On Monday, OPEC lowered their 2026 worldwide crude oil demand growth forecast to 1.28 million barrels per day (bpd) from the prior outlook at 1.43 mln bpd. The cartel is forecasting worldwide economic growth at 3.0% down from 3.1% previously.

<div class=\"default-font-wrapper\" style=\"line-height: 1;font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">On Monday, OPEC lowered their 2026 worldwide crude oil demand growth forecast to 1.28 million barrels per day (bpd) from the prior outlook at 1.43 mln bpd.  The cartel is forecasting worldwide economic growth at 3.0% down from 3.1% previously.</div>