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Canadian Oil Producers Divided On Output Cuts
Canadian Oil Producers Divided On Output Cuts Crude oil producers in Alberta appear to be split on a proposed cut in production amid record-low prices, Canadian media report. One of the large Canadian oil producers, Cenovus Energy, is calling upon the government of Alberta to mandate temporary production cuts at all drillers in a bid […]
Will The ‘Next Permian’ Ever Be Developed?
Will The ‘Next Permian’ Ever Be Developed? The Vaca Muerta Shale Basin in Argentina is the only unconventional play outside of North America where activity has already made the transition from exploration to full-scale development. The potential prize is huge – geographically, the Vaca Muerta Shale is three times the size of the highly prolific […]
Canada’s Crude Crisis Is Accelerating
Canada’s Crude Crisis Is Accelerating Canadian oil producers are in an increasingly tough predicament. With high and increasing oil demand around the globe over the last year, Canadian oil production has increased accordingly. All of this is simple and predictable economics, but now Canadian oil has hit a massive roadblock. Producers have the supply, and […]
Natural Gas Markets Remain Ultra Tight
Natural Gas Markets Remain Ultra Tight Natural gas prices skyrocketed this week, shooting above $4.80 per MMBtu on Wednesday, a price last seen during the polar vortex of 2014. Low gas inventories are leaving the market on edge, and volatility has roared back to the market. In this column only a week ago, I marveled […]
Natural Gas Skyrockets As China Pledges Huge Supply Boost
Natural Gas Skyrockets As China Pledges Huge Supply Boost With an eye on last winter’s natural gas supply debacle, Chinese state-owned energy giant CNOOC has pledged a 20 percent rise in gas supply, the company said on Tuesday. The company, one of three state-run oil majors, said that it will supply 24.6 billion cubic meters […]
Is An Oil Supply Crunch Inevitable?
Is An Oil Supply Crunch Inevitable? Global oil demand will peak by 2040, according to a new report, although oil supply shortages could emerge before then. The International Energy Agency (IEA) published its highly-anticipated World Energy Outlook 2018 on Tuesday, one of the most important energy forecasting reports published each year. In this year’s Outlook, […]
Nord Stream 2 Could Still Be Derailed By U.S. Sanctions
Nord Stream 2 Could Still Be Derailed By U.S. Sanctions The potential for more tensions in relations between the U.S. and Russia continue to mount. Late last week, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said that Washington could still impose sanctions related to the building of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which would bring Russian […]
Saudis Scramble To Stop Oil Price Slide
Saudis Scramble To Stop Oil Price Slide Saudi Arabia is moving quickly to halt the slide in oil prices, telegraphing a production cut intended to erase some of the re-emerging supply surplus. Saudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday that the kingdom would slash oil exports by 500,000 bpd in December, a move that […]
The Biggest Threat To Dollar Dominance
The Biggest Threat To Dollar Dominance Russian oil exporters are pressuring Western commodity traders to pay for Russian crude in euros and not dollars as Washington prepares more sanctions for the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Moscow, Reuters reported last week, citing as many as seven industry sources. While it may have come as a […]
Oil Prices Hit Multi-Month Lows
Oil Prices Hit Multi-Month Lows Oil prices fell to multi-month lows at the end of the week, as a confluence of factors all point in a bearish direction. (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) …click on the above link to […]
Venezuela’s Glaring Gasoline Crisis
Venezuela’s Glaring Gasoline Crisis Iran has dominated the headlines over the last few weeks, but Venezuela’s oil sector continues to meltdown. Venezuela’s oil production fell to just 1.197 million barrels per day in September, down 42,000 bpd from a month earlier. However, because things are moving so quickly, that figure is now woefully out of […]
Nat Gas Prices Spike On Cold Weather
Nat Gas Prices Spike On Cold Weather Natural gas prices are sharply up as cold weather is set to sweep much of the country, putting a strain on already low storage levels. We are heading into the winter season with natural gas inventories at their lowest level in 15 years. Natural gas inventories stood at […]
France Takes The Lead In Protecting Iran Oil Trade From U.S. Sanctions
France Takes The Lead In Protecting Iran Oil Trade From U.S. Sanctions France aims to lead the European Union (EU) efforts in defying U.S. sanctions on Iran, by supporting the creation of a payment mechanism to keep trade with Iran and making the euro more powerful, France’s Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said in an […]
U.S. Oil Production Is Set To Soar Past 12 Million Bpd
U.S. Oil Production Is Set To Soar Past 12 Million Bpd Rising shale production is putting the United States on track to hit the 12 million bpd oil production mark sooner than previously forecast, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its November Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). Next year’s U.S. crude oil output is now […]
Is Shale The Future For Big Oil?
Is Shale The Future For Big Oil? If anyone had compared shale oil to Google five years ago, it would have sounded strange. Yet when last week in a report Wood Mackenzie’s chairman and chief analyst Simon Flower did just that, comparing shale oil to the FAANG stocks, he had a good reason to do […]
