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CD Equisearch Pvt Ltd April 5, 2016 THE OIL CONUNDRUM The oil industry, with its history of booms and busts, is in its deepest downturn since the 1990s, if not earlier. At $40/bbl, $40/bbl a barrel of crude oil is roughly 70% cheaper than during its recent peak in June 2014 (all time peak in 2008) (see chart below). below) The dramatic fall of the oil price over the past six months or so seems to have taken almost everyone by surprise. Earnings are a down own for companies that made record profits in recent years leading them to decommission more than two-thirds two of their rigs and sharply cut investment in E&P. Scores of companies have filed for bankruptcy (Sabine Sabine Oil & Gas, Milagro Oil & Gas, Samson Resources and Swift Energy, to name a few) and an estimated 250,000 oil workers have lost their jobs. jobs Prices recovered a few times last year, but the cost of a barrel of oil has already sunk this year to levels not seen since 2003 as an oil glut has taken hold. Also contributing to the glut was Iran’s return to the international oil market after sanctions were lifted against the country under an international agreement with major world powers to restrict its nuclear work that took effect in July 2015. The last time the price fell as sharply was in 2008, when the global economy plunged into recession following the onset of the financial crisis. Yet the economic environment now is markedly different. Global growth may be uncertain and real risks abound but the IMF forecasts th that global GDP growth will be 3.4% in 2016 and that annual demand for oil will rise steadily, if at a somewhat slower pace than pre pre-crisis. The most recent fall in prices, and its underlying drivers, is more reminiscent of events in 1985 and 1998. On all such occasions, longer term shifts in supply were at the root of the sharp price falls, and although each episode had its own detailed narrative, there are sufficient similarities to suggest repeated cyclical characteristics. Source: The New York Times In terms of oil supply, the response of investme investment nt and that of production must be distinguished both in the short and the long term. The current oil prices are certainly sufficient to elicit a dramatic retrenchment in investment. The sharp fall of the oil price has already forced the oil majors to cut b back ack dramatically on capital expenditure and such falls can be expected to persist over the next couple of years. The cutback in capital spending has affected exploration drilling. Statoil ASA, Norway’s state-controlled energy producer could face a cut of up to 40% in capex over the three three-year year period from 2017 through 2019. 2019 A major U.S. natural gas producer, CONSOL Energy Inc. has said it will cut capex by 41% year over year in 2016 and now expects to spend $205 million to $325 million on oil and gas drilling this year. Exxon Mobil Corp, the t world’s largest privately held energy company, promised a steep cut in capex this year, aiming at 25% reduction to $23.2 bn for 2016 from $31 bn spent in 2015. The sharp fall in the number of rigs drilling rilling for oil in the US continues to make the headlines, though much of the decline has come from lower-yielding rigs. US domestic production has so far held up well and US commercial crude stocks have risen to historical highs since the start of the year. r. The cutback in supply will be sure to come and the US Energy Information Administration expects US crude production to fall in the year but in the short term marginal costs of production prod can be downsized rapidly as oil companies renegotiate prices with oil-service providers. Equities Derivatives Commoditie ities Distribution of Mutual Funds Dis istribution of Life Insurance CD Equisearch Pvt Ltd The net effect of cheaper oil is expected to be positive on global grow growth. th. According to The Economist, Economist a $40/bbl price cut could shift some $1.3 trillion from producers to consumers through di direct savings at the petrol pump leaving households with more resources for discretionary spending in other parts of the economy, including goods and services. Most OPEC countries have little ttle room to manoeuvre because of their reliance on oil revenues to balance national budgets. These include Iran, Venezuela, Iraq and Nigeria. igeria. Unlike the Gulf States, they have no large foreign exchange reserves to fall back on to sustain state expenditure and the oil price collapse has been exacerbated by existing problems such as sanctions, political instability, security and corruption. Crude oil production (in April 2016) from seven major US shale plays is expected to fall 106,000 b/d to 4.87 million b/d, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR). Oil output at the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas is forecast to see the biggest decline, down 58,000 barrels a day in April, as the Bakken shale shal play, which stretches from Canada into North Dakota and Montana, is expected to see output fall by 28,000 barrels a day. day Source: International Energy Agency Source: Tititudorancea.com What’s behind the drop?? The crude oil prices have declined mainly due to the strong U.S. dollar, OPEC, high production, production declining demand and the Iran nuclear deal. Prices have been cut to half in less than a year, reaching lows that people have not seen since the last global recession. Prices have recovered periodically in 2015, but many oil executives believe it will be years before oil returns to $100 per barrel. Strong US Dollar The strong U.S. dollar has been the main driver for the price decline of crude oil oil. This puts the market under a lot of pressure because when thee value of the dollar is strong the value of commodities falls since global lobal commodity prices are usually priced in dollar. For example, the surge in the dollar since the second half of 2014 caused a sharp fall in the leading commodity indexes. