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October 12, 2017
OPEC expects its efforts to clear the surplus in oil inventories to finally succeed by the end of the third quarter of next year, said people familiar with the group’s internal forecasts.
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October 10, 2017
Oil rose above $50/bbl in New York before data forecast to show a third weekly drop in U.S. crude inventories, while Saudi Arabia said it will sell customers considerably less crude than they’re asking for.
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September 27, 2017
The International Monetary Fund recently stated that the oil reserves in Uganda may account for around 4% of the country’s economy annually in the next few years if managed well.
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September 05, 2017
Oil and gas will be crucial components of the world’s energy future, according to DNV GL’s forecast of the energy transition.
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September 04, 2017
The world is approaching a watershed moment as energy demand is set to plateau from 2030, driven by greater efficiency with wider application of electricity. A rapid decarbonization of the energy supply is underway with renewables set to make up almost half of the energy mix by 2050, although natural gas will become the biggest single source of energy.
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August 16, 2017
In its recent five-year outlook on petroleum products, ESAI Energy projects global product demand growth to decelerate significantly by 2022. In its outlook, ESAI Energy highlights the effects of a changing global vehicle fleet on gasoline and diesel demand.
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August 15, 2017
Oil traded at a three-week low after a forecast on U.S. shale growth added to mounting worries that the rebalancing process is stalling.
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August 14, 2017
The outlook for the oil market next year has "deteriorated in recent weeks," renowned oil trader Andy Hall told investors in a letter dated Aug 1. that announced the closure of his flagship hedge fund Astenbeck.
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August 11, 2017
The International Energy Agency cut estimates for the amount of crude needed from OPEC this year and in 2018 after lowering its historical assessments of consumption in some emerging nations.
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August 08, 2017
U.S. producers are seen pumping away, even with the price of West Texas Intermediate crude lingering below $50/bbl, according to the latest government estimates.
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August 03, 2017
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC), in its third update to its 2017 Canadian Drilling Activity Forecast, announced that it was increasing its forecasted number of 6,680 wells to be drilled (rig released) across Canada for 2017 to 7,200 wells drilled.
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August 02, 2017
Oil majors are raking in more cash now than they did in the heyday of $100 oil, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
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August 01, 2017
McKinsey Energy Insights (MEI), the data and analytics specialist that provides distinctive insight and support to the global energy industry, has released its latest Global Gas Market Outlook, in which the company predicts that natural gas will represent 23%—up from 22% in 2016—of the global energy mix by 2030.
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July 26, 2017
The tight oil sector has struggled to generate positive cash flow since 2010. Last year, only one company in the sector posted positive cash flow. But there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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July 21, 2017
General Electric Co. said it’s trending toward the bottom end of its profit forecast this year as the manufacturer faces ongoing challenges in the oil and gas market.
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July 21, 2017
Canadian oil and gas producer Encana Corp. on Friday posted a quarterly profit that handily beat estimates and the company said it was expecting a strong 2018, even with current commodity prices.
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July 17, 2017
Oil skeptics are letting a little sunshine in.
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July 13, 2017
EIA now forecasts Brent crude oil spot prices to average $51/bbl in 2017 and $52/bbl in 2018. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices are expected to be $2/bbl lower than Brent prices in 2017 and 2018.
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July 11, 2017
U.S. crude producers are still set to pump record amounts of the commodity next year, but less so than previously projected, according to the latest government estimates.
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July 05, 2017
One of oil’s most prominent bulls is starting to sound like a skeptic.
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June 29, 2017
The Russian government is sticking to its conservative assumptions for oil prices as it drafts the budget for the next three years, relying mainly on domestic borrowing to finance the deficit in order to preserve its rainy-day funds.
