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Is The Sky The Limit For U.S. Shale?
Is The Sky The Limit For U.S. Shale? The IEA’s forecast that U.S. shale will dominate the oil market over the next three years because of skyrocketing shale production made global headlines on Monday, but the conclusions should not be taken as gospel. The industry could run into a series of headwinds that could slow […]
Oil Market Fears: War, Default And Nuclear Weapons
Oil Market Fears: War, Default And Nuclear Weapons The U.S. is one of the few areas of the world in which there is an energy investment boom underway, a development that could smooth out the uncertainties of geopolitical events around the world. At the same time, outside of the U.S., there is a deterioration of […]
Geopolitical Risk Is On The Rise In Oil Markets
Geopolitical Risk Is On The Rise In Oil Markets In the long-term, many oil analysts expect the world to become increasingly dependent on oil production from the Middle East, as U.S. shale fades in importance. However, geopolitical turmoil is already causing disruptions in major oil-producing countries in the Middle East, raising questions about the region’s […]
BP Sees Peak Oil Demand In 2030s
BP Sees Peak Oil Demand In 2030s BP says oil demand will peak in the 2030s, and that EVs will rise 100-fold to capture about a third of the car market. BP released its annual Energy Outlook, with forecasts through 2040. Unlike in years past, this version sees more upheaval on the horizon as the […]
China Is Erasing The Gas Glut
China Is Erasing The Gas Glut China and other countries in Southeast Asia are helping erase the LNG glut, which was thought to last well into the next decade. China is in the midst of a radical overhaul of how many of its citizens heat their homes. The government has made an aggressive push to […]
Frac Sand Shortage Threatens Shale Boom
Frac Sand Shortage Threatens Shale Boom Higher drilling costs could threaten the recent surge in United States shale production. Halliburton said last week that its earnings could be negatively impacted because of bottlenecks related to the supply of frac sand used in shale drilling. The Wall Street Journal reported that Halliburton’s shares were briefly halted […]
Is History Repeating Itself In Oil Markets?
Is History Repeating Itself In Oil Markets? Back in 2014, U.S. shale production was growing so fast that it ended up crashing the market. Now, history could be repeating itself. That was the warning from the International Energy Agency, which said in its latest Oil Market Report that a “second wave” of shale supply threatens […]
Oil Prices: Collapse Now, Spike Later
Oil Prices: Collapse Now, Spike Later Oil prices closed out the week sharply down, wiping out all the gains posted since the start of the year. Surging U.S. shale production, along with broader financial turmoil, has clearly put an end to the bullish mood in the oil market. U.S. shale struck several blows against oil […]
Venezuela Is Moving From Crisis To Collapse
Venezuela Is Moving From Crisis To Collapse Venezuela’s slumping oil production is a “clear and present danger” to the oil market, RBC Capital Markets said this week. Venezuela’s production continues to fall at a frightening clip, falling to about 1.6-1.7 million barrels per day (mb/d) in December. On an annual basis, Barclays predicts that Venezuela’s […]
U.S. Oil Production Is Rising Much Faster Than Expected
U.S. Oil Production Is Rising Much Faster Than Expected Shale executives have gone to great lengths to convince investors that they will not drill aggressively now that oil prices have rallied into the $60s. But in a new report released on Tuesday, the EIA essentially said that those assurances are just a lot of hot […]
Exxon To Produce All Of Its Oil Despite Peak Demand Fears
Exxon To Produce All Of Its Oil Despite Peak Demand Fears ExxonMobil was forced to finally acknowledge the possibility that future climate change policy could lead to peak oil demand, a serious threat to the company’s operations over the long-term. In response to a shareholder resolution passed last year, the oil major just released a […]
Cold Snap Heats Up Natural Gas Prices
Cold Snap Heats Up Natural Gas Prices Natural gas inventories plunged by 288 billion cubic feet (Bcf) for the week ending January 19, another massive decline that has tightened supplies and pushed up prices. Total gas inventories now stand at 2,296 Bcf, which is 519 Bcf lower than at this point last year, and 486 […]
Why Oil Prices Could Dive
Why Oil Prices Could Dive WTI briefly touched $65 per barrel after the EIA reported a surprise drawdown in inventories — the highest price since late 2014. Although the rally hit some stumbling blocks in recent days, prices remain at multi-year highs. However, absent further bullish news, the downside risk looms large. One of the […]
Peak Oil Demand Is A Slow-Motion Train Wreck
Peak Oil Demand Is A Slow-Motion Train Wreck Will oil demand peak within five years? 15 years? Or not until 2040 or 2050? The precise date at which oil demand hits a high point and then enters into decline has been the subject of much debate, and a topic that has attracted a lot of […]
2018: A Breakout Year For Clean Energy
2018: A Breakout Year For Clean Energy The bullish momentum for global clean energy investment, which rose 3 percent to $333.5 billion in 2017, will continue this year. There was significant progress in the transition to cleaner energy in 2017, and 2018 should see more of the same. New solar installations will top 100 GW […]