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Another leading factor in the sharp price drop of crude oil is that OPEC, a cartel of oil producers, is unwilling to stabilize stabiliz the oil markets. Prices of OPEC’s benchmark crude oil have fallen over 50% 0% since the organization decided against cutting production at a 2014 meeting in Vienna. Of the participating countries, Iran, Venezuela and Algeria wanted to cut production to firm up prices. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf allies refuse refused to do so. Iraq sits alone as the only OPEC country to not only maintain supply but also increase it. If OPEC does oes not cut production, the result is a further oversupply of oil, placing downward pressure on crude oil prices in the medium term term. 2 Equities Derivatives Commoditie ities Distribution of Mutual Funds Dist istribution of Life Insurance 2 CD Equisearch Pvt Ltd Source: International Energy agency Source: US Energy Information Administration, Thomas Reuters Oversupply of Crude Oil Crude futures declined in late 2015 given that the global oversupply is increasing oil stockpiles. U.S. crude oil production averaged an estimated timated 9.4 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2015, and it is forecast to average 8.7 million b/d in 2016 and 8.2 million b/d in 2017. Oil inventories have risen more than expected. At almost 500 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are at the highestt level in at least the last 80 years, causing a decline in prices (see chart below). Declining Demand While supply is increasing, demand for crude oil is decreasing. The economies of Europe and developing countries are weakening, and at the same time, automobiles are becoming more efficient, which has caused the demand for fuel to lag. China's devaluation of its currency suggests its economy may be worse off than expected. With China being the world's largest oil importer (6.3 mb/d as on Jan 16),, this iis a huge hit to global demand. Iran Nuclear Deal The Iran nuclear deal is a preliminary framework agreement reached between Iran and a group of world powers. The framework seeks to redesign, convert and reduce Iran's nuclear facilities. The U.S. nuclear deal with Iran allows more Iranian oil exports. The deal removes Western sanctions against Iran, and investors fear it will add to the world's oversupply of oil. Markets have already reacted to this news by decreasing the price of crude oil. Source: International Energy Agency Source: E IA and Labyrinth Consulting Services, Inc. Source: Oilprice.com 3 Equities Derivatives Commoditie ities Distribution of Mutual Funds Dist istribution of Life Insurance 3 CD Equisearch Pvt Ltd Global impact of falling crude o oil prices The fall in oil prices has been one of the most important macro macro-economic economic events recently. While it has certainly meant lower fuel bills for consumers, it has also drastically reduced the revenues of oil oil-exporting exporting countries. The questions that arisearise Does the drop in price have far-reaching effects which may lead to geopolitical tensions in the world? Is the power to decide the pricing shifting from the hands of the OPEC nations, for the first time in decades? Are the low prices laying a base for a much larger uptrend in the future? Saudi Arabia- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pr produces a whopping 13.1% of all the oil produced daily in the entire world (9.693 mb/d).. Its crown as oil champion is however unsecure as the government is heavily dependent on oil revenues with almost 90% of its revenues coming from oil. The recent fall in oil prices is likely to result in a higher government deficit and may result in lower government spending. This is bound to have a significant impact on job creation, creat as most of the private sector jobs are based on government contracts. The kingdom also has vast social social-sector sector spending commitments that it increased after the Arab Spring ($229.3 billion). Though in the short term the reduction in revenues due to low oil prices won't be an issue due to the fact that the Saudis can dip into their US $700 billion sovereign wealth fund for revenues, in the longer term Saudi Arabia needs around US $104 billion to balance its budget. During the global boom, Saudi Arabia’s GDP more than quadrupled from $183 billion in 2001 to $753 billion in 2015. The plunge in oil prices since late 2014 has led to the rise in Saudi’s current account deficit to $11.3 $1 billion in the third quarter of 2015. But even after the drastic fall in oil prices, the Saudis haven’t cut their oil production in order to push oil prices upward. The reasons for not doing so are claimed to be entirely political in nature, as the lower low prices are likely to hurt shale oil production in the US which would be a