{"id":194200,"date":"2024-05-21T07:43:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T07:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/?p=194200"},"modified":"2024-05-21T09:30:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T09:30:04","slug":"evs-sluggish-china-soften-oil-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/evs-sluggish-china-soften-oil-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"EVs, Sluggish China Soften Oil Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally Posted, 20 may 2024 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/insights\/economic-research\/2024\/evs-sluggish-china-soften-oil-demand.html\">EVs, Sluggish China Soften Oil Demand<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All examples in this report are hypothetical interpretations of situations and are used for explanation purposes only.&nbsp; The views in this report reflect solely those of the author and not necessarily those of CME Group or its affiliated institutions.&nbsp; This report and the information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results of actual market experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the beginning of 2022, OPEC+ has done an exceptional job of implementing its production cuts of 3.6 million barrels per day at a time when conflict in the Black Sea region and the Middle East has rerouted the world\u2019s oil trade.&nbsp; Shipping traffic through the Suez Canal is down by over 80% from its pre-October 2023 levels (Figure 1).&nbsp; Russian oil, which used to be piped or shipped to Europe, now makes a long journey around Africa to India and China.&nbsp; Yet, despite these factors, oil prices are far lower today than they were two years ago (Figure 2).&nbsp; So, what\u2019s weighing on crude oil prices?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"figure-1-suez-traffic-is-down-80-as-many-ships-make-9-11-day-longer-trip-around-africa\">Figure 1: Suez traffic is down 80% as many ships make 9-11 day longer trip around Africa<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampusdev.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart1.jpg\" alt=\"Suez traffic is down 80% as many ships make 9-11 day longer trip around Africa\" class=\"wp-image-194201 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart1-700x447.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart1-768x490.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; aspect-ratio: 940\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of the answer lies in the U.S., where crude oil production has risen to over 13 million barrels per day (Figure 3).\u00a0 Increased U.S. production has replaced roughly one third of output cuts by OPEC+ and has kept crude and product inventories at levels close to the average of recent years (Figure 4).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"figure-2-crude-oil-prices-are-lower-today-than-in-much-of-2022-despite-opec-cuts-\">Figure 2: Crude oil prices are lower today than in much of 2022 despite OPEC+ cuts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampusdev.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart2.jpg\" alt=\"Crude oil prices are lower today than in much of 2022 despite OPEC+ cuts\" class=\"wp-image-194202 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart2.jpg 940w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart2-700x447.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart2-768x490.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; aspect-ratio: 940\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"figure-3-crude-oil-production-in-the-us-is-close-to-record-levels\">Figure 3: Crude oil production in the U.S. is close to record levels<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampusdev.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart3.jpg\" alt=\"Crude oil production in the U.S. is close to record levels\" class=\"wp-image-194203 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart3.jpg 940w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart3-700x447.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart3-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart3-768x490.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; aspect-ratio: 940\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"figure-4-crude-and-product-inventories-are-close-to-seasonal-averages\">Figure 4: Crude and product inventories are close to seasonal averages<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampusdev.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart4.jpg\" alt=\"Crude and product inventories are close to seasonal averages\" class=\"wp-image-194204 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart4.jpg 940w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart4-700x447.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart4-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart4-768x490.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; aspect-ratio: 940\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another part of the answer lies in China, the world\u2019s largest importer of crude oil.\u00a0 Over the past three decades, China went from being a net oil exporter to importing around 10 million barrels of oil per day. However, in 2022, the most recent year for which the Energy Information Administration has complete data, Chinese consumption of crude oil fell, its first year-on-year decline in a quarter century (Figure 5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"figure-5-chinese-crude-oil-consumption-surged-until-2022-\">Figure 5: Chinese crude oil consumption surged until 2022.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampusdev.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart5.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese crude oil consumption surged until 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-194205 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart5.jpg 940w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart5-700x447.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart5-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart5-768x490.