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Are Combustion Engines Reaching Peak Demand?

Oct 18, 2017 at 14:59 | Peter Tertzakian

Imagine if we woke up tomorrow and read the headline, “GLOBAL PACT: ALL COUNTRIES AGREE TO BAN THE SALE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.” And then imagine that we wake up…

The World's Top Crude Trader Sees Brent Crashing To $45

Oct 18, 2017 at 13:39 | Julianne Geiger

The world’s largest oil trader sees the price of the Brent barrel falling almost $14 to $45 in 2018, from its current price of $58.01, according to Ian Taylor, CEO…

OPEC Favors 9-Month Extension Of Production Cut Agreement

Oct 18, 2017 at 10:51 | Julianne Geiger

OPEC favors a nine-month extension to the OPEC/NOPEC production cut deal, according to four anonymous Reuters sources, which would push out the agreement until December 2018. The possibility of…

Major Crude Oil Draw Sends Oil Prices Higher

Oct 18, 2017 at 09:58 | Irina Slav

A day after API’s estimate of a 7.13-million-barrel draw in U.S. oil inventories led benchmark prices higher, the EIA added to bullishness by reporting inventory figures largely in…

Iran Ready For OPEC Oil Deal Extension

Oct 18, 2017 at 09:20 | Irina Slav

Iran is ready to take part in a further extension of the OPEC oil production cut deal, the country’s Deputy Minister for Trade and International Affairs said at an…

The Natural Gas Market Is Set To Boom

Oct 17, 2017 at 16:25 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Lower-for-longer oil prices and the advance of renewable energy and electric vehicles have made Big Oil plan for a gradual shift toward natural gas in their production portfolios.   All…

Big Oil To Bet On Petrochemicals As Demand Peak Looms

Oct 17, 2017 at 16:20 | Irina Slav

Remember that “This Ain’t Your Daddy’s Oil” commercial that blew up on Twitter at this year’s Super Bowl? It was about crude oil being used for things other than…

The U.S. LNG Boom Could Be About To Stall

Oct 17, 2017 at 13:56 | Alan Mammoser

While speaking before industry executives last June, United States President Donald Trump asserted that he had “ended the war on coal” and that America would be “dominant” in energy. But…

Oil Fundamentals Overturn Geopolitical Risk

Oct 17, 2017 at 13:19 | Tom Kool

Oil posted gains on Monday on news that the Iraqi military had seized control of Kirkuk, but oil fundamentals and the large supply capacity of both OPEC and U.S. shale…

Goldman: U.S.-Iran Standoff Is A Long-Term Threat To Oil Supply

Oct 17, 2017 at 11:21 | Tsvetana Paraskova

While the Kurdistan-Iraq standoff is a risk to shorter-term oil production, the increased tensions between neighboring Iran and the U.S. are a longer-term and bigger threat to global oil…

Major Energy Importer Bets $10 Billion On Natural Gas

Oct 17, 2017 at 10:34 | Dave Forest

Much of the attention in energy markets has been focused on OPEC and oil prices lately. But news this week suggests that a different energy commodity is quietly becoming the hottest…

Mexico Locks In $46 Per Barrel In 2018 Oil Hedge

Oct 17, 2017 at 09:41 | Irina Slav

Mexico has locked in an average export price of US$46 per barrel of crude oil for 2018 in its annual oil hedge, which is closely watched as the biggest…

Is The Aramco IPO On The Brink Of Collapse?

Oct 16, 2017 at 17:13 | Nick Cunningham

In what could be a humiliating decision, Saudi Aramco is considering not staging an IPO next year as planned, due to the difficulty of pulling off an international listing.…

Kuwaiti Minister: OPEC Deal Extension May Be Unnecessary

Oct 16, 2017 at 10:26 | Irina Slav

OPEC and its partners may not need to extend the November 2016 crude oil production cut agreement beyond its March 2018 deadline if everyone fully complies with their quotas, Kuwait’s…

Clashes In Kurdistan Send Oil Prices Higher

Oct 16, 2017 at 09:26 | Irina Slav

Reports of clashes between Iraqi troops and Kurdish armed forces near Kirkuk yesterday sent WTI and Brent higher in Asian trade today. The latest reports coming in say…

What’s Stopping An Oil Price Rally?

Oct 13, 2017 at 17:46 | Irina Slav

Oil supply disruptions, high OPEC oil cut deal compliance rates, an extra-violent hurricane season, and the threat of new U.S. sanctions against Iran have fed optimism in oil markets over…

China Takes Aim At The Petrodollar

Oct 13, 2017 at 17:46 | Tsvetana Paraskova

China continues to pursue its ambitious plan to make its currency—the yuan—more international. The world’s top crude oil importer and key oil demand growth driver is now determined to get…

Is OPEC Considering Deeper Output Cuts?

Oct 13, 2017 at 17:46 | Metal Miner

The oil price, as measured by the most traded Brent Crude number, has been relatively stable since the agreement to limit output was implemented last year and excess inventory has…

Who Are The Biggest Buyers Of U.S. Oil?

Oct 13, 2017 at 17:45 | Robert Rapier

This year the U.S. has averaged more than 900,000 barrels per day (BPD) of crude oil exports while continuing to import an average of 8.1 million BPD. In the previous article,…

With A World Awash In Oil, Kazakhstan Faces Fuel Crisis

Oct 13, 2017 at 17:24 | Eurasianet

Kazakhstan, a nation rich in hydrocarbons, is grappling with a gasoline shortage that has enveloped the entire country, including the capital, Astana, and the southern metropolis of Almaty. Portents of…

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