Cyril Widdershoven

Latest articles from Cyril

• A Major Bull Run Is Forming In Oil Markets

  Published 03 May 2020 | viewed 237,183 times

  The oil market is facing an unprecedented crisis as COVID-19 causes demand destruction and OPEC+ has proven powerless to stop oil prices from crashing. But…

• Why The Oil Industry Can No Longer Rely On China

  Published 25 April 2020 | viewed 103,952 times

  The global oil sector is reeling from a combination of negative oil prices, storage overload, demand destruction, and calls for a renewable energy revolution in…

• The Oil Industry’s Recovery Lacks One Important Ingredient

  Published 18 April 2020 | viewed 153,751 times

  The growing global oil and gas glut, partly caused by the coronavirus global lockdown but also due to mismanagement of the US shale sector and…

• OPEC’s Plan To Take Over The Global Oil Industry

  Published 05 April 2020 | viewed 180,307 times

  The first three months of 2020 have shocked the global energy market to its foundations. The toxic mix of coronavirus, a global economic recession, and…

• The OPEC Meeting Could Send Oil Prices Crashing Below $10

  Published 03 April 2020 | viewed 419,472 times

  The current optimism of analysts and the media that an end to the ongoing OPEC+ oil price spat is near is entirely unjustified. The ongoing…

• Can Saudi Arabia Survive The Oil Price War It Started?

  Published 09 March 2020 | viewed 99,156 times

  As the world watches an oil price war unfold between Russia, OPEC, and US shale, another major crisis is looming in the Middle East. Saudi…

• The World’s Top LNG Producer Is In Trouble

  Published 17 February 2020 | viewed 93,755 times

  Global LNG markets are struggling with a glut of unprecedented levels. International expansion in Australia, Qatar, Mozambique and Egypt, combined with a continuously strong US…

• Is Egypt’s Energy Hub Dream Falling Apart?

  Published 01 February 2020 | viewed 31,904 times

  Since the end of the 1990s Egypt has dreamt of becoming an East Mediterranean gas and energy hub. The discoveries offshore in the Nile Delta…

• Libya Is Facing A New Oil War

  Published 20 January 2020 | viewed 20,371 times

  Libya’s oil operations have been dealt a blow during the last 24 hours, after local Libyan tribes, allies of Libya’s General Haftar’s LNA, disrupted production…

• The Iran Crisis Is Far From Over

  Published 12 January 2020 | viewed 25,369 times

  After a week of extreme turmoil in the Middle East, due to the killing of Iranian IRGC leader Soleimani, Iran’s 2nd in command, and the…

• Why Banning Fossil Fuel Investment Is A Huge Mistake

  Published 16 November 2019 | viewed 20,507 times

  Activist global warming strategies have now caused the European Investment Bank to ban its fossil fuel project funding. After more than a year of internal…

• Could The Aramco IPO Kill OPEC?

  Published 14 November 2019 | viewed 64,742 times

  The global oil market could be entering unchartered waters in the coming weeks. After the US shale revolution, which threatened OPEC’s hold on and the…

• Is This The End Of The Aramco IPO?

  Published 20 October 2019 | viewed 67,872 times

  The Aramco IPO has become a headache for many investors having been delayed yet again this week. Banks are now worried that it will be…

• The Saudi Crown Prince’s Final Option

  Published 06 October 2019 | viewed 47,695 times

  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been making headlines again these last few days. After giving an interview to CBS in which he admitted…

• The $47 Trillion Death Sentence For Oil & Gas

  Published 23 September 2019 | viewed 179,741 times

  The future of hydrocarbons is becoming bleak if plans presented by international banks, representing around $47 trillion in value, will be fully implemented. Around 130…

• Is A Full-Blown War In The Persian Gulf Inevitable?

  Published 16 September 2019 | viewed 32,535 times

  Iran has been able to counter U.S. President Trump’s maximum pressure strategy by taking the challenge to the next level. With a big bang, the…

• A New Era For Saudi Oil

  Published 09 September 2019 | viewed 9,152 times

  After a long time of low-profile strategic moves, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stepped back into the spotlights with a bang. International media are…

• The Silent Power Struggle Within Saudi Arabia

  Published 02 September 2019 | viewed 44,594 times

  Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s leading oil producer, is not only stepping up its Saudi Aramco IPO process but is also reshuffling the oil and gas power…

• The Saudi Pivot To The East Is Real

  Published 01 September 2019 | viewed 23,126 times

  After a short lull in the media frenzy about the Aramco IPO, touted to be the largest listing ever on a stock exchange, steps are…

• Iraq’s Latest Oil Plan Could Upset The Entire Middle East

  Published 27 August 2019 | viewed 21,313 times

  Washington’s advisors will need to get back soon to address a possible tripartite pipeline proposal of Iran, as it will not only be linked to…