SINGAPORE, Sept 14 Reuters Oil prices rebounded on Thursday after falling in the previous session as markets turned their attention back to a tighter crude supply outlook for the rest of 2023, with demand set to stay robust through to next year.

Brent crude futures rose 54 cents, or 0.6, to 92.42 a barrel at 0630 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude WTI climbed 54 cents, or 0.6, to 89.06.

Fears of deficient supplies are underpinning oil prices as producers adamantly stick to restricted production, said Priyanka Sachdeva, senior market analyst at Phillip Nova.

Saudi Arabia and Russia39;s extension of oil output cuts to the end of 2023 will mean a substantial market deficit through the fourth quarter, the International Energy Agency IEA said on Wednesday, as it largely stuck by its estimates for demand growth this year and next.

The lack of cuts at the start of 2024 would shift the balance to a surplus, the agency said, though it added that stocks will be at uncomfortably low levels.

Elsewhere, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC on Tuesday retained its forecasts for robust growth in global oil demand in 2023 and 2024.

The oil market looks decidedly tight over the next two to three quarters as supply constraints persist amid robust demand, said analysts at ANZ Research.

We expect ongoing geopolitical risks and the uncertain economic backdrop to lead Saudi Arabia to maintaining these production cuts into Q1 2024, they added.

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