Iran has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for oil shipments from the Middle East. The warning comes in response to the US, which is trying to cut off Iranian crude exports. After pulling out of a landmark international deal curtailing Tehran’s nuclear program, Washington has ordered countries to cease buying […]
Iran ‘Insulted’ over President Trump’s Instructions to OPEC $OIL, $USO Saturday, Iran’s oil minister on accused US President Donald Trump of insulting OPEC by ordering it to increase production and reduce prices, adding that Iranian output. US President Trump Wednesday accused the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) of driving fuel prices higher, urging […]
President Trump to OPEC: “Reduce Pricing Now” $OIL, $USO President Donald Trump Wednesday called on OPEC to “reduce pricing now” because the cartel is “driving prices higher as the United States defends many of their members for very little” money. “This must be a 2-way street,” the President declared on Twitter: The OPEC Monopoly must […]
President Trump, Calls on Saudi Arabia to Increase Crude Oil Production $USO, $OIL “The price is too high, the King agreed.” President Donald Trump said this weekend that he had received assurances from King Salman of Saudi Arabia that the Kingdom will increase oil production, “maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels” in response to turmoil in […]
Saudis Pledge Crude Oil Supply Boost to Benefit Consumers $USO, $OIL The only country that can increase production is Saudi Arabia, so its interpretation of the deal is the 1 that matters. The Crude Oil is already on the water! Saudi Arabia promised to act decisively to keep Crude Oil prices under control, signaling a […]
President Trump, “Oil prices are too high OPEC” $USO, $OIL Wednesday, US President Donald Trump and Iran exchanged sharp words over Crude Oil prices. President Trump blames OPEC for high Crude Oil prices and Tehran accusing him of stoking volatility after he withdrew last month from a global nuclear arms deal with Iran. Crude Oil […]
President Trump’s Tweet Set Stage for Expanding OPEC and non-OPEC Crude Oil Production $OIL, $USO Saudi Arabia’s signal to ease limits on Crude Oil production led to prices falling Friday after a 3-week rally, and OPEC cited an angry Tweet by President Donald Trump as the trigger. Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Khalid al-Falih Tweeted: “I reiterated […]
OPEC and Russia to Raise Crude Oil Output $OIL, $USO Saudi Arabia and Russia are discussing raising OPEC and non-OPEC Crude Oil production by some 1-M BPD. OPEC’s Chief said a complaint from US President Donald Trump over high prices triggered the plan to expand Crude Oil output. Riyadh and Moscow are prepared to ease […]
Expect Crude Oil Prices to Cool, $80 bbl ‘Unhealthy’ $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $USO, $OIL, $VXX BP (NYSE:BP) CEO Bob Dudley expects a flood of US Shale Oil, and the reopening of OPEC taps to cool the Crude Oil market after price rose above $80 bbl this week. US President Donald Trump’s decision to exit an […]
US Quits Iran Deal, Expect Saudis to Boost Crude Oil Output $OIL, $USO Saudi Arabia is monitoring the impact of the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal on Crude Oil supplies and is ready to offset any potential shortage, but it will not act alone to fill in the gap, an OPEC source familiar […]
Crude surged to the highest level since November 2014 over fears that the United States could pull out of the Iranian nuclear pact. If the deal is scrapped, Iranian oil exports are at risk. Brent crude oil touched $75.89 a barrel, while the US West Texas Intermediate reached $70.52. The yuan-traded Shanghai futures surged to […]
US Exporting WTI Crude Oil to EU, Cramps OPEC’s Pricing Plans $USO, $OIL, $XOM, $BP US Crude Oil producers are benefiting from OPEC’s price squeeze and exporting cheaper WTI Crude Oil to Europe in record amounts. Russia alligned with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) last year in cutting Crude Oil output jointly […]
President Trump Warns OPEC on “Artificially” Pricing Crude Oil $OIL, $USO Crude Oil retreats from highest marks in more than 3 years Friday, US President Donald Trump accused OPEC of “artificially” boosting Crude Oil prices after a year-plus pact that has cut global crude inventories, drawing rebukes from Oil-producing countries as prices dipped following his […]
Saudi Arabia Looking for Crude Oil at $100 bbl $OIL, $USO The world’s Top Crude Oil exporter Saudi Arabia will be happy to see crude rise to 80 – 100 bbl, a signal the Kingdom will seek no changes to an OPEC supply-cutting deal even though the agreement’s original target is in sight. The Organization of […]
