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OPEC Says Oil Industry Needs $14 Trillion Of Investment By 2045

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By Tsvetana Paraskova

The world needs $14 trillion in cumulative investments in the oil sector by 2045 to ensure market stability and avoid energy and economic chaos, OPECĀ saidĀ in its annual World Oil Outlook on Monday.

The annual investments need to be around $610 billion on average, the bulk of which should go to the upstream segment, the cartel said, rebuffing calls for a halt in investments in new supply.

The cumulative investments in the upstream need to be around $11.1 trillion by 2045 or an average of $480 billion per year. Downstream and midstream requirements are estimated at a total of $1.7 trillion and $1.2 trillion by 2045, respectively.

ā€œIf these investments do not materialize, it represents a considerable challenge and risk to market stability and energy security,ā€ OPEC said in the annual report, in which it also raised its long-term oil demand forecast to 116 million bpd in 2045, up by 6 million bpd from the demand for that year expected in the 2022 annual outlook.

ā€œEnsuring that these investments are made and sustained is a key challenge and of utmost importance to the stability of oil markets and security of supply,ā€ OPEC said in the 2023 outlook.

This year, upstream investment is set to rise by 13%, to $360 billion, but this will only bring capital expenditure back to pre-pandemic levels.

ā€œHurdles to upstream investment, or even calls to curtail investment, are not helpful in this regard, and raise the risk of supply shortfalls and market volatility,ā€ the cartel warned.

OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais commented in the foreword to the report,

ā€œCalls to stop investments in new oil projects are misguided and could lead to energy and economic chaos.ā€

ā€œHistory is replete with numerous examples of turmoil that should serve as a warning for what occurs when policymakers fail to acknowledge energy’s interwoven complexities,ā€ Al Ghais noted.

NB: Tsvetana Paraskova wrote this article for Oilprice.com

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