FGE In The Media

•   Article by: Nick Cunningham, Oil Price
•   Date Published: May 28, 2017
•   Who was cited: Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman FGE

The OPEC deal will lead to an ongoing tightening of the crude oil market, putting a floor beneath crude prices in the $50s per barrel in the second half of 2017, according to Helima Croft of RBC Capital Markets. She said that prices should ultimately "grind higher into the $60s" by the fourth quarter, with an average price for WTI expected at $61. Political and economic pressure surrounding Saudi Aramco's IPO and Russian elections – both of which are slated for 2018 – will ensure that OPEC and non-OPEC does "whatever it takes" to keep oil prices stable and on the rise.

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