oversupplied

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“Oil markets tend to project forward, so an extended period of an oversupplied oil market, which assumes uninterrupted global oil flows, could push oil prices into the $60s,” said Thummel.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

For one, the markets were oversupplied in 2025, which resulted in fat stockpiles that are still relatively plentiful, albeit declining.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The market would get oversupplied with oil and profits would fall.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Overall, Lee maintains a cautious view on oil prices as the market remains oversupplied and prices are expected to trade in a rangebound manner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

The forgotten dead were Javanese—deserters from a sugar-plantation; for the tragedy happened long ago, when labour was being drawn from Java and other oversupplied countries.

From Tropic Days by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)