US Treasury Secretary Warns of Future Oil Market Oversupply
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that the global oil market may face oversupply in the foreseeable future due to factors including US-Venezuela dynamics, the eventual end of the Russia-Ukraine war, Middle East normalization, and OPEC's declining cohesion, speaking at Southern Methodist University in Texas.
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Why It Matters
OPEC was founded in 1960 by major oil-producing nations to coordinate production policies, ensure stable supplies, and stabilize oil markets. The current warning comes amid ongoing geopolitical tensions affecting global energy flows.
NEW YORK, September 9. /TASS/. The global oil market may face an oversupply in the foreseeable future, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
"I think that the market is going to be oversupplied with oil. I don't know whether it's a year, two years out between everything that's going on in the US with Venezuela; one day this terrible war in Russia-Ukraine will end, and things will normalize in the Middle East, and OPEC’s falling apart," he told students at Southern Methodist University in Texas.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was established in 1960 at the initiative of major oil-producing countries, including Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Their goal was to coordinate oil production policies, ensure regular oil supplies and stabilize oil markets.
What to Watch
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The global oil market will face oversupply in the foreseeable future
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific policies or actions does the US plan regarding Venezuela's oil sector?
- How quickly might OPEC cohesion deteriorate under current pressures?
- What timeline does the Secretary envision for the end of the Russia-Ukraine war?
