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• Can Saudi Arabia Save Oil Markets?

  Published 28 June 2019 | viewed 8,985 times

  Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict - The Saudis are claiming that they can keep crude oil flowing normally by redirecting it through the Red Sea. What…

• Finding The Catalyst That Moves Oil Markets

  Published 28 June 2019 | viewed 5,364 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international benchmark Brent crude oil futures are in a position to post solid gains for the week despite below-average volume…

• Uncovering Iran’s Secret Oil Shipping Scheme

  Published 26 June 2019 | viewed 9,461 times

  Italy in June is a tremendous place to be. The exquisite beaches of the Amalfi Coast, the green hills of Tuscany, the eternal hustle and…

• Trump’s Iran Standoff Dominates Oil Markets

  Published 26 June 2019 | viewed 8,130 times

  A possible escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran has been by far the most intriguing development of the past week. Drones being…

• Oil’s Biggest Fear

  Published 26 June 2019 | viewed 7,709 times

  The biggest oil headline in the last week- and perhaps the biggest headline in any other periodicals you might read- has been the growing US/Iran…

• A Very Real Threat To Libya’s Oil Production

  Published 26 June 2019 | viewed 8,161 times

  Why Libya’s Oil Exports Could Be Halted Earlier this week, the head of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) came out with a vague statement…

• Middle East Tensions Trigger Short Squeeze In Oil

  Published 21 June 2019 | viewed 8,451 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil is poised to post a weekly gain with several factors contributing to this week’s steep rise in crude oil…

• Iran: A Geopolitical Time Bomb

  Published 21 June 2019 | viewed 12,099 times

  Oil markets have been particularly bullish of late thanks to escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran, but it will take continued geopolitical shocks to…

• The Last U.S. Oil Major In Venezuela

  Published 21 June 2019 | viewed 19,217 times

  Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict- Chevron may have to leave Venezuela after a century in the South American country’s oil industry to avoid violating U.S. sanctions…

• The 100-Year Old Wildcatter Poised For A Breakout

  Published 21 June 2019 | viewed 11,399 times

  Noble Energy, (NYSE: NBL) is a company I’ve had my eye on for a while. Recently they had been trading as high as 8X earnings…

• A Worrying Sign For Global Oil Demand

  Published 21 June 2019 | viewed 14,017 times

  Friday June 21, 2019 1. Corn prices surge…so does ethanol - Catastrophic flooding in the U.S. Midwest delayed plantings and ravaged corn fields, which is…

• The Militarization Of Libya’s Oil Infrastructure

  Published 19 June 2019 | viewed 6,798 times

  Libya’s Ras Lanuf Oil Terminal Is Now A Key Military Base for Haftar For the second time in less than 45 days, the National Oil…

• Predicting The Result Of The OPEC+ Meeting

  Published 19 June 2019 | viewed 10,175 times

  Media reports have been awash with speculation this week, some pointing to the inevitability of a production cut extension, some highlighting the growing tensions in…

• Oil Ticks Higher In Bear Market

  Published 19 June 2019 | viewed 8,095 times

  Powerful start to the week, only to see the robust buildup disintegrate by Wednesday – a brief resume of how hopes of a crude price…

• Oil Fundamentals Remain Bearish Despite Bullish Headlines

  Published 19 June 2019 | viewed 6,758 times

  Oil prices got a variety of bullish headlines early this week as US/Iran tensions continued to boil, there was a modest thaw in US/China trade…

• The Truth Behind The Torpedoed Tankers

  Published 14 June 2019 | viewed 18,966 times

  Oil prices have been given a convenient reprieve on the eve of OPEC’s decision as to whether it will extend the supply cuts at a…

• The Relentless Rise Of U.S. Oil Exports

  Published 14 June 2019 | viewed 10,171 times

  Friday June 14, 2019 1. All eyes on China as economy teeters- The story of global commodity demand is a story about China. China imported…

• A Strategy Shift And A Buying Opportunity In Solar

  Published 14 June 2019 | viewed 9,556 times

  Two pieces of news this week sent contradictory signals for solar power and resulted in a bit of a crazy week for investors in that…

• The U.S. Production Boom Is Becoming A Problem

  Published 14 June 2019 | viewed 22,426 times

  Markets U.S. energy demand shot up by half a million barrels daily last year, BP said in its latest annual review of the industry out…

• Tanker Attacks Don’t Alter The Bearish Oil Trend

  Published 14 June 2019 | viewed 10,463 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are set to close lower for the week as demand concerns continue to outweigh rising geopolitical tensions in…