From Reuters Oil prices fell more than 1% on Tuesday, with Brent crude settling near seven-month lows below $60 a barrel as trade tensions between the U.S. and China intensified worries about weakening global demand. During the session, Brent traded at a low of $58.81 a barrel, down more than 22% from its peak in April. That decline puts the
From Reuters Oil prices have continued to drift lower after plunging last week, highlighting the risk for traders trying to exploit mean-reversion strategies by buying futures contracts after a sharp fall in prices. Front-month Brent futures prices tumbled by more than 7% on Thursday, a percentage change equivalent to more than three standard deviations for all daily price moves since
From CNBC A year ahead outlook report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch expects Brent crude to regain its recent losses in 2019 and settle at $70 a barrel. But amid mounting global uncertainty on everything from trade and monetary policy to politics, that forecast is far from consensus. After a dramatic summit of OPEC and non-OPEC members over the
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 2,819 million barrels – 214 million barrels below year-ago levels. This is the lowest level in three years, the IEA
The EIA’s Jeff Barron joined the EnerCom Dallas conference last week, both as an attendee and as a presenter. At lunch time Thursday he laid down a detailed, analytical presentation that spoke volumes to the analysts, institutional investment officers and the oil and gas management teams in the room. Barron serves the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Hi-Crush Partners LP (ticker: HCLP) reported its Q4 and full year 2017 results. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2017 totaled $216.5 million on sales of 2,985,115 tons of frac sand. This compares to $167.6 million of revenues on sales of 2,456,195 tons of frac sand in the third quarter of 2017. “Hi-Crush’s performance in the fourth quarter is the
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 global oil demand growth for 2018 has increased slightly to 1.4 million barrels per day (mb/d), partly due to an
Natural gas production is expected to increase in 2017, after seeing its first decline in over a decade in 2016 Natural gas production is expected to increase during the course of 2017, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency expects the U.S. to produce 73.7 Bcf/d this year, up approximately 2% from last year. The increase in production
Demand could outstrip supply in the back-half of next year, but only if OPEC and non-OPEC producers follow through on cuts Oil prices leapt over $50 per barrel following OPEC’s agreement to cut production last week, and they could be headed higher next year as the decision leads to a supply deficit in the second-half of 2017. If both OPEC
Crude oil imports in India reach 4.47 MMBOPD Demand for crude oil in India remains a bright spot in the markets as imports continue to grow month-over-month. Imports of crude oil grew to a record high 4.47 MMBOPD in September, according to Reuters, 17.7% higher than this time last year. The increased imports lent some support to oil prices today,
New third-party estimates put Chinese strategic oil reserves at 600 MMBO, 366 MMBO more than official reports The actual amount of crude oil stored in China may be significantly higher than official reports indicate, according to geospatial analytics company Orbital Insights. Using satellite imaging, the company estimates oil storage in China, the world’s largest energy consumer, was at 600 MMBO
Supply and demand beginning to cool as oversupply shrinks – IEA, OPEC weigh in The International Energy Agency sees supply and demand coming into balance during the third quarter of the year, according to its August Oil Market Report. From July through September, demand will outpace the supply of crude oil by almost 1 MMBOPD, even as OPEC producers continue
