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Oil analysts bet on modest price gains in 2020 as supply shrinks- oil and gas 360

Oil analysts bet on modest price gains in 2020 as supply shrinks

Reuters Oil prices are likely to hover around $63 a barrel next year, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, benefiting from deeper production cuts by OPEC and its allies, and hopes that a U.S.-China trade deal could jumpstart economic growth. Benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 is forecast to average $63.07 per barrel in 2020, up marginally from last month’s $62.50 estimate,

McDermott stock plummets amid rumored bankruptcy talks- oil and gas 360

McDermott stock plummets amid rumored bankruptcy talks

Houston Chronicle Rumors that Houston oilfield service company McDermott International is engaged in bankruptcy talks with lenders sent the company’s stock price plummeting by as much as two-thirds of its value after the close of market on Monday. In a Monday afternoon post, the Wall Street Journal reported that McDermott is preparing to file for Chapter 11 over the next few weeks

Noble Energy announces first gas from the Leviathan Field offshore Israel- oil and gas 360

Noble Energy announces first gas from the Leviathan Field offshore Israel

Oil and Gas 360 HOUSTON – Noble Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBL) (“Noble Energy” or the “Company”) announced the commencement of natural gas production from the Leviathan field, the largest natural gas field in the Eastern Mediterranean.   David L. Stover, Noble Energy’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “This is a historic day for Noble Energy. The safe and successful

Israel gets first gas from Leviathan with exports to follow-oil and gas 360

Israel gets first gas from Leviathan with exports to follow

Reuters JERUSALEM – Israel’s $3.6 billion offshore Leviathan field started production on Tuesday, paving the way for multi-billion dollar gas export deals with Egypt and Jordan in the coming weeks. Natural gas began flowing from Israel’s largest field despite regulatory delays and court petitions by groups opposing the project raised doubts that its operators would meet their end-of-2019 timeline. However,

Oil set for strongest year since 2016 on OPEC cuts, trade truce- oil and gas 360

Oil set for strongest year since 2016 on OPEC cuts, trade truce

Houston Chronicle Oil in New York headed for its biggest annual increase since 2016, as OPEC’s production cuts tempered supplies while a trade pact between the U.S. and China buoyed the outlook for demand. West Texas Intermediate futures have climbed 36% this year, and were trading above $61 a barrel on Tuesday. Prices have picked up in the past few

Oil surges nearly 35% in 2019 and hedge funds are betting on more gains next year

CNBC West Texas Intermediate crude futures have rallied 13% this quarter and nearly 35% this year, putting oil on track to post its best annual performance since 2016. And now big investors are starting to get on board with the trade. “Hedge funds have swung from extreme bearishness to extreme bullishness,” Ned Davis Research energy strategist Warren Pies said in a