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Interest Rate Hike Hits Oil Hard

Dec 20, 2018 at 15:48 | Nick Cunningham

Oil prices have been slammed over the past week, dragged down by a variety of forces, including soaring U.S. shale production, higher-than-expected output from Russia, and worries about global demand.…

What’s Behind The Crash In Crude?

Dec 18, 2018 at 15:51 | Nick Cunningham

Oil prices crashed to new one-year lows on Tuesday, dragged down by a deepening sense of global economic gloom as well as fears of oversupply in the oil market itself.…

Canadian Crude Price Spike Won’t Last

Dec 13, 2018 at 08:40 | Irina Slav

Earlier this week Bloomberg reported that Canadian heavy crude prices had soared so high after the institution of a production cut in Alberta that some producers were already finding…

Global Market Turbulence Caps Oil Prices

Dec 11, 2018 at 16:58 | Nick Cunningham

The ink has barely dried on the highly-anticipated OPEC+ deal, but the oil market is moving on, growing concerned about other issues. Oil prices gained around 4 percent immediately after…

Citi: Oil Prices Are Going Nowhere Next Year

Dec 11, 2018 at 15:55 | Tim Daiss

We’ve been here before and since global oil markets are indeed cyclical, Citi’s new oil price forecast for 2019 should not come as much of a surprise. The bank…

Iran Widens Discount For Crude To Asia

Dec 11, 2018 at 10:51 | Irina Slav

Iran is going to offer its crude to Asian buyers, to be delivered in January, at US$1 per barrel less than this month, Reuters reports, citing a pricing document. The…

Asian Oil Futures Point To Higher Crude Prices

Dec 10, 2018 at 15:42 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The markets of crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia are currently awash with fuel. Yet, futures prices pointed to different market situations in oil and LNG as…

Morgan Stanley Slashes Oil Price Forecast For 2019

Dec 10, 2018 at 11:42 | Irina Slav

Morgan Stanley has cut its Brent crude price forecast for 2019 by US$10 a barrel to US$68.50 in the latest sign yet that the OPEC+ production cuts announced after…

Oil Soars After OPEC And Partners Reach Deal

Dec 07, 2018 at 09:21 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Oil prices shot up on Friday after the stubborn holdout Iran agreed to have OPEC reduce oil production by a total of 800,000 bpd, while non-OPEC nations, led by…

Oil Prices Crash As OPEC+ Scrambles At 11th Hour

Dec 06, 2018 at 11:46 | Nick Cunningham

Oil prices crashed early Thursday, as OPEC failed to reveal a solid agreement in Vienna, at least not yet. After hours of meetings, OPEC cancelled its news conference,

Is This The Beginning Of The Next Bull Run In Oil?

Dec 03, 2018 at 17:29 | Nick Cunningham

It will be a busy few days for the oil market, and the week started off with a bang. Oil prices shot up on Monday on news that the U.S.…

Oil Jumps On Trump-Xi Trade Truce

Dec 03, 2018 at 10:30 | Irina Slav

Crude oil began trading today with a 5-percent gain following favorable reports from G20, where Presidents Trump and Xi agreed on a 90-day truce and Russia’s Vladimir Putin said…

Why We Should Worry About Low Oil Prices

Nov 30, 2018 at 16:46 | Gail Tverberg

Many people, including most Peak Oilers, expect that oil prices will rise endlessly. They expect rising oil prices because, over time, companies find it necessary to access more difficult-to-extract oil.…

Do Falling Oil Prices Help Or Hurt The U.S.?

Nov 30, 2018 at 16:26 | Editorial Dept

“If you repeat a falsehood long enough, it will eventually be accepted as fact.” In the financial markets, and economics, it is a common occurrence for the media and commentators…

Russia’s Oil Minister: Oil Prices Are Good Where They Are

Nov 30, 2018 at 09:32 | Irina Slav

“In my view, the current price range of oil is comfortable for both producers and consumers,” said Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak in an interview with news agency TASS.…

How Much Lower Can WTI Go?

Nov 29, 2018 at 12:33 | Irina Slav

West Texas Intermediate yesterday fell to US$50 a barrel, after the Energy Information Administration reported yet another weekly inventory build with production at record highs, making the United States the…

Oil Prices Rally As Russia May Be Joining The Cuts

Nov 29, 2018 at 10:17 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Just a few hours after WTI Crude dipped below $50, oil prices wiped out losses and started climbing on Thursday after reports that Russia has conceded that it needs…

Could Oil Prices Fall To $40?

Nov 26, 2018 at 09:27 | Osama Rizvi

Crude market volatility has soared in the second half of 2018, with prices touching a four year high before entering their longest losing streak in three decades. Analysts…

Platts Survey: Brent Oil Price To Average $75 Next Year

Nov 23, 2018 at 16:46 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Brent Crude is expected to average $75.50 a barrel next year, according to an S&P Global Platts survey of 11 top banks and oil brokers, who see OPEC…

Trump Thanks Saudis For Lower Oil Prices, Wants Even Cheaper Crude

Nov 21, 2018 at 13:10 | Tsvetana Paraskova

It didn’t take long for U.S. President Donald Trump to comment on oil prices, just ten days after he expressed hope that OPEC wouldn’t cut oil production. On Wednesday morning,…

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