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Stronger Chinese Oil Imports May Send WTI Above $80

Stronger Chinese Oil Imports May Send WTI Above $80

Positive demand signals from China…

Caspian Power Trio Aims to Electrify the European Union

Caspian Power Trio Aims to Electrify the European Union

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan plan…

Energy

The Fourth Industrial Revolution Is On The Horizon

Jun 15, 2018 at 16:49 | Michael Kern

Just a few short years after economists and social theorists declared that we had entered the Third Industrial Revolution, the next revolution is already on the horizon. Fueled by…

Oil At A Crossroads Ahead Of Crucial OPEC Meeting

Jun 15, 2018 at 16:48 | Jim Hyerczyk

August West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are in a position to close higher for the week as investors prepare for next week’s OPEC meeting in Vienna on June 22-23.…

Azerbaijan’s Pipeline Conundrum

Jun 15, 2018 at 16:47 | Eurasianet

Upwards of a thousand dignitaries – including the presidents of Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Serbia – assembled June 12 at a barren site outside the northwestern Turkish city of…

3 Possible Outcomes From The OPEC Meeting

Jun 15, 2018 at 16:40 | Nick Cunningham

The OPEC meeting is a week away and based on the signals from the group’s top producers, the market is assuming that the group will increase oil production. However, the…

OPEC Back “In the Driver’s Seat”

Jun 15, 2018 at 13:39 | Tom Kool

Oil markets are on edge as OPEC’s June 22 meeting in Vienna quickly approaches.  (Click to enlarge) (Click…

Rig Count Falters Amid Oil Price Correction

Jun 15, 2018 at 12:23 | Julianne Geiger

Baker Hughes reported a dip in the number of active oil and gas rigs in the United States today. Oil and gas rigs decreased by 3 rigs, according to the…

240,000 Bpd Offline Following Clashes In Libya

Jun 15, 2018 at 10:01 | Irina Slav

Continuing clashes between the Libyan National Army and rival militant groups have cut Libya’s oil production by 240,000 bpd, prompting the shutdown of Libya’s two biggest oil ports, Es Sider…

U.S. Shale, OPEC To Discuss Market Balance In Vienna

Jun 15, 2018 at 09:22 | Irina Slav

As everyone watches OPEC and Russia ahead of their meeting in Vienna next week, it’s easy to miss the fact that this is not the only meeting that will set…

The Bullish And Bearish Case For Oil

Jun 14, 2018 at 17:10 | Nick Cunningham

Oil prices are in a holding pattern as we await the outcome of the OPEC+ meeting in a few days, and while the result of that meeting will almost completely…

Shale Drillers’ $7 Billion Hedging Error

Jun 14, 2018 at 16:28 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Oil producers are finding themselves in kind of a pickle. While oil prices are indeed on the rise, many producers are unable to take full advantage of this nicety because…

India, China Look To Form ‘Oil Buyers Club’

Jun 14, 2018 at 16:14 | Tsvetana Paraskova

India and China have discussed creating an ‘oil buyers’ club’ to be able to negotiate better prices with oil exporting countries and will be looking to import…

Petrochemicals: The Future For Big Oil

Jun 14, 2018 at 13:54 | Irina Slav

Plastics and petrochemicals are the future of Big Oil - there is hardly any question about that if by future we mean the distant future. There is still no consensus…

Saudi Arabia: Deal To Gradually Ease Cuts Is ‘Inevitable’

Jun 14, 2018 at 13:20 | Tsvetana Paraskova

It is “inevitable” that OPEC and partners will agree next week to gradually roll back some of the production cuts that have been in place since January 2017, Saudi Arabia’s…

EV Makers Receive Little Support From Trump

Jun 14, 2018 at 11:46 | Jon LeSage

Automakers are looking for states to support electric vehicle sales and charging infrastructure development — regardless of what President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt end up deciding to…

Libya’s Es Sider Terminal Shuts Down After Militant Clashes

Jun 14, 2018 at 09:34 | Irina Slav

The Es Sider oil export terminal in Libya was shut down and loadings at another one, Ras Lanuf, were suspended today after clashes between the Libyan national Army and the…

IEA: Oil Prices Could Rise Further As Shale Can’t Fill The Gap

Jun 13, 2018 at 17:55 | Nick Cunningham

U.S. shale will continue its breakneck growth rate into 2019, despite bottlenecks, but the oil market still faces serious supply risks from the potential losses from Venezuela and Iran, the…

The Decisive Battle For Yemen’s Oil Port

Jun 13, 2018 at 17:21 | Cyril Widdershoven

An Arab coalition, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have started their expected military assault on the Yemeni port of Hodeidah. This military operation will most probably decide the…

Europe Is Awash With Oil Stored On Ships

Jun 13, 2018 at 16:50 | Tsvetana Paraskova

While many analysts and agencies have already called the end of the global oil glut, oil held in floating storage in Europe is at an at least 18-month-high, also due…

China’s Oil Demand Could Take A Big Hit

Jun 13, 2018 at 14:14 | Tsvetana Paraskova

China’s independent refiners—the so-called teapots—have enjoyed comfortable profit margins since they were allowed to directly import crude oil in 2015. But the good times for the teapots may be over…

Russia To Propose Rolling Back 1.8 Million Bpd Of Oil Cuts

Jun 13, 2018 at 14:06 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Russia plans to propose to the OPEC/NOPEC allies next week that they reverse the group’s production to the October 2016 levels—the baseline for the cuts of most pact participants when…

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