long term positive for the Saudis. Source: US EIA, Thomas Reuters Source: US EIA Source: IMF United States- Though the US seems to be a huge beneficiary of lower oil prices, deeper analysis shows the situation to be a bit more complex. Along with being the second nd largest importer of oil, it sits at second place with production equal to 12.2% 12 of the total (9.02 mb/d).. There has been a significant increase in US oil p production over the past 5 years mainly due to the use of newer technologies such as fracking. Whilee lower oil prices will benefit consumers in terms of increased savings that are likely to increase consumption and result in an uptick in the GDP, they are also likely to hurt U.S. shale oil o producers in the long termwho according to estimates need oil prices to b be above US $60 to breakeven which in turn would lead to lower associated investment. Lower oil prices will also negatively affect the profitability of US energy companies such as Exxon, Chevron etc. Russia- Russia remains a massive producer of oil with 14.1% of the total production (10.59 mb/d). mb/d) With oil prices tanking, the Russian economy has been most adversely affected. Its oil revenues, which constitute more than half of its budget revenues and approximately 70% of its export revenues, have dropped significantly, with an estimated d US $2 billion loss with fall in oil price by $1. Russia's currency has as a result collapsed, which forced its central bank to raise interest rates to 17% last year and sell its foreign currency reserves in order to stem the run on the Ruble. 4 Equities Derivatives Commoditie ities Distribution of Mutual Funds Dist istribution of Life Insurance 4 CD Equisearch Pvt Ltd The ensuing chaos has led to a downgrade of its sovereign bonds and resulted in capital flight, all of which is likely to result in a contraction in the GDP. The Russians need oil prices to be above US $105 a barrel to balance the budget; market conditions in which the prices fall below this will either cause the government to run deficits or force it to cut down on its other development devel programs. Source: Bloomberg Source: Trading Economics Source: Toptenscentral, CD Equisearch China- An unheralded but major producer, China has steadily increased production over the last 50 years and currently sits at 5.3% of global output. The he benefits of falling oil prices to China have not been as extensive as principally expected due to the government raising taxes on oil products. There has also been a slowdown in the real estate which has increased the household savings. One ne of the reasons for lower oil prices is the lower demand from China; where fears of deflation led the central bank to reduce the amount of reserves that banks are required to hold. The government has also utilized this recent fall in oil prices to increase its strategic oil reserves. serves. Thus, the lower prices will certainly improve China’s current account surplus and lower costs for businesses but are not likely to have much of an impact on the Chinese economy due to other deeper structural problems probl in the economy- fall in exports, cut in growth rate etc. Iran- Already reeling under heavy economic sanctions imposed by w western nations which reduced its oil exports by more than half, Iran now has to face the double whammy of lower oil prices. Oil exports make up 80% of Iran's total export earnings and 50% to 60% of its government revenue,, so the recent fall has already led to a budget deficit to 2.58% of the country’s GDP in 2015 (1% in 2014). Iran’s output has averaged 2.8m barrels a day from 3.6m b/d in 2011 as a result of the western sanctions aimed at reining in the country’s nuclear activities. Iranian officials expect to increase output by 0.5 mb/d after the t lifting of restrictions and further 0.5 mb/d in coming months. Though in the short term the impact on Iran's economy will be cushioned by the government's use of a fund that was set up to counter lower oil prices, in the longer run it is estimated that Iran needs oil prices to be above US $131 to balance its budget. The nuclear deal will be positive for Iran’s economy but it would also signal that Iran's oil would be added to the present supply of oil on the market, which may put further downward pressure pressur on oil prices. Source: Deutsche Bank and IMF Source: EIA & Labyrinth Consulting Services, Inc Source: US Energy Information Administration 5 Equities Derivatives Commoditie ities Distribution of Mutual Funds Dist istribution of Life Insurance 5 CD Equisearch Pvt Ltd Japan- The fall in oil prices should lead to a significant improvement in Japan’s trad tradee deficit, given the fact that it imports most of the oil it consumes. While the price dip should significantly raise corporate prof profits its and boost household income, it has been offset to some extent by the depreciation of the yen relative to the dollar. ollar. Further, lower oil prices are a likely to decrease inflation which is likely to make the Bank of Japan’s aim of 2% inflat inflation ion more difficult to achieve. The power sector, on the other hand, is likely to benefit since it has been using oil power plants to make up for the lost capacity due to the closure of nuclear reactors and their inability to pass on the higher costs to consumers. Source: Rystad Energy, CNN Source: Rystad Energy, CNN How Oil Price affects India? Current account