Oil May see a Production Cut Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, has underscored the need to extend the crude oil production cut deal to ensure market stability and reasonable prices, noting that reaching an agreement by OPEC and non-OPEC countries toward this end is possible and is likely […]
Geopolitics Changed, American Energy Sector in a ‘Revolution’ $USO, $OIL, $UGAZ, $UGA US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said that “American energy is in a Revolution.” “That is the real story out there,” Secretary Perry, the former 14-yr Texas Republican Governor, said in an interview Friday. He noted that innovations in hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling […]
The Joint OPEC-Non-OPEC Ministerial Monitoring Committee,JMMC, has no authority over executive decisions to continue lowering global oil production, said Kuwait’s Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water Essam Al-Marzouq Wednesday. In a joint news conference with Venezuela’s Oil Minister Eulogio del Pino, Al-Marzouq — who chairs the committee — said that it was […]
World oil demand growth in 2017 is expected to rise by 1.42 mb/d after an upward revision of around 50 tb/d,according to OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report, MOMR. Crude inventories rose by 6.2 million barrels in the week to Sept. 8 to 468.8 million, nearly double analysts’ expectations of an increase of 3.2 million barrels. […]
OPEC Crude Oil Production Rises Above Its Output Ceiling $OIL, $USO Crude Oil production across all OPEC countries rose again in July, to above the marks the cartel had agreed would be the upper limit, and above the estimated level of global demand. OPEC said Thursday in a market report that its countries’ production rose […]
The oil market is making steady and significant progress towards rebalancing, said the Joint OPEC-Non-OPEC Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) in a statement following its 4th meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Monday. This assertion was based on the report of the Joint OPEC-Non-OPEC Technical Committee (JTC) for the month of June 2017, which reviewed the […]
Oil Price Tanks The international benchmark Brent crude was trading 2.5 percent down, at $46.91 per barrel at 11:40 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 2.6 percent, to $44.33 per barrel. Prices for crude have dropped more than 2 percent on Friday as official data revealed that US drillers boosted production by […]
UAE Energy Minister, “No talk about further OPEC supply cuts” $OIL OPEC and allied non-OPEC producers agreed on 25 May to extend an existing supply curb into Y 2018 There is no talk of further Crude Oil output cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies despite only a slow […]
See WTI Crude Oil Price Falling to $30 bbl or Lower $USO, $OIL Experts, including me are warning that Crude Oil prices might continue to decline, and could revisit Y 2016 lows and then some. “Oil is in a downtrend and risks trending into the 30’s,” said a technical strategist at Bank of America Merrill […]
Crude Oil Breaks Key Support, Marks 7 Month Lows $OIL, $USO Crude Oil fell about 2% Tuesday, with Brent Crude settling at 7 month lows and WTI Crude Oil at its cheapest marks since September, after increased supply from several Key producers topped high compliance by OPEC and non-OPEC Oil producers with a deal to […]
Crude Oil Posts Longest Run of Weekly Losses Since 2015 $USO, $OIL, $BAC Crude Oil posted the longest run of weekly losses since August 2015, as OPEC member Libya restored production and the surplus in the US shows little sign of slowing or halting. Last week futures finished down 2.4% on the week, a 4th […]
OPEC Pumping Record Amounts of Oil With US oil and gas companies already stepping up activities in 2017, crude output climbed in May – the same month OPEC met to extend its production cuts – to a six-month high, since November 2016, according to OPEC’s latest Monthly Oil Market Report. The oil producing group’s May […]
The Middle East, Oil and the Future “The Economies of the GCC States in the Post-Oil Era: Horizons and Solutions” was the underlying theme of a seminar in which Fujairah Chamber of Commerce and Industry participated in Oman recently. The seminar, organised by the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, sought to identify the nature […]
