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Oil Prices Slip Despite Modest Draw In Crude Inventories

Aug 02, 2017 at 09:51 | Irina Slav

After a week-long rally that eventually saw Brent and WTI both jump the US$50 barrier for the first time in a month, this week produced a string of bad news…

Have Oil Majors Really Adapted To $50 Oil?

Aug 01, 2017 at 16:54 | Nick Cunningham

The oil majors, by and large, have posted dramatically better financial figures for the second quarter, a sign that their cost reduction efforts are bearing fruit. They are no longer…

Against All Odds: The Return Of An Oil Giant

Aug 01, 2017 at 14:34 | Viktor Katona

Only a year ago, the Brazilian state company Petrobras seemed a complete basket case, an exemplary case of how not to lead a company that is rich in both resources…

Qatar Dispute Back To Square One

Aug 01, 2017 at 14:23 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The four countries leading the boycott against Qatar are going back to their list of 13 demands for Doha to meet before talks can start, essentially reverting the Arab Gulf…

Asia’s Warren Buffet Faces Off Against The Utility Industry

Aug 01, 2017 at 13:20 | Leonard Hyman & William Tilles

One seldom sees a financial news headline so guaranteed not to attract attention. For instance, “Cheung Kong Infrastructure and Cheung Kong Properties buy Ista International GmbH". Other than conveying that…

Bulls Crushed As Oil Crashes Again

Aug 01, 2017 at 12:36 | Tom Kool

Oil markets received a heavy blow on Tuesday morning as oil crashed by 3 percent due to a surge in OPEC's July output. (Click…

Oil Prices Slip As OPEC Oil Exports Creep Higher

Aug 01, 2017 at 11:20 | Irina Slav

OPEC’s crude oil exports reached 26.68 million bpd last month, energy data provider Kpler said, on the back of higher shipments from Libya, Nigeria, and the UAE. The figure was…

Is The Mafia Helping ISIS Smuggle Oil Into Italy?

Aug 01, 2017 at 09:35 | Irina Slav

The Italian mafia may have teamed up with the Islamic State to smuggle crude oil from the Middle East into Italy, an ongoing police investigation has suggested, according to The…

This Oil Price Rally Has Reached Its Limit

Jul 31, 2017 at 17:02 | Nick Cunningham

Last week, crude oil rallied the most so far this year, gaining more than 8 percent, or $4 per barrel. Oil traders are much more optimistic than they were just…

Is This The End Of The Oil Glut?

Jul 31, 2017 at 16:55 | Tsvetana Paraskova

In recent weeks, the crude oil market has finally started to show signs that it could be heading toward rebalancing—the stated goal of OPEC’s cuts and the favorite buzzword of…

Sanctions On Venezuela Could Push Oil Into The Mid-$50s

Jul 31, 2017 at 14:47 | Gregory Brew

In response to Venezuela’s controversial vote on Sunday, a move which could dramatically increase the power of President Nicolas Maduro and grant his government the ability to re-write the constitution,…

Shale Drillers Aren’t As Safe As You May Think

Jul 31, 2017 at 14:07 | Irina Slav

It’s been the main headwind for OPEC’s oil output cut deal. Rising shale oil production in the U.S. has been making headlines for almost a year now. While initially the…

Will Sanctions On Russia Push The EU To US Energy?

Jul 31, 2017 at 14:02 | Kent Moors

Events of the last few days will be opening up some interesting energy investment moves. We just need the smoke to settle, first. It brings me back to just a…

Can OPEC Boost Compliance Back To 100%?

Jul 31, 2017 at 13:36 | Tsvetana Paraskova

A joint OPEC/non-OPEC technical committee will be meeting in Abu Dhabi on next week to discuss ways to improve compliance by members that have not been sticking 100 percent to their…

Waning OPEC Compliance Threatens Oil Price Rally

Jul 31, 2017 at 11:41 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Analysts cut yet again—for a sixth consecutive month—their oil price forecasts for 2017 and 2018, as the slower-than-expected rate of oil market rebalancing puts an increasing amount of pressure on…

Are Traders Overlooking The Real Oil Price Influencer?

Jul 31, 2017 at 10:56 | Brian Noble

Was the meeting between the OPEC and non-OPEC oil ministers in St Petersburg, Russia on 24 July a game changer or not? There were high hopes for additional production cuts,…

Europe’s Biggest Oil Refinery Shut Down After Fire

Jul 31, 2017 at 09:32 | Irina Slav

Shell’s Pernis refinery in Rotterdam, the biggest in Europe, has been partially shut down after a short circuit caused a major fire on Sunday. Deutsche Welle quoted a…

U.S. Shale Is Determined Not To Kill This Rally

Jul 28, 2017 at 17:17 | Nick Cunningham

Oil prices moved closer to a two-month high on Friday, closing out the week with some of the strongest gains in 2017. Market sentiment has turned “cautiously optimistic,” as Goldman…

U.S. Shale Slashes Capex As Low Oil Prices Bite

Jul 28, 2017 at 17:13 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Seven months into the OPEC production cut deal, oil prices are not higher than they were at the end of last year, as the stubborn global inventory overhang and rising…

U.S. Shale Has Set An Example For Oil Majors

Jul 28, 2017 at 17:08 | Irina Slav

It took the oil supermajors quite a while to come to terms with the new oil price realities. The blow from the 2014 price crash was so severe and apparently…

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