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New (higher) forecast for oil prices

Given the rise in potential risks to supply, stronger-than-expected demand in Q1 and slumping output in Venezuela, we are revising up our end-2018 forecasts for the prices of Brent and WTI. But we still think that prices are likely to fall significantly from current levels.

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