The purpose of the first paragraph is to...

announce that world oil production capacity will soon increase to 4 million barrels per day.

criticize both OPEC and non-OPEC countries for causing unexpected delays in production.

discuss the prospects for global oil supply and demand until the end of the year 2009.

predict increasing losses in the oil markets if the surplus production capacity remains unaltered.

report what will certainly happen in the international oil market over the next two years.