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With the price of oil up in the last three months (the Brent spot price was $39.68 on Nov. 4) and still rising, there is some optimism that maybe prices are heading for highs we haven't seen in...
Joe Biden may only have assumed the office of President of the United States yesterday, but his administration is already making big changes to the country's energy policy.In one of his first...
Oil news is slow in the aftermath of last week’s OPEC+ meeting, but there are four issues oil traders should be looking at this week.1. Demand Still Conforms to Seasonal PatternsEven though...
At its meeting in the beginning of December, OPEC+ agreed to shift from biannual ministerial meetings to monthly ministerial meetings at which members would consider oil output for the following...
As 2020 ends and 2021 begins, it's customary to make predictions. However, predictions are at least as likely to be wrong as right. (See Daniel Kahneman’s work or just consider if anyone could...
As we approach the new year, much of the oil markets' attention has been on coronavirus developments, OPEC+ debates, holiday travel forecasts and U.S. politics.
But there are other major players in...
Two prominent organizations released their updated oil demand forecasts for what remains of this year and for 2021. Both the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the International...
The oil market is still obsessed with the promise of coronavirus vaccines and the hope that they will lead to an economic revival.If you blinked, you might have missed the bump in oil prices caused by...
At its Nov. 30 meeting, held virtually this week, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) hit a snag. The cartel failed to reach a consensus regarding oil production. The group will...
Oil prices appear to have moved past negative 2020 fundamentals and currently reflect optimistic views that 2021 will see a resurgence in demand.
There are, indeed, a number of reasons to be bullish...