The Covid-19 Delta variant has pushed Opec to lower its predictions for global oil demand.
The group of oil exporting countries said in its monthly report published on Monday that the hotly anticipated demand recovery will not come until the first half of 2022.
"Global oil demand in 2021 is now estimated to average 96.7 [million barrels per day]," the report read, roughly 100,000 barrels per day lower than last month's prediction.
