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Energy / Crude Oil

Will The U.S. Compromise On Iran Oil Sanctions?

Jul 11, 2018 at 13:55 | Irina Slav

Some of the United States’ closest allies are scrambling to find a way around the latest sanctions of the Trump Administration against Tehran, and Washington may have to revise its…

OPEC: Oil Demand Growth To Slow In 2019

Jul 11, 2018 at 12:15 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Global oil demand growth is expected to moderate next year as the world economy is expected to grow slightly less than this year, OPEC said on Wednesday in its…

India To OPEC: Soaring Oil Prices Will Erode Demand

Jul 11, 2018 at 12:06 | Irina Slav

OPEC needs to pay more attention to the movement of oil prices and take action to reduce them or it will find itself with a slowdown in demand on its…

Libya Reopens Oil Ports

Jul 11, 2018 at 11:51 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) lifted on Wednesday the force majeure on four ports in the eastern part of the country after the export terminals were handed over to…

EIA Reports Largest Crude Draw Since 2016

Jul 11, 2018 at 09:44 | Irina Slav

The Energy Information Administration reported a huge draw in crude oil inventories of 12.6 million barrels for the week to July 6, after a build of 1.2 million…

Spare Capacity: The Biggest Mystery In Oil Markets

Jul 10, 2018 at 16:55 | Nick Cunningham

With around 2.5 million barrels per day (mb/d) of Iranian supply targeted by the Trump administration, how will the oil market cope with the losses? Is there enough supply…

A Storm Is Brewing For U.S. Oil Exports

Jul 10, 2018 at 12:45 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Two geopolitical developments in recent weeks—U.S. sanctions on Iran and the escalating U.S.-Chinese trade war—are set to reshuffle the U.S. oil flows to the world’s fastest-growing oil market, Asia. On…

OPEC Won’t Take Additional Action As Oil Prices Rise

Jul 10, 2018 at 10:56 | Irina Slav

OPEC is doing its best to offset supply disruptions around the world, but it has no intention of “overdoing it”, Bloomberg reports, citing the cartel’s president, UAE’s energy minister…

U.S. Sanctions Could Add $50 To Oil Prices

Jul 09, 2018 at 16:08 | Nick Cunningham

The oil industry might not be able to produce enough oil to meet global demand in a few years’ time. To be sure, much of the oil world is focused…

Could U.S. Oil Become Part Of The Brent Benchmark?

Jul 09, 2018 at 15:58 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Rising U.S. crude oil exports are upending global oil trade and oil flows to various regions in the world, snatching up market share in Asia and Europe from the traditional…

Chinese Refiner Stops U.S. Oil Imports, Turns To Iranian Crude

Jul 09, 2018 at 11:48 | Irina Slav

An independent Chinese refiner has suspended crude oil purchases from the United States and has now turned to Iran as one of its sources of crude, media reports, citing…

Russian Oil Production Soars To 11.193 Million Bpd

Jul 06, 2018 at 14:26 | Tsvetana Paraskova

In line with its agreement with OPEC to reverse part of the cuts, Russia is boosting its crude oil production, pumping as much as 11.193 million bpd in the first…

Do Trump’s Tweets Point To Another Oil Crisis?

Jul 05, 2018 at 16:11 | Nick Cunningham

President Trump spent part of his July 4 holiday shouting at OPEC on twitter, demanding lower gasoline prices. The OPEC Monopoly must remember that gas…

Goldman: Trade War Won’t Derail Oil Prices

Jul 05, 2018 at 15:45 | Nick Cunningham

U.S. tariffs are set to take effect on China on Friday, with China promising immediate retaliation, kicking off the next phase of the trade war. But it remains to be…

Aramco Looks To Launch New Oil Price Benchmark

Jul 05, 2018 at 13:23 | Tim Daiss

Saudi Arabia has turned its oil market fortunes around over the past 1 ½ years. From facing potential financial collapse due to a historic supply overhang of crude on the…

Oil Prices Slide On Small Crude Build

Jul 05, 2018 at 10:29 | Irina Slav

As oil prices continue to press on higher the EIA reported an inventory build of 1.2 million barrels for the week to June 29. This follows three consecutive weekly…

U.S. Sour Oil Sellers Panic, Cut Prices To Asia

Jul 05, 2018 at 09:16 | Irina Slav

U.S. sour crude oil sellers have reduced their pricing for Asian customers, fearing that demand for U.S. oil may drop as China threatens to slap tariffs on American energy imports…

Trump Is Fracturing OPEC

Jul 04, 2018 at 16:23 | Nick Cunningham

President Trump is fracturing OPEC. Trump’s tweet over the weekend that Saudi Arabia agreed to add 2 million barrels per day (mb/d) of supply confused the oil markets, pushing prices…

China Throws Venezuela’s Oil Industry A $5B Lifeline

Jul 04, 2018 at 09:35 | Irina Slav

China’s Development Bank has approved a US$5-billion loan for Venezuela’s oil industry, Bloomberg reports, quoting the troubled South American country’s Finance Minister Simon Zerpa. “We’ve received the authorization for…

The New Oil Cartel Threatening OPEC

Jul 03, 2018 at 17:18 | Irina Slav

When reports emerged that India and China are in talks about forming an oil buyers’ club, OPEC was probably too busy with its upcoming June 22 meeting to concern…

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