The Week UK | Oil price: Predictions for 2017 The Week UK There is widespread optimism that this will end two years of supply glut that has been responsible for a prolonged oil price slump. So what are the predictions for the oil price in 2017? "Predictions by major organisations and investment banks are ... Oil Falls on Unexpected Stockpile Addition Oil settles sharply lower as US crude inventories climb; natural-gas futures surge Oil prices fall on US inventory build; Libya output ramps up |