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Brent Crude Follows U.S. Oil Toward Bear Market

Brent Crude Follows U.S. Oil Toward Bear Market

From The Wall Street Journal

Oil prices are on track for their longest losing streak in more than three decades as concerns about oversupply have rapidly returned to the market.

The recent fall has wiped out all of oil’s gains …

November 9, 2018 - 1:05 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News
U.S. Oil Could Soon Help Set the Brent Crude Price

U.S. Oil Could Soon Help Set the Brent Crude Price

From Bloomberg

Cargoes delivered to the port of Rotterdam could be affected

U.S. exports boom is helping to redefine crude oil trading

S&P Global Platts, the company that sets the key price of Brent crude, is contemplating the eventual incorporation …

Courtesy of RSP Permian

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 …

Oil’s Biggest Benchmark Needs More Oil

Oil’s Biggest Benchmark Needs More Oil

From The Wall Street Journal

A North Sea oil field named after a 19th century Norwegian prime minister could soon spark a shakeup in the Brent crude benchmark that prices oil around the world.

The widely used benchmark risks …

April 30, 2018 - 9:32 am Closing Bell Story‎, Commodity Pricing, Energy News
Texas Shale Challenges North Sea as World Oil Benchmark

Texas Shale Challenges North Sea as World Oil Benchmark

WTI contracts far outpacing Brent contracts

From Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Surging shale oil production in Texas and North Dakota is being felt on trading desks in Chicago, Houston and New York, where a brisk business in West Texas …

February 2, 2018 - 11:24 am Closing Bell Story‎, Commodity Pricing, Energy News
IEA’s Birol Backtracks 2017 Rebalance Prediction

IEA’s Birol Backtracks 2017 Rebalance Prediction

Birol believes rebalance is now coming in 2H of 2018

Back in July—on the U.S.’s Independence Day—Fatih Birol, the chief of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said he believed the oil market would rebalance in the second half of 2017, …

November 28, 2017 - 5:23 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Commodity Pricing, Crude Oil News
Oil Company Cost-Cutting Comes Harder for Global Mid-Cap E&Ps in 1H 2017: Douglas Westwood

Oil Company Cost-Cutting Comes Harder for Global Mid-Cap E&Ps in 1H 2017: Douglas Westwood

Brent breakeven price dropped 37%—Brent’s BE at $40 for the first half of 2017, compared to $64 for 2014: study

Douglas Westwood issued a report today in which it analyzed the income statements of 22 mid-cap international E&P oil companies …

Brent Returns to $60 with Highest Close Since 2015 – Rigs Fall Again

Brent Returns to $60 with Highest Close Since 2015 – Rigs Fall Again

Four rigs go offline

Oil and gas industry signals were mixed this week, as the rig count and natural gas prices dropped, but oil prices rose.

U.S. drilling activity declined this week, with four land-based rigs shutting down. There are …

Global Crude Oil Consumption will Increase Faster than Production: EIA

Global Crude Oil Consumption will Increase Faster than Production: EIA

Global crude inventories will decrease build rate through 2018, EIA predicts

In its recently released Short Term Energy Outlook, the EIA outlined its predictions for global production and consumption through 2018.

An increase in production and seasonal drop in …

Markets Approach Record Highs, but Will it Stick?

Markets Approach Record Highs, but Will it Stick?

Oil prices pushing markets higher

Oil prices rose to a three-week high Monday as investors continue to bet that OPEC will come to an agreement on production. While international crude oil benchmark Brent and U.S. benchmark WTI are still about …

Oil Prices Slide on Oversupply, Kuwait Dissolves Parliament

Oil Prices Slide on Oversupply, Kuwait Dissolves Parliament

WTI under $50

Oil prices slipped Monday morning over concerns of global oversupply despite promises from OPEC leader Saudi Arabia that the group would work to limit production at its next meeting in November. Both U.S. and international crude benchmarks …

Brent Crude Breaks Above $50 On Hopes of OPEC Deal

Brent Crude Breaks Above $50 On Hopes of OPEC Deal

U.S. crude benchmark WTI trades above $48.50

Crude oil prices are up today, as the markets remain hopeful that OPEC will come to an agreement and limit its production during its next official meeting in November.

Brent, the global benchmark, …

Oil Continues Rally

Oil Continues Rally

WTI oil price continued its hot streak today finishing the day up 1.82% at $48.59 per barrel.  Uncontrolled forest fires in Canada have suppressed the supply of oil coming from that market, more than one million barrels have yet to …

Source: Sweetcrudereport.com

Oil Dips to $38 as the Market Waits for Actions, not Words

Words pushed prices higher, but for how long

Oil prices have staged a recovery over the last few weeks as members of OPEC and other large producers like Russia discuss the possibility of a production freeze. News that the world’s …

Rumors of a $50 OPEC Price Floor Send Prices Higher

Rumors of a $50 OPEC Price Floor Send Prices Higher

Brent crude oil broke $40 per barrel for the first time in 2016

Both U.S. and international crude benchmarks are up over 5% today as rumors of a potential OPEC price floor give new hope of a “fair price for …

