Goldman pushes back forecast for $80/b Brent after crude price selloff

摘要

1. Sees 1 million b/d short-term demand impact from delta variant, 2. Brent crude seen averaging $80/b in Q4 2021, 3. Platts Analytics sees Brent under $70/b in Q4. Goldman Sachs backtracked July 20 from a forecast that Brent crude would hit $80/b during the summer, following the sharp oil price selloff amid rising concerns over the spread of the delta COVID-19 variant and in the wake of the OPEC+ deal to boost crude supplies this year.