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Whiting Petroleum Files For Prepackaged Bankruptcy
Whiting Petroleum Files For Prepackaged Bankruptcy Talk about a coincidence: just as we were discussing why April would be “apocalyptic” for the oil industry, as Saudi Arabia just unleashed an unprecedented record amount of oil to buyers in a scramble to put its high-priced competitors out of business, warning that “countless oil producers would file […]
The Unthinkable Is Happening: Oil Storage Space Is About To Run Out
The Unthinkable Is Happening: Oil Storage Space Is About To Run Out In the past three weeks, oil plunged and has continued to plunge even more in the aftermath of the oil price war declared between Saudi Arabia and Russia, and where US shale (and its junk bonds) has been caught in the crossfire. However, […]
Saudi Arabia Starts All-Out Oil War: MbS Destroys OPEC By Flooding Market, Slashing Oil Prices
Saudi Arabia Starts All-Out Oil War: MbS Destroys OPEC By Flooding Market, Slashing Oil Prices With the commodity world still smarting from the Nov 2014 Saudi decision to (temporarily) break apart OPEC, and flood the market with oil in (failed) hopes of crushing US shale producers (who survived thanks to generous banks extending loan terms […]
“No Deal In Sight” – Oil Plunges After Russia Rejects Additional OPEC+ Cut
“No Deal In Sight” – Oil Plunges After Russia Rejects Additional OPEC+ Cut Brent crude futures tumbled by more than 4% on Friday after Reuters reported that Russia had rejected steep production cuts by OPEC to prop up oil prices amid the Covid-19 outbreak triggering demand shocks in China and across the world. A high-level Russian source told Reuters […]
OPEC Agrees To 1.5MM Barrel Output Cut, But Fails To Obtain Critical Russian Backing
OPEC Agrees To 1.5MM Barrel Output Cut, But Fails To Obtain Critical Russian Backing Today’s OPEC meeting has been more of a stunt by members to persuade Russia to agree to deep cuts amid a demand shock triggered by the Covid-19. Ministers from OPEC agreed on a large cut of 1.5 million barrels per day in […]
OPEC+ Committee Fails To Agree On Proposed Production Cuts
OPEC+ Committee Fails To Agree On Proposed Production Cuts Oil futures remain in a bear market following the collapse in oil demand from China amid two-thirds of its economy shutdown following the coronavirus outbreak. This forced the OPEC+ technical committee to meet in Vienna, Austria, for a third day this week, to discuss the importance of slashing […]
Trudeau will fuel the fires of our climate crisis if he approves Canada’s mega mine
Trudeau will fuel the fires of our climate crisis if he approves Canada’s mega mine Alberta’s oil sands produce one of the dirtiest oils on the planet. If the Teck mega mine is approved, the damage to our planet will be colossal This week, the Canadian government is in Madrid telling the world that climate […]
TROUBLE AT MIGHTY EXXONMOBIL: Record Number Of Shale Wells While Permian Oil Production Remains Flat
TROUBLE AT MIGHTY EXXONMOBIL: Record Number Of Shale Wells While Permian Oil Production Remains Flat There’s trouble brewing in the U.S. largest oil company while most investors remain in the dark. ExxonMobil added a record number of wells in the Permian during the first three quarters of 2019, only to see the company’s oil production […]
Many signs of peak oil and decline
Many signs of peak oil and decline Preface. Recently the IEA 2018 World Energy Outlook predicted an oil crunch could happen as soon as 2023. Oil supermajors are expected to have 10 years of reserve life or more, Shell is down to just 8 years. Political shortages are as big a problem as geological depletion. At […]
Uncertainties following the Abqaiq attack have shrunk the world’s safe oil reserves by around half (part 1)
Uncertainties following the Abqaiq attack have shrunk the world’s safe oil reserves by around half (part 1) The world has returned to business as usual after the Saudis assured oil markets that production will be back soon and as oil prices have returned to pre-attack levels and even lower, indicating that oil traders focus on […]
More Than 50% Of The Mighty Permian’s 2018 Oil Production Has Vaporized
More Than 50% Of The Mighty Permian’s 2018 Oil Production Has Vaporized As dark clouds gather on the financial horizon, big trouble is brewing in the U.S. Shale Oil Industry. While most Americans are focused on the Mainstream media’s coverage of the ongoing Washington D.C. circus, the real threat to the domestic economy lies in […]
More Than 50% Of The Mighty Permian’s 2018 Oil Production Has Vaporized
More Than 50% Of The Mighty Permian’s 2018 Oil Production Has Vaporized As dark clouds gather on the financial horizon, big trouble is brewing in the U.S. Shale Oil Industry. While most Americans are focused on the Mainstream media’s coverage of the ongoing Washington D.C. circus, the real threat to the domestic economy lies in […]
Our Energy and Debt Predicament in 2019
Our Energy and Debt Predicament in 2019 Many people are concerned that we have an oil problem. Or they are concerned about recession and the need to lower interest rates. As I see the situation, we have a problem of a networked economy that is not functioning well. A big part of this problem is energy-related. […]
Yergin: Expect Extreme Volatility In Oil Markets
Yergin: Expect Extreme Volatility In Oil Markets Rising pipeline takeaway capacity in the Permian and global oil demand growth at its weakest in a decade are set to lead to more volatility in oil prices in the near term, a prominent energy expert said, joining a growing number of analysts who see prices further depressed […]
US Surpasses Saudi Arabia, Russia To Become World’s Top Oil Exporter
US Surpasses Saudi Arabia, Russia To Become World’s Top Oil Exporter The US has once again surpassed Saudi Arabia and Russia to reclaim the No. 1 spot as the world’s largest oil exporter, according to data from the International Energy Agency. Record shale production helped the US ship nearly 9 million barrels of crude and […]