balances:: India is one of the largest importers of oil in the world. It imports nearly 80% of its total oil needs. Since this accounts for one third of its total imports, the price of oil affects India a lot. A fall in the price of oil would drive down the value of its imports. This helps narrow India's current account deficit - the amount India owes to the world in foreign currency. A fall in the oil prices by $10 per barrel will redu reduce ce the current account deficit by $9.2 billion. This amounts to nearly 0.43% of the GDP. Rupee Exchange Rate: The demand of rupee upee in the currency market affects its value and so it depends on the current account deficit to a great extent. As a result of this deficit, India has to sell rupees and buy dollars in order to pay the bills. The T transaction leads to fall in the value of rupee. The falling oil prices ultimately benefits the rupee. However, the downside is that the dollar strengthens every time the value of oil falls. This negates any benefits from a fall in current account deficit. Petroleum Producers: Though the fall in the oil prices may prove beneficial to India, the exporters of petroleum producers in the country are directly affected. India being the sixth largest exporter of petroleum products helps it to earn $ 60 billion annually. Any fall in oil prices negatively impacts exports. At a time when India is running a trade deficit with high imports and low exports, any fall in exports is bad news. Moreover, a lot of India's trade partners and buyers of its exports are net oil exporters. A fall in oil price may impact their economy and hamper demand for Indian products. This Thi would indirectly affect Indian companies. Fiscal deficit:: The price of fuel is fixed by the government at subsidized rates. It incurs loss called under recoveries by compensating those companies who o sell fuel products at lower rates. This loss adds to the government expenditure and leads to rise in fiscal deficit. A fall in oil prices reduces company’s losses, oil subsidies and thus helps narrow fiscal deficit. The fall in prices will likely have less effect on the fiscal deficit after the deregulation of diesel. Moreover, the government still has to pay for previous under-recoveries. recoveries. Any benefit from the fall will be offset by payments for the past under-recoveries. under Inflation: Oil price affects the entire economy, especially because of its use in transportation of goods and services. A rise in oil price leads to an increase in prices of all goods and service and also affects the diesel and petrol prices as a result re of which inflation rises. A high inflation is bad for an economy as it affects companies directly because of a rise in input costs and indirectly through a fall in consumer demand. This is the reason why the fall in global crude oil prices comes as a boon to India. Every $10 per barrel fall in crude oil price helps reduce retail inflation by 0.2% and wholesale price inflation by 0.5%. 0. 6 Equities Derivatives Commoditie ities Distribution of Mutual Funds Dist istribution of Life Insurance 6 CD Equisearch Pvt Ltd Impact on Oil Producers The most obvious impact of the oil price collapse on company accounts is the increased risk of impairment of assets. Lower oil price forecasts mean that producers should expect lower future profits from an asset. Subsequently, this reduces the present value of the asset and if the value currently carried on balance sheets cannot be recovered in full, this results in write-off. write There may also be a knock-on on effect on related deferred tax and holding company investment balances. Rapidly changing oil prices make it difficult to judge the present value of assets for investment de decisions on capital allocation, on o acquisition or for accounting impairment purposes. A recent Financial Times article demonstrates just how quickly forward price curves have changed, underlining the difficulty in judging the correct present value of an asset. The $60/bbl oil price that used to be the lower end assumption in models for many companies has now become a reality. Companies may also find renegotiating debt challenging. At times of high oil prices, refinancing existing debt either through bank borrowings or issuing ing new bonds tends to be relatively straightforward. However, lower asset values and increased default risks mean that borrowers will face increasing challenges, including the need to pay higher interest rates or enhance security packages, if they are ablee to borrow in the first place. The price deck utilized by reserve base lenders (RBLs) may also be reduced significantly, leading to a reduction of RBL facilities and the acceleration of debt repayment schedules, putting even eve more strain on balance sheets of oil producers. According to energy nergy industry analysts (Wood Mackenzie), nearly $380 billion in capital spending (capex) has been cut on 68 existing oil and gas development costs. This slowdown will stifle the development of some 27 barrels of oil equivalent. Petrobas Petro announced a reduction ion of some 25% in its five year spending (2015 to 2019) from $130 billion to $98.4 billion. On top of the capex cuts, Petrobras also plans to cut production by around 2% from a previously planned total of 2.19 2.1 million barrels a day to 2.15 million. Chevron n Corp also announced that it planned to cut its 2016 capex ex budget by 24% year over year to $26.6 billion (nil change in FY15). Oil major BP’s capital spending for the year 2015 was around $19 billion, down from a previous estimate of under $24-$26 billion.. The capex is expected to fall to $17 billion to $19 billion a year through to 2017. 