand to rise by 6.62 mbpd  compared to its previous forecast of 7.0 mbpd rise
• Says coronavirus impact remains challenging and requires coordinated policy action from all market participants, including OPEC+
• Lowers forecast for global demand for its crude by 700K bpd in 2020 and 1.1mln bpd in 2021, due to higher non-OPEC supply view and lower global demand
• Says oil production rose by 760,000 to 24.05 mbpd in August as OPEC+ eased supply cut

Bloomberg reports that BP Plc said the relentless growth of oil demand is over, becoming the first supermajor to call the end of an era many thought would last another decade or more.

Oil consumption may never return to levels seen before the coronavirus crisis took hold, BP said in.

BP is making a profound break from orthodoxy. From the bosses of corporate energy giants to ministers from OPEC states, senior figures from the industry have insisted that oil consumption will see decades of growth.

The U.K. giant is describing a different future, where oil’s supremacy is challenged, and ultimately fades. That explains why BP has taken the boldest steps so far among peers to align its business with the goals of the Paris climate accord. 

That’s because he suspects oil use may already have peaked as a result of the pandemic, stricter government policies and changes in consumer behavior. BP’s energy outlook shows consumption slumping 50% by 2050 in one scenario, and by almost 80% in another. In a “business-as-usual” situation, demand would recover but then flatline near 100 million barrels a day for the next 20 years.