Osama Rizvi

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• Could Oil Prices Fall To $40?

  Published 26 November 2018 | viewed 91,097 times

  Crude market volatility has soared in the second half of 2018, with prices touching a four year high before entering their longest losing streak in…

• Fear Has Driven Oil Prices Too High

  Published 05 October 2018 | viewed 17,443 times

  The bulls are well and truly back in the oil market, with many analysts and traders predicting $100 oil by Christmas. But upon closer inspection,…

• A Bearish September For Oil

  Published 05 September 2018 | viewed 14,666 times

  The recent gains in WTI and Brent were a treat for investors and a boon for oil bulls. The original catalyst for this most recent…

• The Two Factors To Watch In Today’s Oil Markets

  Published 11 August 2018 | viewed 12,918 times

  The bulls have gained the upper hand in oil markets of late, with estimates of $90 oil before the end of the year. The driving…

• The Downside Risk For Oil

  Published 11 July 2018 | viewed 15,598 times

  Oil prices have spiked more than 13 percent in the past ten days, with WTI touching $75 at one point, the highest since the 2014…

• Downside Risk Remains In Oil Markets

  Published 10 July 2018 | viewed 8,294 times

  Oil prices have spiked more than 13 percent in the past ten days, with WTI touching $75 at one point, the highest since the 2014…

• Don’t Take Higher Oil Prices For Granted

  Published 02 June 2018 | viewed 35,261 times

  Oil prices collapsed at the start of this week, with WTI and Brent dropping 5.5 percent and 7.5 percent respectively from their three and a…

• The Six Factors Driving Oil Markets In 2018

  Published 12 April 2018 | viewed 18,073 times

  Uncertainty appears to have returned to oil markets of late, with a cluster of factors battling for influence over prices. The oil bulls are very…

• Where Do Oil Markets Go After The OPEC Deal?

  Published 03 March 2018 | viewed 21,535 times

  Lately, oil markets have been finely balanced. Both the bulls and bears can make a compelling argument for their respective cases. Russia has vowed not…

• Is The Shale Boom A Certainty?

  Published 24 January 2018 | viewed 12,220 times

  Among the fears that grip today’s oil markets, nothing is as strong as the uncontrollable rise of U.S. shale production. While OPEC and its partners…

• Saudi Arabia’s Big Oil Gamble

  Published 19 December 2017 | viewed 19,106 times

  With Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) now firmly in power in Saudi Arabia, Aramco’s IPO and fundraising to diversify the kingdom’s economy away from oil will…

• U.S. Shale Could Bring Bearishness Back To Markets

  Published 31 October 2017 | viewed 14,046 times

  Brent oil has breached the technical and psychological barrier of $60, while WTI inched up to $54. The bulls are relishing in the excitement of…

• The Driving Forces Behind Today’s Oil Markets

  Published 28 September 2017 | viewed 13,351 times

  The oil market is arguably the most fickle market in the world… One day it might set new records for bullishness, the next we might…

• Are Deeper Cuts OPEC’s Only Option?

  Published 15 July 2017 | viewed 15,036 times

  Despite the November, 2016 Vienna crude oil agreement among OPEC and certain non-OPEC (NOPEC) producers and its subsequent May 2017 extension, the global crude oil market…

• The OPEC Extension Is Already Under Threat

  Published 03 June 2017 | viewed 19,847 times

  Rising production from both U.S. shale and Libya has been playing havoc with oil prices of-late. The possibility of a strong Summer Driving Season, which…

• Who Holds The Power In Today’s Oil Market?

  Published 15 April 2017 | viewed 50,975 times

  Amidst the din of analysts speculating about whether oil prices will rise or fall, observers may well be overlooking some pressing questions about the very…

• 4 Factors Driving Oil Prices This Summer

  Published 27 March 2017 | viewed 33,340 times

  Uncertainty is dominating today’s oil markets, with production cuts, ballooning inventories and a rising rig count all adding to oil price volatility. And as the…

• Deciphering Today’s Oil Markets

  Published 14 March 2017 | viewed 15,045 times

  The EIA reported a crude build of 8.2 million last week, the 9th consecutive weekly inventory rise, with oil prices later plunging 5.3 percent. The…

• Are Oil Markets Ignoring Demand?

  Published 15 February 2017 | viewed 37,954 times

  To the surprise of many, the OPEC and NOPEC deal is not only holding but overperforming. The compliance rate stands at 91 percent, with the…

• Oil Price Tug Of War

  Published 04 February 2017 | viewed 12,106 times

  Since the Vienna oil deal (30th December) oil prices have been in a game of tug-of-war. On one side is the optimistic viewpoint in the…