2017 The oil giant said it would eliminate 4000 of the approximately 24000 positions in its E&P units this year. BP’s biggest European rival, rival Royal Dutch Shell estimates that the Shell-BG combo will spend $33 billion in 2016. T The he 2016 budget is around 30% lower than what Royal Dutch Shell & BG spent in 2015. Capital apital spending fell to $28.9 billion in 2015, down $8.4 billion year on year. Shell expects to eliminate additional 2800 jobs after a cut of 7500 jobs last year. More companies may also return to hedge accounting, which was increasingly used in the wake of the financial crisis. Lower prices may mean more producing companies, including smal smaller ler ones, could resort to ‘locking down’ their output with hedging instruments. Finally, lower pricing leads to higher counterparty credit risk where counterparties are dependent on oil prices for cash flow. Where a company is part of a joint venture (JV), there could be an increased risk of JV partners being unable to fund their share of liabilities – including decommissioning costs – and this could result in other partners having to take on their share, putting increasing pressure on their own cash reserv reserves. Source: Oilcrudeprice.com Source: Thomas Reuters 7 Equities Derivatives Commoditie ities Distribution of Mutual Funds Dist istribution of Life Insurance 7 CD Equisearch Pvt Ltd Pain for the Developed World The high profile victims of the falling crude oil prices are in the emerging markets. While cheap oil has been painful for some sectors in developed economies, this has been counteracted by the benefits reaped by consumers. Low oil prices have kept inflation on close to zero, acting as an effective tax cut for many. However, it is believed that prices could now be approaching an inflection point for the US economy where many oil producers could be at risk of default default. Danske Bank Ban described crude price decline ass a “risk to the US economy”, as low prices put pressure on the oil sector. While oil investment makes up just 1 % of US GDP, declines last year dragged GDP down 0.4 percentage points points. While the negative impacts of oil prices arrive immediately, the posit positive ive effects take longer to materialize. While oil might act as a depressant for now, it will become a stimulant later. For euro zone countries, the outlook is much rosier. The German bank believes that the renewed oil sell-off off could add to growth for euro area economies across 2016. It looks like cheap oil will help the currency bloc yet again. Source: EIA Source: U.S Energy Info Information Administration Source: Macroband Financial Effects on Monetary Policy As is often the case with monetary policy, the answer depends on the source of the shock. Supply rather than demand has been the dominant factor behind the recent fall in the oil price. As such, the shock should be treated primarily as a simple si cost or price-level shock. Such price-level level shocks aff affect the price level permanently but have only a temporary effect on the rate of inflation. The typical prescription for monetary policy, therefore, is to accommodate such shock which is to look through them in setting policy. Policymakers need to consider not just the source of the shock but also its persistence. The sharp fall of oil prices over the past six months, particularly if sustained in coming months, will depress annual inflation rates for or a protracted period quite possibly well into next year. This brings the depressive impact on headline inflation into the timeframe over which monetary policy can have an influence on the economy. While it takes some 18 to 24 months for the full effects of any change in interest rates to feed through to the economy, the initial effects can take place earlier. However, the situation is complicated in many economies by the fact that inflation is already very low to start with. When inflation is far below target, arget, central banks' tolerance for further negative inflation impulses can be low. In addition, there may be an elevated risk for household and corporate inflation expectations to fall as a result of the fall in oil prices. Such a scenario may give monetary ry policy reason to react more forcefully forcefully. 8 Equities Derivatives Commoditie ities Distribution of Mutual Funds Dist istribution of Life Insurance 8 CD Equisearch Pvt Ltd Source: US Energy Information Administration Source: Bloomberg Effects on Inflation The recent sharp fall in oil prices will significantly reduce global inflation in the course of 2016, increasing the number of countries with low or even negative inflation. This disinflationary impact should be mostly temporary, dissipating by the t end of 2016 but the coincident fall in inflation expectations in high-income income countries and reduced price pressure in some large oil importing emerging economies has impacted the debate on monetary policy. In the assessment of the World Bank, global inflation would fall by 0.4 0.4–0.9 0.9 % as a result of a fall in oil prices pric of 30 per cent. However, the effects vary from country to country depending on factors such as the weight