Embikweni wayo wanyanga zonke, i-Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ngoLwesithathu (Oct 12) yehlise isibikezelo sayo sokukhula kwesidingo sikawoyela emhlabeni wonke ngo-2022 okwesine kusukela ngo-Ephreli.I-OPEC iphinde yehlisa isibikezelo sayo sokukhula kukawoyela ngonyaka ozayo, icaphuna izici ezifana nokwehla kwamandla emali kanye nokwehla komnotho.
Umbiko wanyanga zonke we-OPEC uthe ulindele ukuthi isidingo sikawoyela emhlabeni wonke sikhule ngezigidi ezingu-2.64 b/d ngo-2022, uma kuqhathaniswa nezigidi ezingu-3.1 b/d ngaphambilini.Ukukhula kwesidingo esingahluziwe somhlaba wonke ngo-2023 kulindeleke ukuthi kube ngu-2.34 MMBPD, kwehle ngo-360,000 BPD ukusuka esilinganisweni sangaphambilini kuya ku-102.02 MMBPD.
"Umnotho womhlaba usungene enkathini yokungaqiniseki nezinselelo ezikhulayo, ngokukhuphuka kwamandla emali okuhlala kuphakeme, ukuqiniswa kwezimali ngamabhange amakhulu, amazinga aphezulu ezikweletu ezizimele ezifundeni eziningi, kanye nezinkinga eziqhubekayo ze-supply chain," kusho i-OPEC embikweni.
Ukwehla kwesidingo sokubheka kuvumelana nesinqumo se-OPEC+ ngesonto eledlule sokunciphisa okukhiphayo ngemiphongolo eyizigidi ezi-2 ngosuku (BPD), okuyisibalo esikhulu kunazo zonke kusukela ngo-2020, emzamweni wokuzinzisa amanani.
Ungqongqoshe wezamandla waseSaudi Arabia usole ukuncishiswa ngenxa yokungaqiniseki okuyinkimbinkimbi, kanti izinhlangano eziningi zehlisa izibikezelo zazo ngokukhula komnotho.
UMengameli waseMelika uJoe Biden usigxeke kakhulu isinqumo se-OPEC+ sokunciphisa ukukhiqizwa, wathi sikhuphule imali engenayo kawoyela eRussia, eyilungu elibalulekile le-OPEC+.UMnu. Biden wesabise ngokuthi i-United States idinga ukuphinde ibuyekeze ubudlelwano bayo neSaudi Arabia, kodwa akazange acacise ukuthi lokho kuzoba yini.
Umbiko wangoLwesithathu uphinde waveza ukuthi amalungu ayi-13 e-OPEC ehlangene andise umkhiqizo ngemiphongolo eyi-146,000 ngosuku ngoSepthemba kuya emiphongolweni eyizigidi ezingama-29.77 ngosuku, okuwukuthuthuka okungokomfanekiso okulandela ukuvakasha kukaBiden eSaudi Arabia kuleli hlobo.
Noma kunjalo, amalungu amaningi e-OPEC ashoda kakhulu kulokho ahlosile ekukhiqizeni njengoba ebhekene nezinkinga ezinjengokutshalwa kwezimali kancane kanye nokuphazamiseka kokusebenza.
I-OPEC iphinde yehlisa isibikezelo sayo sokukhula komnotho emhlabeni wonke kulo nyaka safinyelela ku-2.7% sisuka ku-3.1% futhi sangonyaka ozayo saya ku-2.5%.I-OPEC ixwayise ngokuthi kusasele ubungozi obukhulu kanye nokuthi umnotho womhlaba kungenzeka ube buthaka ngokuqhubekayo.