Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. Report's Core View - This week, crude oil fluctuated repeatedly following geopolitical situations. US inventories entered the inventory accumulation window, but refinery demand remained, and the fundamentals did not decline. - In terms of supply and demand changes, US commercial crude oil inventories increased, and Iraq in the Middle East stated it would increase exports. - At the macro - political level, the IMF raised its economic forecast, and the IEA also raised its crude oil demand forecast, expecting a global demand growth rate of 930,000 barrels per day in 2026, slightly higher than 850,000 barrels per day in 2025. Politically, the US - Iran relationship remained in a stalemate, and the US Energy Secretary said he would visit Venezuela in the coming weeks. - Satellite maps show that the Caribbean Islands (excluding Cuba) imported at least about 230,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan crude oil. Venezuela's oil has flowed back to Caribbean storage tanks for the first time in years, creating conditions for refineries in the US, Europe, and Asia to obtain heavy - sulfur crude oil. It is believed that with the US Energy Secretary's planned visit to Venezuela, Venezuela's production increase is in progress, with an expected step - by - step and slow growth. At the same time, it is judged that the internal unrest in Iran and the US - Iran relationship will enter a state of low - intensity frictions, and Iran's production capacity has passed the peak black - box test. Against the backdrop of one increase (Venezuela) and one shortfall (Iran), there is still a bottom for oil prices. From a medium - to - long - term perspective, it is still cost - effective to go long when the price is in the shale oil break - even range [15]. Summary by Directory 1. Week - to - Week Assessment & Strategy Recommendation - **Market Review**: This week, crude oil fluctuated with geopolitical situations. US inventories entered the accumulation phase, but refinery demand remained, and fundamentals did not decline [15]. - **Supply - Demand Changes**: US commercial crude oil inventories increased, and Iraq planned to increase exports [15]. - **Macro - Political Situation**: The IMF raised the economic forecast, and the IEA raised the crude oil demand forecast. Politically, the US - Iran relationship was in a stalemate, and the US Energy Secretary planned to visit Venezuela [15]. - **View Summary**: Venezuela's production increase is in progress, and the US - Iran relationship will enter a state of low - intensity frictions. Oil prices have a bottom, and it is cost - effective to go long in the shale oil break - even range [15]. 2. Macro & Geopolitical - **Short - Term High - Frequency Macro Indicators**: Include the US ISM manufacturing PMI, the Citigroup G10 economic surprise index, the US 10 - year inflation expectation, and the US long - short - term spread, all related to WTI oil prices [44]. - **Medium - Term Macro Forecast Indicators**: Such as the euro - zone investment confidence index, the US investment confidence index, and GDP growth rate forecasts of major countries, which are related to oil consumption [48][49]. - **Geopolitical Indicators**: The Middle East geopolitical risk index and the high - frequency export statistics of sensitive oil - producing countries (Iran, Libya, Venezuela, and Russia) are related to WTI oil prices [55]. 3. Oil Product Spreads - **Forward Curve**: Analyzed the WTI crude oil forward curve, the near - far structure of various crude oils, and the M1/M4 month - spread of WTI crude oil [59]. - **Inter - Regional Spreads**: Studied the spreads between Brent/WTI, Brent/Dubai, INE/WTI, and MRBN/WTI [62]. - **Product Spreads**: Analyzed the forward curve of LGO diesel, the near - far structure of refined oils, and the spreads between RB/HO and LGO/RB [65][66]. - **Crack Spreads**: Examined the crack spreads of gasoline, diesel, high - sulfur fuel oil, and low - sulfur fuel oil in Singapore, Europe, and the US [72][75][78]. 4. Crude Oil Supply - **OPEC & OPEC+ Supply**: OPEC has a series of production policies, including production cuts and increases. The production and supply situations of OPEC 12 countries and OPEC+ major member countries are also presented [84][86]. - **US Supply**: The US has various policies and actions related to oil supply, such as changes in SPR funds, sanctions on other countries, and policies on oil well and rig operations [114][115]. - **Other Supply**: The production situations of Canada, Norway, Brazil, and China are included [123]. 5. Crude Oil Demand - **US Demand**: Covers refinery operations, direct and derived demands for crude oil, and micro - level demand indicators [129][134][146]. - **China Demand**: Includes direct and derived demands for crude oil, refinery operations, and micro - level demand indicators [151][156][164]. - **European Demand**: Analyzed refinery operations and direct and derived demands for crude oil [170][174]. - **Indian Demand**: Focused on refinery operations and direct and derived demands for crude oil [180]. - **Other Demand**: Such as the average daily speeds of different types of oil tankers and the oil transportation quality model [184][187]. 6. Crude Oil Inventory - **US Inventory**: Includes commercial crude oil inventory, inventory available days, and inventories in different regions, as well as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and aviation kerosene inventories [194][196][198]. - **China Inventory**: Covers port inventories, gasoline, and diesel inventories [203][206][209]. - **European Inventory**: Analyzed the ARA inventory and the inventories of 16 European countries [214][219][222]. - **Singapore Inventory**: Includes gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and total refined oil inventories [226]. - **Fujairah Inventory**: Covers gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and total refined oil inventories [231]. - **Marine Inventory**: Analyzed the floating storage of refined oils and crude oil at sea [236][240][244]. 7. Meteorological Disasters - **Meteorological Disasters in Crude Oil Supply Areas**: Include storm models in the US Gulf of Mexico and the Middle East, as well as wildfire probability models in Canada and rainstorm & thunderstorm in the US Gulf of Mexico [249][255]. 8. Alternative Data - **Crude Oil Alternative Data**: Such as the in - transit supply of crude oil by sea, the crude oil transportation demand model, the shipping freight in the Arabian Sea, and the probability of the Hormuz Strait being blocked [261].