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Upbeat forecasts for demand growth in 2024 and 2025 bolstered futures prices.

Canadian oil executives from companies like Cenovus Energy, Enbridge, Imperial Oil, Shell, and Suncor have strongly criticized a proposed cap on carbon dioxide emissions from the country's oil and gas production.

The South Pacific's government is planning to overturn the ban on new oil and gas exploration imposed in 2018, aiming to address energy security challenges posed by declining natural gas reserves.

While recent optimistic inflation data has slightly buoyed oil prices, with the US Federal Reserve indicating one rate cut before the end of this year and additional cuts in 2025 and 2026, a mix of global events is likely to sway crude prices in the coming weeks.

Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin recently highlighted how the increased spare production capacity in Western and Middle Eastern companies is neutralizing the efforts of OPEC+ to stabilize oil prices.

Re-exports of Canadian heavy crude from the Gulf Coast rebounded in April, averaging 196K b/d, up by 42K b/d from March but down by 98K b/d compared to the previous year.

OPEC+ opted for a cautious approach at their recent meeting, extending existing production cuts of 3.6MM b/d until the end of 2025.

OPEC+'s decision to allow some members to begin unwinding production cuts beginning in Oct. as well as mixed views on when the US Federal Reserve may begin cutting interest rates pressured futures prices.

Following OPEC+'s announcement signaling a shift in strategy towards increasing production from Q4 2024, oil futures prices dipped to their lowest in four months.