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Oil dips below $37 as OPEC pumps most in three years
December 11th, 2015
Oil fell below $37 a barrel on Thursday, after new data showed OPEC is still pumping like there is no tomorrow. The mighty oil cartel produced 31.7 million barrels a day in November, its latest monthly report shows. That ...
Cheap oil makes UAE an attractive place to invest, says ADFG chief
December 10th, 2015
Abu Dhabi Financial Group is targeting a series of investments in the UAE, according to Jassim Alseddiqi, the investment firm’s chief executive, as lower oil prices make investments financially attractive. “The pricing today for the UAE markets, whether it’s ...
Falling Oil + Rising Dollar = Crisis For A Whole Lot Of People
December 10th, 2015
Oil is plunging again, this time in the wake of OPEC’s inability to limit its members’ production. The US dollar, meanwhile, is up on the divergence between Fed tightening and ECB/BoJ/BoC easing. This widening gap is a perfect storm ...
Opec bid to kill off US shale sends oil price down to 2009 low
December 8th, 2015
Oil falls by $2 a barrel with energy shares as Opec refusal to stop flooding the market with cheap oil and likely US rate hike sends Brent crude tumbling Oil prices have slumped by 5% after the latest attempt ...
Asian stocks at three-week lows on oil drop; Fed eyed
December 8th, 2015
Asian stocks hit three-week lows on Tuesday as a rout in oil prices knocked energy company shares lower and many investors moved to the sidelines ahead of next week’s meeting where the Federal Reserve is expected to raise U.S. ...
Oil is expected to reach new lows – CNBC Oil Survey
December 3rd, 2015
OPEC is not expected to take any action this week to prop up oil prices, which have yet to hit rock bottom, according to a new CNBC Oil Survey. Oil is expected to reach new lows in the first ...
Saudi Arabia, Allies Willing to Cut Oil Production If Others Follow
December 3rd, 2015
Divisions emerge ahead of a contentious OPEC meeting on Friday Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf allies are willing to pull back oil output as crude prices skidded further Wednesday but won’t cut unless other producers like Iran, Iraq ...
Russia and Saudi Arabia Battle for Control of European Oil Market
December 1st, 2015
Both Russian and Saudi companies have aggressively discounted their crude exports to Europe, dimming hopes of production cuts A contest for dominance in Europe’s oil market is heating up between the world’s two biggest oil exporters—Saudi Arabia and Russia—as ...
OPEC rivals now allies in push for oil market share
November 30th, 2015
Almost by accident, OPEC adversaries Saudi Arabia and Iran are about to work as a team. When the Saudi kingdom decided last year that OPEC should keep pumping to counter a surge in US shale oil, Iran spearheaded resistance ...
Biggest Oil Buyers Pick Themselves as Winners From OPEC Meeting
November 27th, 2015
OPEC to meet Dec. 4 in Vienna to discuss oil production target South Korean refiner sees `best time ever’ as buyer amid glut Oil buyers in Asia are sure of one thing as OPEC prepares to meet: They’ll emerge ...
