Tag Archives: Crude Oil

Oil and gas discoveries, China capital controls – FT

Posted on February 13, 2017 by macromon

Seb Morton-Clark has Monday’s top stories from around the world, including oil and gas discoveries at a 60-year low, China reassuring on capital controls and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau meeting US president Donald Trump. ► Subscribe to FT.com here: http://on.ft.com/2eZZoLI

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Has Opec’s strategy slowed US shale output? – FT

Posted on September 21, 2015 by macromon

The price rout has led the leading energy forecasters to cut expectations for non-Opec crude output and increase their demand estimates for Opec oil. The FT’s Neil Hume and Anjli Raval discuss the outlook for oil production and the price … Continue reading →

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Can Canada’s oil sands cope with $50 crude? – FT

Posted on March 13, 2015 by macromon

Extracting crude from Canada’s oil sands is expensive to set up. Whether these operations will be mothballed with oil around $50 per barrel is another matter. Lex’s Oliver Ralph and Alan Livsey discuss the outlook for crude production. For more … Continue reading →

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The Decline of Petrodollars

Posted on December 19, 2014 by macromon

Last week we pointed out that the crash in oil prices will reduce global liquidity as the revenue of oil exporters falls dramatically. This raises an interesting question: as petrodollars come out and flows to financial markets are reduced, shrinking … Continue reading →

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A new paradigm for oil? – FT

Posted on December 18, 2014 by macromon

In the middle of 2014 the price of oil was more than $100 a barrel; now it is hovering near $60. The FT’s Frederick Studemann asks Energy Aspects’ Amrita Sen and FT commodities editor Neil Hume whether low prices will … Continue reading →

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Is Cheap Oil Bad for the U.S. Economy? – Bloomberg

Posted on November 17, 2014 by macromon

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) — Robert Bryce, senior fellow at Manhattan Institute, and Doug Kass, founder and president at Seabreeze Partners, discuss how oil productivity gains in the U.S. and around the world affect OPEC and the adverse economic effect of … Continue reading →

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How will Opec act over oil’s fall? – FT

Posted on November 14, 2014 by macromon

Oil prices are at a four-year low and Saudi Arabia’s oil minister, Ali al-Naimi, has dismissed claims that the country has triggered a ‘price war’. What do his comments mean for the Opec’s upcoming meeting? FT’s Neil Hume and Anjli … Continue reading →

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Cheaper oil: Winners and losers – Economist

Posted on November 2, 2014 by macromon

Nice graphic from the Economist on the winners and losers of lower oil prices. (click here if graphic is not observable)

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Stratfor: The Global Drop in Oil Prices

Posted on November 1, 2014 by macromon

Stratfor Vice President of Global Analysis Reva Bhalla and Global Energy Analyst Matt Bey discuss highlights of an upcoming series on the geopolitical impact of oil below $90 a barrel. For more analysis, visit: http://www.Stratfor.com (click here if video is … Continue reading →

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ISIS Selling Black Market Crude for $30 bbl

Posted on August 7, 2014 by macromon

A friend sent over the following article from EnerCom Consulting quoting Reuters that Exxon and Chevron evacuated their staffs from Iraqi Kurdistan this morning.   They also reported, ABC News reports that analysts estimate ISIS currently makes $1 million a day … Continue reading →

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