oil products have in the CPI basket, the effects of the oil price on wages and other prices, exchange rate developments, how much freedom of action monetary policy has and the structure of oil-related related taxes and subsidies. The fall in the price of oil will have a greater direct effect on inflation in countries in which oil oil-related related products form a large part of the CPI basket. The he size of the indirect effects which is to say how much other prices and wages are affected affecte by a fall in the price of oil also varies from country to country. The level of oil oil-related related taxes also affects how great the impact will be on consumer prices. Source: Extractive Industries for Development Reports Source: Bloomberg After five years of relative stability at around 105$/barrel oil prices fell sharply because of a combination of short and longlo term factors. From upward surprises in supply and downward surprises in demand, to OPEC policies, to appreciation of US dollar. The decline in oil prices has significant macroeconomic, financial and policy implications. If sustained, it will support sup growth and reduce inflationary, external, and fiscal pressures iin a large number of oil-importing importing countries whilst sharply lower oil prices will weaken fiscal and external positions and reduce economic activity in a few oil-exporting oil countries. 9 Equities Derivatives Commoditie ities Distribution of Mutual Funds Dist istribution of Life Insurance 9 CD Equisearch Pvt Ltd What Now? The collapse in oil prices in the first half of January seems to have halted. On January 20th closing prices for WTI and Brent reached nadirs of $28.35/bbl and $27.88 / bbl respectively, since then Brent oil has moved briefly to $37.62/bbl and WTI has lagged a little behind to $35.60/bbl.. Perhaps some of the more ffevered evered forecasts of oil prices falling to as low as $10/bbl are extreme and better days do lie ahead for oil prices. However, before victory over the bearish forces is declared we should look lo at the main factors driving this optimism. Persistent speculation on about a deal between OPEC and leading non non-OPEC OPEC producers to cut output appears to be just that: speculation. It is OPEC's business whether or not it makes output cuts either alone or in concert with other producers but the th likelihood of coordinated cuts is very low. This removes one driver of b bullishness. Source: EIA Short term Energy Outlook Source: EIA Another widely-held view is that OPEC PEC production, other than Iran will not grow as strongly in 2016 as it did in 2015. Iran has ramped up production in preparation for its emergence from nuclear sanctions and preliminary data suggests that Saudi Arabia's shipments have increased. Another driver of bullishness is that oi oill demand growth will receive a boost from the collapse in oil prices to below $30/bbl. The global oil demand growth will ease back considerably in 2016 to 1.2 mb/d (Source: IEA Oil Market Report).. Estimates by the International Monetary Fund that global GD GDP P growth in 2016 will be 3.4% followed by 3.6% in 2017 is heavily filled with risks to growth in Brazil, Russia and of course slower growth in China. Source: The Economy Forecast Agency Source: IEA, Oil Market Report 10 Equities Derivatives Commoditie ities Distribution of Mutual Funds Dist istribution of Life Insurance 10 CD Equisearch Pvt Ltd The expected fall in non-OPEC OPEC output is another driver of possibly higher prices later this year. The total non-OPEC non output is expected to fall by a net 600 kb/d in 2016. The number could be higher of course but there is a lingering feeling that the big fall-off off in production from US shale producers is taking an awful long time to happen happen. In the early part of 2016, there is surplus of supply over demand and OPEC production remains flat at 32.7 mb/d. There is an implied stock build of 2 mb/d followed by a 1.55 mb/d build in Q216. The stock building in the second half of the year is expected to be increase by 0.3 mb/d. With the market already awash in oil, it is very hard to tell whether the prices will rise significantly in the short term. Over the medium term, rm, oil prices are projected to recover from their current lows, but will remain below recent peaks and witness considerable volatility for a couple of years. The pace of the recovery in prices will largely depend on the speed at which supply will adjust to o weaker demand conditions. In the longer term, adjustment will take place from both conventional and unconventional sources through cancellation of projects. While supply is likely to be curtailed, curtailed demand is expected to pick up along with the expected recovery overy in global activity and in line with broader demographic trends. 11 Equities Derivatives Commoditie ities Distribution of Mutual Funds Dist istribution of Life Insurance 11 CD Equisearch Pvt Ltd Source: International Energy Agency 12 Equities Derivatives Commoditie ities Distribution of Mutual Funds Dist istribution of Life Insurance 12 CD Equisearch Pvt Ltd Disclosure& Disclaimer CD Equisearch Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as ‘CD Equi’) is a Member registered with National Stock Exchange of India I Limited, Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Limited (Formerly known as MCX Stock Exchange Limited). 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