oversupplied

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While global oil markets remain broadly oversupplied, near-term prices look set to take direction from geopolitical signals.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

The Houston-based company on Friday said it is moving past a challenging 2025, which was plagued by lower commodity prices, geopolitical uncertainty and an oversupplied oil market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

While the company struggled with lower commodity prices and an oversupplied oil market in 2025, headwinds in key regions “are behind us,” said CEO Olivier LePeuch.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

That came as crude oil prices declined to the lowest point in more than four years, amid ongoing worries about an oversupplied global market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 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)