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Tom Kool

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Tom Kool

Tom majored in International Business at Amsterdam’s Higher School of Economics, he is Oilprice.com's Head of Operations

Latest articles from Tom

  • Oil Prices Surge To Multi-Month Highs

    Published 15 March 2019 | viewed 19,649 times

    Growing instability in Venezuela, and the potential of a slowdown in U.S. shale, has pushed oil prices up to multi-month highs this week. (Click to…

  • Oil Prices Inch Higher On Venezuelan Crude Crisis

    Published 12 March 2019 | viewed 8,877 times

    Bullish news from Saudi Arabia sent oil prices higher on Tuesday morning, but market uncertainty still remains. (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to…

  • Oil Prices Sink On Negative Economic Data

    Published 08 March 2019 | viewed 20,595 times

    Oil prices sold off on Friday on weak data from China, poor jobs figures in the U.S., and news that Norway’s sovereign wealth fund was…

  • Bulls Battle Bears As Oil Prices Stall

    Published 05 March 2019 | viewed 9,560 times

    (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge)- In 2018, Japan restarted five nuclear reactors, seven years after they were shut…

  • Is This The End Of A Record-Breaking Oil Rally?

    Published 01 March 2019 | viewed 20,762 times

    Oil prices have had the strongest start to the year in recorded history, but economic data looks set to put an end to that rally.…

  • Oil Inches Higher Ahead Of Inventory Data

    Published 26 February 2019 | viewed 10,302 times

    Oil prices opened the week lower after U.S. President Donald Trump asked OPEC to ‘’take it easy’’ on the production cuts, but recovered somewhat on…

  • The Oil Price Rally Shows No Sign Of Stopping

    Published 22 February 2019 | viewed 24,195 times

    OPEC+ is taking massive amounts of oil off the market, allowing crude prices to post yet another week of gains.  (Click to enlarge) (Click to…

  • Oil Prices Nearing Breakout Levels

    Published 19 February 2019 | viewed 42,121 times

    OPEC+ cuts, supply disruptions and an easing of trade tensions between the U.S. and China has boosted crude oil to a three-month high.  (Click to…

  • A Big Week For Oil Bulls

    Published 15 February 2019 | viewed 15,604 times

    Oil prices headed higher on Friday for the fifth day in a row as fears related to U.S.-China trade talks subsided and production cuts continued…

  • Oil Market Tightens On OPEC Cuts

    Published 12 February 2019 | viewed 10,074 times

    Oil prices rose on Tuesday afternoon as Saudi Arabia pledged deeper cuts in March while its biggest partner in the deal, Russia has failed to…

  • What Is Keeping Oil Prices Subdued?

    Published 08 February 2019 | viewed 23,170 times

    Oil prices failed to break out on Friday, as traders showed themselves cautious, voicing concerns about global economic growth. (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge)…

  • Oil Rally Halts On Economic Concerns

    Published 05 February 2019 | viewed 8,590 times

    Oil prices have been choppy in recent days, although WTI and Brent are holding onto their gains near multi-month highs. (Click to enlarge) (Click to…

  • Oil Rises 18% In Best January On Record

    Published 01 February 2019 | viewed 14,822 times

    Oil prices rose almost 2 percent on Friday morning, closing higher for the week, with traders turning turned bullish once again as a result of…

  • Oil Prices Bounce On Venezuela Turmoil And Saudi Cuts

    Published 29 January 2019 | viewed 9,521 times

    After a selloff on Monday, oil prices bounced back at the start of trading on Tuesday.(Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click…

  • Oil Prices Unmoved By Venezuela Turmoil

    Published 25 January 2019 | viewed 11,821 times

    Oil prices rose somewhat on Friday morning, but gains were capped by uncertainty about the U.S. China trade deal, a rising rig count and concerns…

  • What’s Driving Oil Prices Down?

    Published 22 January 2019 | viewed 14,982 times

    Oil prices started Tuesday down on gloomy economic news, with mounting fears that economic growth will slow in 2019 (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge)…

  • Oil Prices Jump As China Seeks To End Trade War

    Published 18 January 2019 | viewed 36,377 times

    Oil prices were relatively quiet this week, bouncing around, but closed out the week on a positive note. (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click…

  • OPEC Cuts Are Already Paying Off

    Published 15 January 2019 | viewed 14,404 times

    Oil prices fell on Monday but regained ground on Tuesday. (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge)Chart of the Week (Click to enlarge)- Iraq’s oil production…

  • The Oil Bull Market Is Back

    Published 11 January 2019 | viewed 19,798 times

    Oil is officially back in a bull market as confidence grows over both the global economy and the willingness of OPEC+ to adhere to its…

  • Oil Posts Longest Rally In 17 Months

    Published 08 January 2019 | viewed 13,465 times

    Crude oil prices continued to rise on Tuesday, making the most recent rally the longest in 17 months.  (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click…

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