The Coronavirus COVID-19 is expected to have a limited impact on global upstream cost markets
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COVID-19 is expected to have a limited, downwards impact on the Upstream Capital Cost Index (UCCI) and Upstream Operating Cost Index (UOCI), IHS Markit's proprietary metrics for tracking the costs of constructing and operating global upstream projects. While the effects on the indices themselves will be low, we expect China's influence on these changes to be material due to the country's position as one of the world's largest producers and consumers of goods.
Short-term labor shortages resulting from the virus will likely contribute to reduced productivity and project delays. In the medium-term, Chinese wages in the UOCI and Asian regional wages in the UCCI were both projected to increase about 3% in 2020 but these estimates will likely be lowered once the full extent of the COVID-19 outbreak is determined.
Steel is another crucial commodity for the upstream sector, with China as its largest producer. Prior to the outbreak, Chinese steel prices were expected to remain flat in 2020 due to high inventory levels and weakening demand, but our preliminary analysis indicates this outlook could be revised downwards depending on how long the outbreak lasts and how quickly the Chinese economy recovers.
Presently, we believe the flattening prices for Chinese steel will constrain costs of manufacturing certain spare parts, reducing the likelihood of increases in maintenance pricing. The reduced output from China may also present an opportunity for other countries' producers to gain market share while securing favourable pricing.
Bulk material (e.g. cement, paint) markets are also expected to be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak since China and Asia in general account for such a large portion of supply and demand. However, the impact from the virus does not change the markets' already weak situation: demand for these commodities had been dropping for some time, and falling commodity prices since mid-January indicate that markets continue to expect this ongoing decrease in demand to outweigh the decrease in supply from China due to the virus.
Within mainland China, logistics and manufacturing have undoubtedly been impacted by the government's response to COVID-19, and fuel prices specifically fall in periods of lower demand. This development should be short because containment measures are presently expected to be of limited.
Source from ihsmarkit