Morgan Stanley flagged increasing demand from China and also supply increasing out of Russia:

  • mobility indicators for China, such as congestion, have been rising steadily
  • flight schedules have firmed-up the outlook for jet fuel demand

Supply from Russia stronger than expected

  • We previously estimated a ~1 mb/d year-on-year decline in 2023, which we moderate to 0.4 mb/d"

MS revised their Brent oil price forecast for H2 2023 to $90-100 a barrel from $100-110 previously.

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