(Oil Price) – The spike in oil prices and slowing private investments have been weighing on India’s economic growth, which is now seen at 6.6% in the fiscal year to March 2027, a full percentage-point drop from the 7.7% GDP growth in the prior fiscal year, a Reuters poll of economists showed on Tuesday. Nearly three dozen economists were surveyed between
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – Iran’s economy is absorbing a fast‑widening financial shock as the combined impact of the Strait of Hormuz blockade and Red Sea disruptions sharply constrains oil exports, trade flows, and access to hard currency. Analysts tracking sanctions enforcement and maritime traffic estimate the immediate economic damage at roughly $435 million per day, with
World Oil As the White House and Congress weigh policy levers to provide relief to consumers from rising gas prices, a proposed ban on petroleum exports has become part of the discussion. A new study released by the American Council for Capital Formation examines the short-to-medium term logistics, pricing, and economic impacts of a complete ban on U.S. petroleum product exports. It concludes
CNBC JPMorgan economists now see an economic contraction in the first quarter due to the spreading coronavirus and related restrictions being imposed by states and cities. The new forecast is a departure from Wall Street’s widely held view that the first quarter would be positive, with an improving economy throughout 2021. The JPMorgan economists said they expect the economy to
CNBC The economy regained nearly 4 million jobs during the quarter, and that was after 7.5 million in May and June. Housing sales and builder confidence has been remarkable, and shoppers easily outpaced expectations in September with retail sales rising 1.9%, nearly tripling the Wall Street estimate. Moreover, corporate executives remain confident. The Conference Board’s CEO Confidence index, a gauge that measures the
CNBC Economic activity in the second quarter has been cut by more than half, according to a tracker employed by the Atlanta Federal Reserve. The GDPNow outlook is now showing a 52.8% tumble, following data Monday that U.S. manufacturing remains firmly in decline and will weigh on investment and consumption. That data from the Institute for Supply Manufacturing showed just 43.1% of
From Reuters Oil prices inched up on Friday, ending the week higher after stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data brightened the crude demand outlook and concerns over the safety of oil transport around the Strait of Hormuz threatened supply. Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled at $63.46 a barrel, up 7 cents. They clocked a weekly rise of about 1.7%. U.S. West Texas
From AP News The U.S. economy slowed sharply in the April-June quarter even as consumers stepped up their spending. The gross domestic product, the economy’s total output of goods and services, grew at a 2.1% annual rate last quarter, down from a 3.1% gain in the first quarter, the Commerce Department estimated Friday. But consumer spending, which drives about 70%
From The Globe and Mail The Canadian dollar was little changed against the greenback Thursday but hit a 1-1/2-year low earlier in the session and underperformed other G10 currencies, as investors worried that the slumping price of oil could hurt Canada’s economy. Oil prices hit their lowest in more than a year on worries about oversupply and the outlook for
All CapEx in 2018 and 2019 focused on Haynesville Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (ticker: GDP) had a net loss of $5.3 million in the first quarter of 2018, or $(0.47) per share. Capital expenditures totaled $21 million in the quarter, of which $20.6 million was spent on D&C and $0.4 million on other expenditures, Goodrich said. All of Q1’s total capital
Saudi Aramco and Total (ticker: TOT) have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a giant petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Located next to the SATORP refinery in the same industrial area, the complex will comprise a mixed-feed steam cracker (50% ethane and refinery off-gas) with a capacity of 1.5 million tons per year of ethylene and related high-added-value
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (ticker: GDP) has updated and accelerated its preliminary capital expenditure budget for 2018, following the recent $23 million asset sale. For 2018, the company’s board of directors approved a $20 million increase to $85-$95 million to accelerate development in its core Haynesville Shale acreage position. The company anticipates drilling 21 gross (8.7 net) horizontal wells for the
