(Reuters) – HSBC’s latest oil market supply and demand model envisions OPEC+ gradually unwinding 1.65 million barrels per day in “first-phase” voluntary production cuts over a 12-month period, the bank said in a note on Tuesday.

The bank’s oil market model had previously assumed that OPEC+ would take a breather after unwinding 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) of cuts, and wait until 2026 to add more barrels.

“However, the group seems undeterred by negative demand seasonality and the prospect of a market surplus,” HSBC said in the note.

At its meeting this month, OPEC+ opted to further increase oil production by 137,000 bpd in October, starting to unwind the 1.65 million bpd in cuts ahead of schedule.

Although the group has been increasing production since April, its decision came as a

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