Rigs Dip Below 650 While Oil Enjoys a 5-Day V-Shaped Recovery

Rigs Dip Below 650 While Oil Enjoys a 5-Day V-Shaped Recovery

U.S. rig counts continue their downward trend

The U.S. rig count has either decreased or remained unchanged for 22 consecutive weeks now. According to information released from Baker Hughes (ticker: BHI) the U.S. rig count fell by 13 in the …

$20 Oil Not New to Some Producers

$20 Oil Not New to Some Producers

Certain crude grades from around the globe are already at or below $20 per barrel

Oil and gas prices for the U.S. crude benchmark WTI, and international crude benchmark Brent, closed below $30 per barrel today, but some producers are …

United States Crude Exports: Setting Sail in 2016

United States Crude Exports: Setting Sail in 2016

The United States crude export ban was lifted less than two weeks ago, and domestic companies are wasting no time transporting American oil abroad.

On December 30, 2015, ConocoPhillips (ticker: COP) and NuStar Energy (ticker: NS) announced its first cargo …

December 30, 2015 - 6:37 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Regulatory
OPEC: Too Close to Call - Oil & Gas 360

Differing Stances for OPEC Members on Eve of Biannual Meeting

Oil prices rebounded today on the eve of the much-anticipated meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, with Saudi Arabia rumored to propose a solution to struggling oil prices that have dropped to their lowest levels …

Oil Rigs Take Another Dip

Oil Rigs Take Another Dip

Total rig count falls to 757 as oil rigs resume trend downward

The United States total rig count fell again this week, continuing a trend started last year when OPEC announced it would not defend oil prices. The total rig …

IEA Expects Demand Growth to Slow to 1.2 MMBOPD

IEA Expects Demand Growth to Slow to 1.2 MMBOPD

The IEA’s monthly report places demand growth down from its five-year 2015 high

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its monthly report today, saying it expects global demand growth for oil to slow to 1.2 million barrels of oil per …

Source: Sweetcrudereport.com

EIA Lowers Short-Term Price Outlook, IEA Predicts $80 Oil in 2020

Short-term prices likely to remain low

Both the Energy Information Administration (EIA) and International Energy Agency (IEA) released their most recent pricing outlooks for the energy markets today, giving a glimpse into what two of the most widely followed energy …

CIBC Sees Crude Draws Beginning in 2016

CIBC Sees Crude Draws Beginning in 2016

Size and timing of production rollover will depend on OPEC output

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) released its Oil View today, making some changes to its price forecasts from its previous release in August. CIBC’s new call on …

Oil Prices up Over $10 in a Week

Oil Prices up Over $10 in a Week

Oil continues climb

Oil prices continued to climb today, following a trend from late last week. West Texas Intermediate for October 2015 was trading at $47.50 per barrel today, up about $10 from last Monday’s lows. Last week, better …

Oil Prices Fall Lower with Stock Market

Oil Prices Fall Lower with Stock Market

Concerns in China push global markets down

China’s Shanghai Composite index saw the single largest one-day percentage loss since 2007 earlier today, shedding 8.5% of its value. Even as Chinese authorities allowed pension funds managed by local governments to invest …

August 24, 2015 - 6:35 pm Commodity Pricing, International, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Supply Remains the Main Driver of Oil Prices

Supply Remains the Main Driver of Oil Prices

CIBC’s Katherine Spector: “In the very short-term, while there may be a few more dollars of downside in the crude price, increasingly lopsided futures market positioning suggests that an end is probably near.”

The world will need more oil from

August 13, 2015 - 1:07 pm Commodity Pricing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, OPEC
U.S. Production Down 100 MBOPD in July – EIA

U.S. Production Down 100 MBOPD in July – EIA

The EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook shows declining production as prices dropUS Production

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its July Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) today, showing lower production in the month of July as prices continue their downward trend. The …

Oil Prices: The Argument for a V-Shaped Recovery

Oil Prices: The Argument for a V-Shaped Recovery

  • Are we in the Middle of a V-Shaped Recovery that’s N-Shaped?

  • “Prices are too low for everybody”: Saudi Oil Chairman

Oil prices have been beaten down enough.

“Notorious” is an accurate descriptor of the oil and gas industry. When business …

WTI Prices Up as DOE Reports Crude Draw

WTI Prices Up as DOE Reports Crude Draw

WTI closed higher for the first time in five sessions yesterday

The front month West Texas Intermediate contract is up $1.25 from yesterday’s close of $47.98 per barrel. The 2.3% increase in WTI front month contracts marked the first time …

WTI Oil Prices Suffer Largest Single-Day Drop Since February

Oil prices break the 100-day moving average

Both Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) saw a sharp fall on July 6, 2015, resulting from a variety of negative factors. WTI closed at $52.71, a 7.5% drop, while Brent tumbled …

July 6, 2015 - 5:41 pm Commodity Pricing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles