The International Monetary Fund said global crude oil prices have been relatively lower because of the growth in oil supply from North America. With U.S. oil production on pace to eclipse 9 million barrels per day near term, the trend should continue through next year. Skip to next paragraph Nearly all of the growth in global oil production is coming from the United States and Canada. Combined, North American production growth is around 1.2 million barrels per day from U.S. shale oil and Canadian oil sands. IMF said this growth was spilling over to the global marketplace. “Crude oil prices have edged lower, mainly as a result of the continued supply surge in North America,” it said . (Related Article: Russian Sanctions and the Negative Effect on Global Energy Security ) The U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its market report for April it expected the price for Brent […]