What does the rest of the year hold in store for oil prices?

Oil prices are now back at around $50 per barrel (for Brent) but they have been volatile over the last few months. Speculation about a deal to freeze output, high stocks and outages in production have all been recent drivers of price movements. This Energy Watch looks at what might move prices over the rest of this year and next.

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