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Inventories Back at Five-Year Averages—for Now

Inventories Back at Five-Year Averages—for Now

The production cuts may have erased the surplus, but for how long?

Stored petroleum around the world fell through 2017 and the first quarter of 2018, ending a period of oversupply in the global market that began before OPEC began …

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OECD Inventories Lowest in Three Years: IEA

Inventory declines have brought prices to three-year highs

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its monthly Oil Market Report today, outlining the group’s analysis of the overall oil market.

In March 2018, OECD stocks declined by 27 million barrels to …

Johan Sverdrup

Source: Total

Totally Bought: Maersk Oil/Total Deal Closed – Makes Total 2nd Largest North Sea Operator

Total S.A. (ticker: TOT) closed the acquisition signed on August 21, 2017, adding around one billion BOE 2P reserves, mainly in OECD countries. The acquisition also increases Total’s production by 160 MBOEPD in 2018, and the company expects to ramp …

IEA World Oil Demand (mb/d = Millions of Barrels per Day), Feb. 2018

World Hungers for Oil: IEA

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released a new Oil Market Report (OMR) today.

In its OMR, the IEA said countries across the globe have been steadily consuming more and more oil over the past few years.

The IEA said that …

What’s Next for the Economies of China and India?

What’s Next for the Economies of China and India?

Since 1990, China and India have accounted for 57% of the total increase in world energy consumption

Earlier this week the EIA put out data that revealed that the world’s developing countries used higher amounts of electricity than OECD countries. …

Source: Energy.gov

OECD Member Countries Use Less Electricity: Here’s Why

GDP growth rates historically have been tied to electricity usage due to population growth and the need to generate more goods and services to serve the growing populations, but traditional metrics are changing.

This relationship between energy usage and economic …

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OECD Commercial Stocks See First Draw in Seven Months

OECD Commercial Stocks See First Draw in Seven Months

Draw on commercial stocks in October is not the start of a trend, but fears of reaching capacity are overstated: IEA

The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development saw commercial stocks of crude oil draw down for the first time …

OECD Downgrades Canadian Forecast as Oil Prices Continue to Fall

OECD Downgrades Canadian Forecast as Oil Prices Continue to Fall

Canada gets a downgrade

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) lowered its economic growth expectations for Canada in its most recent report, released March 18. The new predictions put economic growth in Canada this year at 2.2%, …

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