OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report, June 2020

Oil Market Highlights

Crude Oil Price Movements

Spot crude oil prices continued rising in June for the second consecutive month, given the continued improvement in physical crude market fundamentals and gradual reductions in global supply overhang. The OPEC Reference Basket (ORB) value rose by $11.88, m-o-m, to $37.05/b, up by 47.2%. In June, ICE Brent rose by $8.36, or 25.8%, to average $40.77/b, while NYMEX WTI rose by $9.79, or 34.3%, to average $38.31/b. The increase was driven by a drop in global oil surplus, signs of further improvements in oil market fundamentals, as well as prospects that the oil market would tighten further in 2H20. The contango structure of Brent and WTI continued to ease, while the DME Oman structure flipped into mild backwardation. Hedge funds and other money managers slightly raised their bullish bets on futures and options contracts in June, amid concerns about the spike of COVID-19 cases worldwide and potential impact on economic activity and oil demand.

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