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Oil Price Rebound Looking Unlikely
Oil Price Rebound Looking Unlikely Oil prices may have firmed up a bit this spring, but we could be heading into another protracted period of weak prices. First there are the demand risks. The Chinese stock market turmoil raises serious concerns over a potential financial crisis, which, needless to say, would be negative for oil prices. The […]
Oil Price Plunge Raises Fears for Indebted Shale Companies
Oil Price Plunge Raises Fears for Indebted Shale Companies The latest fall in oil prices is once again putting pressure on indebted shale companies. After falling from over $100 per barrel down to $43 per barrel at its lowest point in March of this year, WTI prices rebounded with a 40 percent rise, trading for more or […]
OPEC Still Holds All The Cards In Oil Price Game
OPEC Still Holds All The Cards In Oil Price Game Traders were busy throwing in the towel on oil futures this week just as the first solid data and hope appeared that oil prices may be starting on the long road to recovery. As oil prices approached $52 per barrel on Tuesday, July 7, the […]
Midweek Sector Update: Oil Prices Crash Again – Another Downturn Ahead?
Midweek Sector Update: Oil Prices Crash Again – Another Downturn Ahead? We had warned over the past few weeks that there was an outside chance that the Greek crisis would infect oil markets, and over the weekend Greek voters ensured that it did. With an overwhelming “no” vote, just about every corner of Greece voted against Europe’s […]
Oil Falls Off the Chart, Crushes Hopes
Oil Falls Off the Chart, Crushes Hopes Greatest oil glut in history exacts its pound of flesh. The ugly data for oil – ugly for those who’ve been hoping for, and hyping, a quick rebound to Nirvana – keeps piling up. But for two months, the price of oil was immune to it, trading in […]
Indiana Jones, Beyoncé, And Saudi Oil Production
Indiana Jones, Beyoncé, And Saudi Oil Production Thirty-four years ago today, Indiana Jones was the number one movie at the box office with ‘Raiders of The Lost Ark.’ 1981 was also the year in which Beyoncé was born. These two reference points are just to highlight how long ago 1981 was (even if a swashbuckling […]
Current Oil Price Slump Far From Over
Current Oil Price Slump Far From Over The oil price collapse of 2014-2015 began one year ago this month (Figure 1). The world crossed a boundary in which prices are not only lower now but will probably remain lower for some time. It represents a phase change like when water turns into ice: the composition […]
Canada’s Oil Patch Goes Into Convulsions
Canada’s Oil Patch Goes Into Convulsions Alberta, the province that has become the epicenter of Canada’s oil bust, does not yet have a budget for fiscal 2015-16. Premier Rachel Notley promised delivery by October. But it won’t be easy. Ideas are already floating around and are getting shot down. The problem: a budget crisis has […]
TransCanada cuts 185 jobs as it restructures
TransCanada cuts 185 jobs as it restructures Pipeline company eliminates jobs to remain competitive and cut costs Keystone XL proponent TransCanada Corp. has laid off 185 people in its major projects department, most of them in Calgary. The jobs that were cut on Tuesday included about 100 full-time employees while the rest were contract workers. As a pipeline operator, TransCanada has […]
Gas prices ‘way beyond’ where oil rebound should have them: BMO
Gas prices ‘way beyond’ where oil rebound should have them: BMO It’s not just you: Gas prices are much higher than they should be, energy experts say Gas prices are up by more than a third since the start of the year, a figure much higher than one would expect based on the slight rebound in […]
Why A U.S Shale Slowdown Will Hardly Effect Oil Prices
Why A U.S Shale Slowdown Will Hardly Effect Oil Prices Just last week I wrote on the possibility of a renewed downturn in oil prices, owing to the fact that huge volumes of supplies could potentially come online in places like Iraq, Libya, and Iran. That is still the case. But let’s look at the other side […]
How Big Oil Was Saved From The Oil Price Crash
How Big Oil Was Saved From The Oil Price Crash Low oil prices have been less of a drag on the big integrated oil companies than it has for smaller producers. Diversified portfolios have allowed the largest oil companies to weather the storm better than their smaller competitors. To be sure, Big Oil has not […]
Biggest Glut In Recorded Crude-Oil History Taking Shape
Biggest Glut In Recorded Crude-Oil History Taking Shape The world is on the brink of the longest-lasting oil glut in at least three decades and OPEC’s quest for market share makes it almost unavoidable, according to Bloomberg. Oil supply has exceeded demand globally for the past five quarters, already the most enduring glut since the 1997 […]
Global Cooling Alert: World Faces Longest Oil Glut In Three Decades
Global Cooling Alert: World Faces Longest Oil Glut In Three Decades The world is on the brink of the longest-lasting oil glut in at least three decades and OPEC’s quest for market share makes it almost unavoidable. Oil supply has exceeded demand globally for the past five quarters, already the most enduring glut since the […]
The Dark Side Of The Shale Bust
The Dark Side Of The Shale Bust The fallout of the collapse in oil prices has a lot of side effects apart from the decline of rig counts and oil flows. Oil production in North Dakota has exploded over the last five years, from negligible levels before 2010 to well over a million barrels per day, making […]
