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The Availability and Price of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Produced in Countries Other Than Iran
August 12th, 2015
June – July 2015 Update The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that global oil inventories grew by an average of 2.5 million barrels per day (b/d) in June and July, sharply exceeding the 0.4 million b/d build during ...
Asia Stocks Swing as Aussie, Copper Slide on China; Oil Retreats
August 10th, 2015
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses and the Australian dollar slipped after a slump in Chinese exports and producer prices. Copper fell, while crude oil retreated toward this year’s low after U.S. producers added rigs. The MSCI Asia ...
Oil hovers near multi-month lows, Brent below $50
August 6th, 2015
Oil hovered near multi-month lows on Thursday with Brent under $50 a barrel after investors sold crude on worries about rising U.S. gasoline inventories as peak summer demand comes to an end. Gasoline stocks in the United States rose ...
Brent rises above $50 ahead of U.S. oil stocks data
August 5th, 2015
Benchmark Brent crude oil prices rose above a key support level of $50 on Wednesday, recovering from multi-month lows, as investors await U.S. oil inventories data to gauge supply. Oil markets paused for a breather after prices tumbled about ...
Oman boosts oil production to record high in June
August 3rd, 2015
Oman has ramped up its oil production to a record high in June, adding to a global supply glut that has hit oil prices, as the Gulf Arab country compensates for the drop in its oil revenue. June production ...
Oil to hit low $30s by the end of 2015: Kilduff
July 31st, 2015
The prospect of oil prices falling below $40 receded earlier this year amid a crude rally, but with futures sliding again, investors shouldn’t rule out a three-handle, Again Capital founding partner John Kilduff said Thursday. “Christmas time we’ll probably ...
Currency Devaluation: The Crushing Vice of Price
July 30th, 2015
Devaluation has a negative consequence few mention: the cost of imports skyrockets. When stagnation grabs exporting nations by the throat, the universal solution offered is devalue your currency to boost exports. As a currency loses purchasing power relative to the currencies ...
Oil under $48-a-barrel, but analyst sees a bottom
July 27th, 2015
Oil prices are trading sideways on Monday after last week’s fall due to a supply overhang as well as a broadly strong dollar. Brent crude LCOU5, -0.16% , the global oil benchmark, rose 5 cents to $54.50 a barrel on London’s ICE ...
Morgan Stanley expects oil crisis worse than in 1986
July 24th, 2015
Analysts from Morgan Stanley, who had predicted the 2015 in drop in oil prices to be as steep as in 1986, now say that it may be much worse. The bank’s experts concluded that the recovery in oil prices ...
Will the Oil Patch Bust Trigger Recession?
July 23rd, 2015
This seemingly inexhaustible credit line is now drying up, with severely negative consequences for oil producers with debt that’s coming due. Could the oil patch bust triggered by oil plummeting from $100/barrel to $50/barrel kick the U.S. into recession? Longtime ...
