Osama Rizvi

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• Don’t Take Higher Oil Prices For Granted

  Published 02 June 2018 | viewed 44,269 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 22,500 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 23,598 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 13,880 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 23,013 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 15,616 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 17,648 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 16,110 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 20,762 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 56,051 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 38,546 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 16,571 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 44,531 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 13,256 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…

• Post Oil Bust: What Lessons Have Petrostates Learnt?

  Published 30 January 2017 | viewed 10,013 times

  During the past year the economies of oil producing countries have been dealt a fatal blow. Saudi Arabia suffers from various structural challenges to its…

• The Secrets Behind Russia’s 2016 Oil Success

  Published 09 January 2017 | viewed 25,448 times

  For every one dollar reduction in the price of oil, Russia suffers a staggering two billion dollar loss in its revenue. On top of the…

• The Five Countries Threatening OPEC Unity

  Published 29 December 2016 | viewed 23,758 times

  As an apparent wave of populism sweeps through the world, Theresa May prepares to trigger Article 50, and fears of a trade war between China and…

• The Overstated Impact Of Trump On Oil

  Published 24 December 2016 | viewed 22,847 times

  With Donald Trump set to enter the White House and OPEC having agreed to production cuts, analysts are focused on how the global oil industry…

• OPEC: Has The Cheating Already Begun?

  Published 13 December 2016 | viewed 18,994 times

  With the deal now done, we seem to be witnessing history in the making. But remember: history always repeats itself. When two agreements were signed…

• Stormy Seas Ahead For Oil Markets

  Published 10 December 2016 | viewed 45,796 times

  While the November OPEC deal sent crude sailing above $50, oil markets are expected to face some strong headwinds going forward. The Federal Open Market…