CNBC A group of oil-producing nations known as OPEC failed to reach a deal with its allies over oil output cuts following a meeting in Vienna on Friday. This led OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia to slash its official selling prices for April and reportedly prepare for an increase in production. The shocking move came after OPEC ally Russia rejected the 14-member organization’s
From Forbes Jason Bordoff, the Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, noted on Twitter early Monday morning that “Everyone who’s been writing for years that shale is the new swing supplier, this is what spare capacity looks like. Shale can’t do that. It can grow remarkably (and has) but still takes time to respond and then does
Worldwide, government policy decisions will be prime determinant of world’s energy direction In a new report, the International Energy Agency outlines new scenarios regarding fuels use and supply and demand, saying government policy decisions will determine what happens in the energy space, and that to meet global energy demand, investment in new supply of $2 trillion per year will be
From CNBC A sustained upswing in U.S. shale growth is likely to offset global production problems over the coming months, energy analysts told CNBC on Wednesday. The mood music in the energy market has been heavily influenced by a flurry of demand-side developments of late, with investors continuing to monitor an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, the financial crisis in
Falling oil prices have helped sell a lot of Rolaids lately, particularly in places like Houston where U.S. E&Ps are trying to plan their future drilling commitments, based on uncertain commodities prices in 2015. On Monday, some NYMEX options traders said they viewed $80 as a bottom, even on the heels of Goldman’s revised bearish oil forecast it released over the
