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• Energy Industry On Edge As Geopolitical Tensions Rise

  Published 19 April 2019 | viewed 8,349 times

  Libyan oil is still flowing - for now - but a stoppage is becoming increasingly likely as General Haftar’s advance on Tripoli hits a few…

• Prepare For An Oil Price Spike

  Published 19 April 2019 | viewed 28,942 times

  Friday April 19, 2019 1. China’s oil demand remains robust- The bearish case for crude oil this year largely comes down to softening demand, particularly…

• The Oil Price Anomaly Turning Into A Trend

  Published 17 April 2019 | viewed 8,366 times

  For the first time this year, global benchmark Brent hit a record of $72 per barrel on Wednesday, palpably reinvigorating crude market sentiment around the…

• This Is A Crucial Moment For Arctic Oil

  Published 17 April 2019 | viewed 6,571 times

  The last two weeks have seen quite a flurry of news about Russia taking its Arctic projects to the next level, tapping into the “colossal”…

• Global Intelligence Report - 17th April 2019

  Published 17 April 2019 | viewed 3,707 times

  Geopolitical Notebook Oilprice Assets on the Ground in Tripoli… Haftar’s Problem With Libya’s Oil Revenues This week, Oilprice.com was on the ground in Tripoli, reporting…

• Russia’s Shadow Hangs Over Oil Markets

  Published 17 April 2019 | viewed 8,516 times

  Last week’s note had a geopolitical focus as we laid out why we think Donald Trump will have an outsized impact on oil prices this…

• Is Oil Due For A Correction?

  Published 12 April 2019 | viewed 18,051 times

  Crude oil prices are expected to finish the week higher, but the price action late in the week suggests the market may be getting a…

• Intel Notes - April 12th

  Published 12 April 2019 | viewed 6,275 times

  Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions - A number of deals related to Algeria’s state-run Sonatrach have already fallen by the wayside due to the country’s political…

• This Previously Reliable Signal Looks Set To Flash Again

  Published 12 April 2019 | viewed 7,438 times

  In trading, there are very few reliable technical signals, especially when it comes to predicting longer-term moves. Long-term shifts in direction usually come about due…

• Battery Materials Prices Rebound, But New Investments Are Lacking

  Published 12 April 2019 | viewed 6,391 times

  Friday April 12, 2019 1. Oil prices moving higher, but volatility lower- Oil prices hit fresh highs for 2019 this week, pushed up by a…

• The Energy Commodities Struggling With Supply Gluts

  Published 05 April 2019 | viewed 2,612 times

  1. Frac sand miners drowning in supply - The share prices of frac sand miners have plunged by more than 70 percent over the last…

• An Outperformer In Energy Infrastructure

  Published 05 April 2019 | viewed 1,857 times

  Those that seek income from their portfolios usually face a dilemma. They are by definition normally at the point where they are looking to protect…

• Brent Outpaces WTI As Oil Prices Rally

  Published 05 April 2019 | viewed 2,228 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international Brent crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday and for that matter for the week after the latter…

• Intel Notes - April 5th

  Published 05 April 2019 | viewed 1,718 times

  Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions - A French Engie-led consortium bidding for a natural gas pipeline network for sale by Petrobras has emerged as a potential…

• Are Inverted Yield Curves A Harbinger Of Lower Oil Prices?

  Published 03 April 2019 | viewed 6,125 times

  The first quarter of 2019 was lovely for oil bulls as Brent increased 27% while WTI climbed 33%. With Brent now trading near the $69…

• Global Intelligence Report - 3rd April 2019

  Published 03 April 2019 | viewed 4,336 times

  Sources - Aramco insider (current high-level Aramco staff)- Former Aramco executive- Turkish investigative journalists in Ankara and Istanbul Every Reason to Be Alarmed About Aramco…

• Who Replaces Venezuela’s Lost Barrels?

  Published 03 April 2019 | viewed 6,583 times

  The heavy-light imbalance in the global crude market continues to rock tenets that were previously thought immutable. Behind most of the disequilibrium one finds the…

• Higher Oil Prices Are In The Pipeline

  Published 03 April 2019 | viewed 10,599 times

  Things are getting interesting again on the crude market, with Donald Trump relaunching his Twitter attacks on OPEC, albeit in much more diplomatic wording now,…

• World’s Biggest Trading Houses Are On An LNG Buying Frenzy

  Published 30 March 2019 | viewed 11,254 times

  Oil prices took a bit of a hit this week, but the overriding sentiment is that we’ve got at least two more quarters of strong…

• Traders Provide A Clue About Where Oil Is Headed

  Published 27 March 2019 | viewed 8,299 times

  Oil markets are enjoying a modestly bullish March on the back of coordinated OPEC+ production cuts and unplanned production outages in Venezuela. Peripheral bullish narratives…