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Analysts See OPEC Compliance Erode In H2 2017

Aug 16, 2017 at 13:37 | Tsvetana Paraskova

OPEC’s compliance with the output cuts will continue to slip in the second half this year, despite recent rhetoric reiterating the cartel members’ commitment to stick to the production quotas,…

Will Oil Demand Growth Be Enough To Tackle Inventories?

Aug 16, 2017 at 11:58 | Metal Miner

Two articles in the Financial Times this week give polar opposite views on the direction for oil prices next year. The first is a report on bets taken by the highly…

Libya Boosts Oil Output At Biggest Field

Aug 16, 2017 at 10:58 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Libya is returning with more barrels to the market after its biggest oil field started raising production and an export terminal re-opened for tanker loading.     Crude oil output at…

Oil Prices Rise On Hefty Crude Inventory Draw

Aug 16, 2017 at 09:47 | Irina Slav

Another week, another draw – this seems to be the refrain this driving season, with the API and the EIA in sync with their weekly figures most of the time.…

IEA: OPEC Must Extend Cuts To Balance Oil Markets

Aug 15, 2017 at 15:47 | Nick Cunningham

U.S. shale is poised to outlast OPEC. It has long been the suspicion of many oil market analysts that the U.S. shale industry was likely too nimble for OPEC to…

Can Oil Sanctions Cripple North Korea’s Army?

Aug 15, 2017 at 15:31 | Tsvetana Paraskova

In response to Pyongyang’s latest nuclear missile tests, the world is stepping up sanctions on North Korea with bans on its mining, manufacturing, and seafood exports. The latest round of…

U.S. Sanctions On Venezuela Could Boost Gasoline Prices

Aug 15, 2017 at 15:09 | Luis Colasante

For over five months, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have taken to the streets of the country to protest against the dictatorial Venezuelan regime. Since the protests started, more than 

The Oil Price Tug Of War

Aug 15, 2017 at 13:37 | Tom Kool

Oil prices remain in a game of tug of war as conflicting news sends both the bears and the bulls to the sidelines. (Click to…

Foreign Oil Eyes 44 Billion Barrels In Cuba

Aug 15, 2017 at 12:55 | Irina Slav

One of the few foreign energy companies with a presence in Cuba is now seeking funding for a 2018 exploration drilling campaign for Block 9, which is expected to hold…

Strong Crude Inventory Draws Keep Markets On Edge

Aug 15, 2017 at 12:02 | Matt Smith

After trying to grab ahold of the fifty dollar handle, WTI has lost its grip and is sliding lower in the forty dollardom once more. Even though U.S. inventories look…

These Major Oil Buyers Are Quietly Prepping For A Supply Shock

Aug 15, 2017 at 10:28 | Dave Forest

Continuing major changes in global oil flows this week. With big consumers like Indian Oil Corp and South Korean refiner SK Innovation making their first-ever purchases of U.S. crude exports.  And…

Oil Prices Fall To 3-Week Lows On Flurry Of Bearish News

Aug 15, 2017 at 09:22 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Oil prices continued to fall on Tuesday morning, following a sell-off on Monday triggered by a stronger U.S. dollar, concerns over growing supply from non-OPEC producers, and signs of potential…

Supply Risks Could Push Oil Prices Higher This Week

Aug 14, 2017 at 16:09 | Nick Cunningham

Oil lost ground in the last few days on slipping OPEC compliance rates and fears of persistent oversupply. But the tightening of the oil market is still proceeding, and there…

Can The Permian Push Prices Down To $40?

Aug 14, 2017 at 15:56 | Irina Slav

Two analyst firms have revised upwards their production growth forecasts for the Permian, expecting oil output there to be 300,000 bpd higher by the end of this year. The…

Oil Tycoon Pushes For Venezuela Sanctions

Aug 14, 2017 at 14:25 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The U.S. has stepped up sanctions against Venezuelan individuals in the wake of the July vote in Venezuela aimed at rewriting the constitution, which is further eroding democracy in the…

U.S. Gasoline Demand At All-Time High

Aug 14, 2017 at 14:20 | Robert Rapier

Given all the media hype about peak oil demand — which is supposed to come about largely as a result of the explosive growth of electric vehicles (EVs) — you…

China Ups Pressure On North Korea With Ban On Coal Imports

Aug 14, 2017 at 13:56 | ZeroHedge

China's Ministry of Commerce said that Beijing will halt imports of coal, iron, iron ore and seafood from North Korea starting on Tuesday, cutting an important economic lifeline for the…

Oil Prices Slip As Chinese Crude Demand Loses Momentum

Aug 14, 2017 at 11:57 | ZeroHedge

Slowly but surely, what we have claimed for the past year - that it is the demand side of the oil equation, not the supply, and especially the "Chinese wildcard" that…

Oil Prices Inch Higher As Libya Closes Crude Export Terminal

Aug 14, 2017 at 10:27 | Irina Slav

The Zueitina oil terminal in Libya has ceased loading cargos as port workers protest, demanding better working conditions, Bloomberg quoted the head of the workers’ union Merhi Abridan as…

Higher Oil Prices Slash Saudi Deficit

Aug 14, 2017 at 09:23 | Irina Slav

The Saudi Finance Minister has announced an annual decline in the budget deficit for the first half of the year thanks to higher oil prices in the period. At…

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