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Oil Market Tightens as 2026 Demand and Supply Forecasts Fall

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Paris, France, 12 August 2026 – The global oil market is entering a tighter and more volatile phase as disrupted Gulf exports, depleted inventories and elevated fuel prices reshape the outlook for supply, consumption and refining through the rest of 2026.

World oil demand is now forecast to decline by 1.6 million barrels per day this year, 510,000 barrels per day more than the previous estimate. The contraction is expected to ease from 4.9 million barrels per day in the second quarter to 2.8 million in the third, before demand returns to growth in the final quarter. Demand is projected to expand by 2.4 million barrels per day in 2027.

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  • TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.