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• A Worrying Sign For U.S. Shale

  Published 17 January 2020 | viewed 17,674 times

  1. Frackers working through frack-log- After years of adding drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) to the field, the shale industry began working through the backlog…

• Could ISIS Take Control Over This Large Iraqi Oil Field?

  Published 14 January 2020 | viewed 16,726 times

  As always, it’s the fear of sanctions that provides the leverage Trump seeks in this cat-and-mouse game with Iran. And this time, the leverage is…

• Oil Prices Slump As Iran Tensions Ease

  Published 10 January 2020 | viewed 13,964 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are in a position to finish sharply lower for the week after hitting a multi-month high just a…

• OPEC Production Falls As New Quotas Begin

  Published 10 January 2020 | viewed 10,612 times

  Market Movers - A Reuters survey shows that OPEC’s production fell last month to 29.50 million bpd in the runup to the cartel’s new production…

• This Oil Major Is Set To Outperform

  Published 10 January 2020 | viewed 12,864 times

  Just over a year ago, I wrote a piece suggesting that energy investors should rethink their view of the big, integrated multinational oil firms. The…

• Fear Alone Cannot Sustain An Oil Price Rally

  Published 10 January 2020 | viewed 11,227 times

  Oil prices can’t catch a break for more than a day - not even with a high-profile assassination or attacks on Saudi Aramco. The only…

• Is The U.S. Really Insulated From A Middle East Oil Outage?

  Published 10 January 2020 | viewed 16,523 times

  Friday, January 10, 2020 1. Oil and gold fall on Iran de-escalation- Both crude oil and gold fell sharply after the U.S. and Iran seemed…

• Why Oil Markets Don't Have To Worry About World War 3

  Published 08 January 2020 | viewed 46,591 times

  In a series of moves, Trump has successfully distracted public attention from his impeachment. With some targeted strikes on Hezbollah in Iraq and Syria and…

• The Fear Premium Is Back In Oil

  Published 03 January 2020 | viewed 18,555 times

  Without the fear premium, oil doesn’t have much else to boost it for 2020. And right now, that fear premium has produced a sudden $3…

• Investors Are Scrambling To Get Into This Crucial Metal

  Published 03 January 2020 | viewed 13,618 times

  Friday January 3, 2020 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out…

• Exxon Discovers Even More Oil In Guyana

  Published 03 January 2020 | viewed 36,567 times

  Discovery & Development • Exxon (with Hess) has announced another (the 15th) discovery offshore Guyana in the Stabroek block, just days after they started producing…

• The Geopolitical Flashpoint For Oil Markets Next Year

  Published 27 December 2019 | viewed 10,251 times

  As multiple forces stake their claims on the next major venue for war over oil and gas resources in what will be the key geopolitical…

• A Problem In The Permian

  Published 27 December 2019 | viewed 20,925 times

  1. Permian getting gassier- As drilling slows down, Permian wells are becoming gassier. “The oil ratio is no longer sufficient to offset gas in older…

• Picking Energy Stocks In 2020

  Published 27 December 2019 | viewed 8,522 times

  If you live in America, or anywhere else and have been paying attention for that matter, I am sure you are aware that there will…

• Shipping Costs Could Soon Soar

  Published 27 December 2019 | viewed 11,569 times

  Market Movers - The International Maritime Organization’s new fuel rules begin on January 1 and reduce the limit on sulfur in fuel oil from 3.5%…

• Oil Rallies As The Year Ends

  Published 27 December 2019 | viewed 9,322 times

  During this Christmas-holiday shortened trading week, U.S West Texas Intermediate crude oil is set to finish the year in a strong position to continue the…

• Can Energy Stocks Shine In 2020?

  Published 20 December 2019 | viewed 8,396 times

  At the start of 2019, Energy stocks were a trendy pick. The feeling then was that the sector had been depressed too long and that…

• Can We Expect A Christmas Oil Rally This Year?

  Published 20 December 2019 | viewed 11,517 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are edging lower Friday on profit-taking ahead of the week-end and next week’s Christmas holiday. Nevertheless, the market…

• The End Of The Shale Gas Boom

  Published 20 December 2019 | viewed 19,531 times

  Friday, December 20, 2019 1. Shale gas boom flatlines- The more than decade-long boom in shale gas production is coming to an end. The Appalachian…

• The Most Powerful OPEC+ Member

  Published 20 December 2019 | viewed 9,395 times

  - The new deeper oil production cuts for OPEC have been agreed upon and will soon be underway, thanks apparently to UAE-hosted talks between Russia…