oversupply
Example Sentences
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That came as crude oil prices declined to the lowest point in more than four years, amid ongoing worries about an oversupplied global market.
However, concerns of oversupply are unlikely to be relevant this year.
From Barron's
Crude futures settled higher for a fourth consecutive weekly gain as rising geopolitical tensions outweighed broader concerns of global oversupply.
“That adds more to the global supply. They were absorbing some of that oversupply.”
While concerns over an oversupplied market remain a weight on prices, “any renewed escalation in the Middle East or other producing regions would quickly push crude prices back to the upside.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
