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The vaccine distribution cycle was not expected to be perfect, but the recent spike in cases in Europe, which some are calling the third wave, is not being met with a brigade of vaccines, but with vaccine scepticism instead.
Rystad Energy has modelled the impact of the possibility of extended vaccination campaign hiccups and has found that the recovery of up to 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil demand is at risk in 2021, depending on the duration of the setbacks.
The latest pandemic hurdle in Europe is the temporary ban of the AstraZeneca vaccine in several EU and now a handful of Asian countries, which puts the recovery of economic activity and oil demand at risk.
In Rystad Energy’s Covid-19 research, the company has forecasted that the AstraZeneca vaccine would make up 2.6 billion of the total global 11 billion global vaccine doses (1 inoculation is 1 dose) produced in 2021.
At the moment, Rystad estimates Western Europe boasts a near 8.5 per cent vaccinated rate, which is forecast to reach 50 per cent by June 2021.
A ban or delay in vaccine distribution in Europe could likely be filled by other vaccine producers, but we still estimate that the associated logistical and bureaucratic obstacles would trigger a delay of Europe reaching the threshold by between one and three months.
Rystad Energy currently forecasts global oil demand in 2021 at 95.2 million bpd, but under a slow vaccination scenario, caused by the AstraZeneca debacle and other possible future setbacks, oil demand in 2021 could only average at as low as 94.2 million bpd.
The extent of the recovery loss will depend on the duration of the delays and consequently on how quickly vaccination campaigns progress.
Source: Offshore Energy
Source: Offshore Energy
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