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; aspect-ratio: 940\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2005, as Chinese demand surged, crude oil prices often changed with the pace of Chinese growth with a lag of about one year.\u00a0 For example, the pace of Chinese growth crested in 2007, 2010, 2017 and 2021.\u00a0 WTI prices reached peaks in 2008, 2011, 2018 and 2022.\u00a0 Likewise, when Chinese growth weakened, oil prices often declined in tandem, sometimes with shorter lags on the downside.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When China lifted its COVID restrictions in late 2022, there were expectations for a strong rebound in growth.&nbsp; That rebound, however, hasn\u2019t materialized yet.&nbsp; Growth remained slow in 2023 and, according to the Li Keqiang Index, which measures rail freight volumes, electricity production and growth in bank loans, slowed further in Q1 2024 to around 3.6% year on year, its slowest pace since the early pandemic lockdowns in 2020 (Figure 6).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"figure-6-peaks-in-oil-prices-often-came-about-12-months-after-peaks-in-the-pace-of-chinese-growth\">Figure 6: Peaks in oil prices often came about 12 months after peaks in the pace of Chinese growth<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampusdev.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart6.jpg\" alt=\"Peaks in oil prices often came about 12 months after peaks in the pace of Chinese growth\" class=\"wp-image-194206 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart6.jpg 940w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart6-700x447.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart6-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart6-768x490.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; aspect-ratio: 940\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the overall pace of growth in China may be weighing on oil prices, it\u2019s not the only demand-side factor.\u00a0 In 2023, 35%-40% of all vehicles sold in China were electric. The growing share of EV among auto sales in China and elsewhere also weighs on demand for crude oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The advent of EVs accentuates a trend towards greater fuel efficiency that underscores the technological leaps of the past half century.&nbsp; Since the 1973 and 1979 oil supply shocks, which sent oil from $3 per barrel to as high as $40, there have been two revolutions in the automotive industry.&nbsp; The first efficiency revolution occurred between 1975 and 1985, involving reducing the weight and engine power of cars and thereby improving gas mileage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second revolution came after a different sort of oil shock &#8212; soaring demand in China and other emerging markets sent oil prices from $12 per barrel in 1998 to as high as $140 in the summer of 2008. It was a revolution of engine technology with greater efficiency gains among combustion engines, the introduction and popularization of hybrids and the advent of EVs to wider audiences in the 2010s.&nbsp; By 2022, the average car weighed about 7% more than a vehicle produced in 1975, had nearly twice the horsepower and burned only half as much fuel (Figure 7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"figure-7-by-2022-automobiles-used-half-as-much-gasoline-were-2x-as-powerful-as-1975-models-1975\">Figure 7: By 2022 automobiles used half as much gasoline, were 2x as powerful as 1975 models 1975<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampusdev.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart7.jpg\" alt=\"By 2022 automobiles used half as much gasoline, were 2x as powerful as 1975 models 1975\" class=\"wp-image-194207 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart7.jpg 940w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart7-700x447.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart7-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart7-768x490.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; aspect-ratio: 940\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On average, drivers keep their cars for about a dozen years.\u00a0 Between 2010 and 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data show that the average car sold in the U.S. went from 22.6 miles per gallon to 26.35 miles per gallon, a 16.7% improvement in fuel economy.\u00a0 If one assumes that each year one-twelfth of the vehicle fleet is replaced, that means that the overall fleet uses about 1.25% less fuel to drive the same distance as they did the previous year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crude oil suffers from one final headwind, which is that people aren\u2019t driving as much as they did in the past.&nbsp; U.S. drivers, for example, travelled 1% less in total distance in January 2024 than they had in January 2020, despite a 3% rise in the size of the U.S. population (Figure 8). While we don\u2019t have figures from other countries that are as up to date as those in the U.S., we can assume that Americans aren\u2019t the only ones who have discovered the wonders of online shopping and working from home, both of which tend to reduce fuel demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As such, the oil market appears to be balanced for the moment between geopolitical tensions which might be keeping prices higher than they might be otherwise and economic forces which have been more bearish than bullish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"figure-8-miles-driven-is-still-below-it\u2019s-pre-pandemic-peak\">Figure 8: Miles driven is still below it\u2019s pre-pandemic peak<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampusdev.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart8.jpg\" alt=\"Miles driven is still below it\u2019s pre-pandemic peak\" class=\"wp-image-194208 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart8.jpg 940w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart8-700x447.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart8-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/ED24_ER024-EVs-Slugging-China-soften-Oil-Demand_940x600-chart8-768x490.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; aspect-ratio: 940\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p 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