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August 19, 2019
Profits from turning crude into diesel in the second half of 2019 are forecast to be about 31% higher than the first six months, according to Goldman Sachs. Margins have expanded around 40% since late April as International Maritime Organization rules that prohibit ships from using dirty fuel from Jan. 1 are set to bolster diesel demand, while cutting fuel oil use.
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August 16, 2019
Global oil markets face a “somewhat bearish” outlook for the rest of the year amid slowing economic growth and the long-running trade war, even though supplies will be tighter than previously thought, OPEC said.
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August 13, 2019
This tiny nation on the north coast of South America is about to become the world’s newest petrostate—and potentially the richest.
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August 09, 2019
The outlook for global oil demand is “fragile” amid growing signs of an economic slowdown, which squeezed consumption growth during the first five months of this year.
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August 06, 2019
In its current Short Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration anticipates a narrower differential between Brent and WTI crude prices for the rest of the year and into 2020.
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July 31, 2019
Several factors will combine to make it difficult for U.S. and Texas E&P activity to grow during the last six months of 2019, said Karr Ingham, economist for the producers’ association, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.
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July 18, 2019
EIA forecasts Henry Hub natural gas spot prices for June, July, and August this year will average $2.37 per MMBtu.
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July 12, 2019
Preliminary production figures for June 2019 show an average daily production of 1,409,000 bbl of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 184,000 bpd compared to May. Total gas sales were 9.4 Bscm, which is a decrease from the previous month.
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July 11, 2019
A week after OPEC agreed to keep oil production restrained until early next year, the group’s first forecasts for 2020 showed it faces an even longer and tougher challenge.
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June 25, 2019
As storm clouds gather over the world’s top oil-consuming region, OPEC and its allies would be advised to pay close attention as they prepare to make a key decision on output curbs early next month.
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June 14, 2019
Global oil supplies will increase far more than demand next year with the start of a host of new projects, putting further pressure on the OPEC cartel, the International Energy Agency said.
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June 11, 2019
Uncertainty over oil supply and demand fundamentals is making it tougher for Russia and Saudi Arabia to reconcile their differences for an extension of the output cut in the second half.
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June 05, 2019
Canadian oil sands production is set to enter a period of slower annual production growth compared to previous years. Nevertheless, total production is expected to reach nearly 4 MMbpd by 2030 – nearly one million more than today, according to a new 10-yr production forecast by business information provider IHS Markit.
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May 28, 2019
Economic growth in OPEC’s third-biggest producer this year will fall far short of previous estimates and could undershoot the latest projections from the International Monetary Fund, according to the central bank of the United Arab Emirates.
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May 16, 2019
Premier Oil rose the most in four months in London trading after increasing full-year forecasts for output and debt reduction.
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April 29, 2019
The world’s biggest offshore oil supermarket is stocking up for anti-pollution rules that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. predicts will upend energy markets.
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April 09, 2019
The future of the oil market may resemble the past―specifically the 1990s― according to Goldman Sachs Group.
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April 05, 2019
The Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Annual Meeting and Expo was held this week in Irving, Texas, just northwest of Dallas. During the opening panel session, the Texas vs. national economies were examined.
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March 20, 2019
The Energy Transition Outlook is a model-based forecast of the world’s energy system through to 2050 and, owing to DNV GL’s independent view and technical expertise, has become a widely cited voice on the energy future.
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March 13, 2019
The U.S. government cut its oil production forecast for the first time in six months as drillers scale back in smaller shale plays and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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March 11, 2019
OPEC’s loss of market power to what was once its biggest customer will continue until the middle of the next decade as U.S. shale oil thrives.
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