Crude Oil Price Dives on OPEC Production Cuts $OIL, $USO The latest on OPEC’s talks on extending its production cut agreement The price of Crude Oil is down after OPEC and other nations said they had agreed to extend their production cuts for another 9 months. Thursday, WTI Crude Oil -5.55% to 48.51 bbl There is […]
Oil Prices Rally Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia and other producers agreed to curb production by 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) for six months from January 1 to support the market and push prices to $60 per barrel. “Saudi and Russia are clearly working closely together. Saudi seems very determined to […]
Crude Oil Hits 1-month Highs on US Missile Strikes in Syria $USO, $OIL, $GLD Friday, Crude Oil prices hit 1-month higsh after the United States fired missiles at a Syrian government airbase, sending shockwaves through global markets and raising concerns that the conflict could spread in the Oil-rich region. The toughest US action yet in […]
Crude Oil Prices Falling, Traders Worry About Global Supply Glut $USO, $OIL, $BHI Crude Oil prices fell Monday in part by renewed concerns about the global supply glut after a meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) producers failed to impress traders and investors. May WTI Crude Oil fell 0.44, or 0.9%, to […]
Crude Oil Taps 3-Month Lows, US Supply Glut Swells $OIL, $USO, $BHI Crude Oil (OIL, USO) hung around 3-month lows Monday on rising inventories and drilling activity in the United States. After 2 + months of reduced production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the market is facing evidence that US production […]
Crude Oil (USO, OIL) Breaks Key Support, Heading ‘Due South” $USO, $OIL Crude Oil’s clear break through Key support at 50 bbl has set the options market On Fire. A record number of options contracts, the equivalent to more than 800-M bbl of Crude Oil changed hands Thursday, according to the exchange data. The tally includes […]
OPEC and Non-OPEC Producers Agree to Cut Crude Oil Production $OIL Saturday, OPEC and non-OPEC producers reached their first deal since Y 2001 to curtail oil output jointly and ease a global glut after more than 2 years of low prices that stretched many budgets and triggered unrest in some countries. With the deal signed […]
Glencore, Qatar Sovereign Wealth Fund Take 19.5% Stake in Russia’s Rosneft Commodities giant Glencore (L:GLEN) and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund teamed up and acquired a 19.5% stake in Russia’s top state-controlled oil company, Rosneft (L:RNS), in a deal worth $11.3 billion, officials said Wednesday. The sale is part of the Russian government’s efforts to sell […]
OPEC Agrees to 1st Output Cut Since 2008 $OIL, $USO OPEC has agreed its 1st limit on oil output since Y 2008 with Saudi Arabia accepting “a big hit” on its production and agreeing to Iran freezing output at pre-sanctions levels. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Wednesday agreed on a proposal by member […]
Crude Oil Declines Ahead of 30 November OPEC Talks $OIL, $USO The OPEC meeting scheduled for 30 November continues to dominate Crude Oil’s price movements. Reports surfaced late Friday that Saudi Arabia has walked away from a planned meeting with Russia and other non-OPEC producers after the Saudis were unable to reach an agreement with […]
Expect Bigger Crude Oil Surplus in Y 2017, Output Jumps $USO, $OIL According to OPEC’s report, October’s supply boost mostly came from Libya, Nigeria and Iraq OPEC reported an increase in its Crude Oil production in October to a record high led by members hoping to be exempt from the producer group’s attempt to curb […]
OPEC’s Job Now Tougher with Trump Win $CVX, $XOM, $RDS.A, $BP, $TOT, $OIL OPEC’s job of trying to prop up Crude Oil prices has just got much, much harder. With Donald Trump winning the US Presidential election, the 14-country Crude Oil-producing cartel may have to battle a sourer outlook for the global economy and weaker […]
OPEC Back in Business, the Market is Sceptical $OIL, $USO Crude Oil plummets to a 1-month low following the conclusion of the weekend’s 2-day informal technical OPEC meeting Familiar concerns have emerged about OPEC’s willingness and ability to cut production in order to push prices higher OPEC’s output accord in Algiers last month was initially […]
Crude Oil Glut Widens, Saudi Arabia ‘Jawbones’ Prices $OIL, $USO When I dig deep into the world of barreled and stored Crude Oil, Bearish signals abound in the EU market that helps dictate global Crude Oil prices. The price difference between Brent Crude for delivery out 2 and 3 months, a meausre telling traders how […]
