Africa’s oil and gas production is projected to reach 11.4 million barrels per day by 2026 on the back of rising offshore investments and intensified exploration, according to the State of African Energy 2026 Outlook set to be launched on 30 September.
“This is expected to somewhat ease market fundamentals and eventually contribute to a stronger demand growth,” said Gergely Molnar, a gas analyst at the IEA, during a webinar. “2026 will be marking the first year of the LNG wave and it will be also in a way a test how demand responds to the stronger growth, especially in Asia.”
“Slowing global oil demand amid extreme uncertainty about the future of U.S. trade and a coming supply surplus are expected to hobble U.S. oil production growth later this year and could lead to an annual decline in output in 2026, according to a new analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights,” the analysis piece – by Jim Burkhard, Vice President and Global Head of Crude Oil Research, Ian Stewart, Associate Director, and the S&P Global Commodity Insights Crude Oil Markets team – stated.
“U.S. oil production growth has been a dominant feature in the oil market since 2022,” said Burkhard. “A price-driven decline in U.S. production would be a pivot point for the oil market—and set conditions for a potential price recovery. But much will depend on the severity of an economic slowdown and the impact on demand growth beyond 2025.”
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed its latest U.S. crude oil production forecasts in its January short term energy outlook (STEO), which was published on January 14 and completed its forecast on January 9.
The line pack pressure this year rose several times following the abundance of LNG, jeopardising Pakistan’s national pipeline network following a huge drop in gas consumption across Pakistan.
South Africa’s industrial gas users are planning to form a company that will ensure supply after the sole provider of the fuel said it will halt the flow in 2026.