OPEC on Monday lowered its forecast for world oil demand growth in 2026 to 780 000 barrels per day, a copy of its monthly report showed, marking the third straight downward revision. The producer group continues to see a smaller impact on consumption since the Iran war started than other forecasters such as the International Energy Agency. OPEC said the world economy may do better in the rest of the year and raised its oil demand growth forecast for 2027.

Global Oil Supply to Fall by 3.7mbpd in 2026

VIENNA -- Global oil demand is forecast to grow by 800,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2026 year-on-year, said a report released on Monday by the Organization of the Petroleum…