Name: Get set for more volatility in oil prices in 2021
Uploaded: 2020-12-31T18:20:16.000Z
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oil prices have sharply rebounded in a volatile year like no other.

But the outlook isn't all that rosy for 2021.

Back in April, the cove in 19 pandemic and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia torpedoed US crude prices into negative territory and drove Brent crude to below $20 per barrel.

But new lockdowns and a phase rollout of vaccines could keep a lid on demand in 2021 possibly beyond.

What s'more climate change concerns could keep fossil fuel demand soft even after the pandemic is over.

Some big oil companies say global oil demand may have peaked in 2019.

S Energy Information Administration says crude and liquid fuel consumption dropped 9% in 2020 from last year as governments imposed lockdowns to curb the spread of the coronavirus get set for more volatility.

The next several months are likely to be rocky as investors weigh tepid demand against another potential spike in oil supply from producers.

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