Iran’s Crude Oil Exports at Pre-sanctions Highs $OIL Iran, Libya and Nigeria are allowed to produce “at maximum levels that make sense” as part of any output limits Iran’s total Crude Oil and condensate sales likely reached around 2.8-M BPD in September nearly matching a Y 2011 peak in shipments before sanctions were imposed on […]
OPEC to Limit Crude Oil Output for 1st Time in 8 Years $OIL, $USO Wednesday, OPEC agreed to token Crude Oil output cuts in the 1st such deal since Y 2008, with leader Saudi Arabia softening its stance Vs Iran on mounting pressure from low Crude Oil prices. “OPEC made an exceptional decision today … […]
Saudi Crude Oil Exports at 7.622-M BPD in July $OIL The the Arab Kingdom produced a record high 10.673-M BPD in July Saudi Arabia’s Crude Oil exports rose in July as the kingdom pumped record high levels of Crude Oil, keeping the global market well supplied. The world’s largest Oil exporter has been maintaining high […]
On the Sidelines of G20, No Crude Oil Production Freeze $OIL, $USO On the sidelines of the G20 Summit now finished meeting in Hangzhou, the Russian and Saudi Arabian Oil ministers met and agreed to create a producers’ group that would meet regularly to monitor the Oil markets. Brent Crude reached a high early of […]
OPEC’s Market Share “at good level” $OIL OPEC’s share of the Crude Oil market is at a good level, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Energy Minister Suhail bin Mohammed al-Mazroui said as the producer group continues to contend with low Crude Oil prices. “Regardless of the different views on the oil market, we see that the […]
Technical Outlook for WTI Crude Oil & Gold (Weekly) $USO, $OIL, $GLD NYNEX Crude Oil (CL) The rebound from 39.19 extended higher and the break of the resistance at 44.42 argues that pull back 51.67 has completed at 39.19. Intra-day bias is back to the Northside for 55-Day EMA now at 46.13) 1st. A clear […]
Chinese Eager to Buy More Russian Crude Oil $OIL Russia is on track to set a new record in crude oil exports this year, and Iran is boosting exports to Europe, intensifying competition on the continent, which is a Key market for both countries. At the beginning of June, Russia has surprised analysts time over […]
The Evolution of the European Union The History of the EU from its post WWII beginnings to the present day With the United Kingdom (UK) voting to leave the European Union (EU) in the referendum held on 23 June, here is a look back at the evolution of the 28 nation single currency (Euro) bloc. […]
Brexit to Have Little Impact on Saudi and UAE Financial Institutions Saudi said it had already made some adjustments to assets denominated in Pound Sterling and Euros Saturday, 2 Gulf states said they did not anticipate their financial institutions to be greatly affected as a result of Britain’s vote to leave the EU. Saudi Arabia, […]
Donald Trump, ” I think I have got Obama rattled.” $TRP Donald Trump turned the tables on US President Barack Hussein Obama Friday, telling the world that Obama is the one who’s “rattled.” Donald Trump responded to Mr. Obama’s assertion a day before that world leaders are rattled by Trump and have good reason to […]
Gold and WTI Crude Oil Technical’s (Weekly) $GLD, $USO Spot Gold pared most of its weekly losses Friday to close the week at 1,289.00 oz, as slow jobs growth in the US weakened the case for a US rate hike during the US Fed’s upcoming June meeting. The precious Yellow metal is finding support on […]
Wednesday’s Outlook for WTI & Brent Crude Oil $USO, $OIL Tuesday, Wall Street saw a choppy day, warring between weaker US macro-economic data and firm energy prices. Despite falling early in the day, both DJIA and S&P 500 indices marked gains at the end of the day, adding +0.07% and +0.19% respectively, but the NAS […]
WTI Crude Oil Crude Oil prices dove Monday, as during the Oil producers’ meeting in Doha, the OPEC and non-OPEC producers failed to reach an agreement on a a production freeze. WTI Crude Oil futures fell to 37.59 bbl, or over 7% before paring losses and recover some ground on news Kuwait’s Oil production fell […]
Freeze Speculators Hammered, Crude Oil Prices Head Due South $USO, $OIL Crude Oil prices seeing a steep fall in early Monday morning Asian trading hours after talks ended in Doha, Qatar with no agreement on capping production, could touch 26 bbl (or lower) near term This is an extremely Bearish scenario with the 1998 lows […]
Any Deal To “Freeze” Crude Oil Production To Have Limited Impact A deal to freeze Crude Oil production by OPEC and non-OPEC producers will have a limited impact on global supply and markets are unlikely to rebalance before Y 2017, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday. The IEA, which oversees the energy policies of […]