CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports just ahead of the close
for oil trading, WTI holding over $ 38 a barrel.
Also, Russia and other countries have stopped using the dollar
for oil trade.
Not exact matches
The strategy illustrates how companies are coping with Western Canadian Select bitumen blend
oil prices that have largely failed to keep up with higher prices
for New York -
traded West Texas Intermediate, leading to wider - than - usual differences between the two.
While the effects of a possible
trade war are still just in the realm of possibilities and analysts are waiting
for all the rhetoric dust to settle, if
trade and economic growth were to weaken, they could affect the pace of
oil demand growth.
LONDON, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory
for the year and bond yields were creeping higher again on Tuesday, as the recent rise in
oil prices fuelled bets that the U.S. May Day holidays across Asia and Europe meant
trading was thinner than usual, though there was more than enough news flow to keep those...
Although the
oil price and the dollar have moved in tandem
for the last few weeks, the two generally tend to
trade in the opposite direction, as a stronger dollar encourages non-U.S. investors to sell
oil and crude - importing countries to curtail their purchases.
The crude
oil trade was largely responsible
for turning around the fortunes of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, which owned the train that was eastbound through Lac - Mégantic.
«Thus, the risks of potential «
trade wars» and the potential negative impact on the global economy and on
oil demand if these risks do materialise should constitute a serious concern
for OPEC,» the authors argue.
Oil futures are currently trading at $ 74.80 for Brent crude and around $ 68.69 for West Texas Intermediate (WTI), having been buoyed by OPEC and non-OPEC producers, including Russia, curbing oil producti
Oil futures are currently
trading at $ 74.80
for Brent crude and around $ 68.69
for West Texas Intermediate (WTI), having been buoyed by OPEC and non-OPEC producers, including Russia, curbing
oil producti
oil production.
A raft of other U.S. economic data also boosted Wall Street, which has
traded in tandem with
oil for weeks.
The latest commodity
trading prices
for oil, natural gas, gold, silver, wheat, corn and more on the U.S. commodities & futures market.
«Equities have been in a rally mode and with the technical picture
for oil becoming bullish in the short term, we have a risk - on
trade in crude,» said Chris Jarvis at Caprock Risk Management, an energy markets consultancy in Frederick, Maryland.
«These (risks) include the possibility of a sharp tightening of global financial conditions, growing
trade tensions, and geopolitical strains — while the outlook
for oil prices remains subdued and highly uncertain,» the report said.
In the
oil markets, prices dropped back from $ 90 amid some profit - taking — benchmark
oil for October delivery was down $ 1.03 to $ 89.18 per barrel in electronic
trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
For the
oil -
trading community, the fall of hedge fund manager Andy Hall signaled a heavy blow, but while commodity funds continue to shutter their doors, some are finding other ways to make money, including
trading refining margins and calendar spreads.
Responding to Tory charges that the NDP's proposed cap - and -
trade system would wind up raising gas prices by 10 cents per litre, Jack Layton blamed Stephen Harper «s subsidies to big
oil companies and support
for the harmonized sales tax in Ontario
for higher gas prices.
It also means that over the next year, Apple will be paying more back in dividends than any other publicly
traded company, beating out
oil giant Exxon Mobil
for the position, according to Howard Siliverblatt, veteran market watcher and senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices.
For one thing, the concerns over the decline in crude oil prices may be overdone, it said, adding that the economy is still resilient and Malaysia is likely to maintain a trade surplus as demand for imports is also softening along with expor
For one thing, the concerns over the decline in crude
oil prices may be overdone, it said, adding that the economy is still resilient and Malaysia is likely to maintain a
trade surplus as demand
for imports is also softening along with expor
for imports is also softening along with exports.
Additionally, prices
for its major commodity exports - crude
oil and palm
oil - have dropped sharply and its currency, the ringgit, is
trading close to its lowest levels since the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s.
The ramifications of the dollar - denominated
oil trade are immense: Because
oil is priced in dollars, there is huge demand
for dollars, lending the U.S. economic and strategic power.
A report that year from the American Petroleum Institute, the industry's
trade group, found that women accounted
for 17 % of the workforce at
oil, natural gas and petrochemical companies.
Tamar Essner, Nasdaq energy director, provides insight to efficient
oil production in the Permian Basin, and whether there is likely to be a lower
trading range
for oil as Saudi Arabia loses its grip on prices.
One such
trade route is the maritime path
for transporting
oil from Persian Gulf exporters to East Asian consumers.
«With so much supply landlocked, Canadian
oil prices are taking a serious hit,» Casey Research energy analyst Marin Katusa wrote in a late June investment note that estimated that Western Canadian Select, a heavy crude, was
trading for a whopping US$ 23 less than WTI; a gap 30 % larger than the average differential between 2006 and 2010.
The speech to the «
Oil and Money» conference in London presents an overall vision for transforming Canada from a continental energy player to a global energy powerhouse, a vision that includes improved trade relations with Asia and a major expansion of infrastructure — pipelines, in other words — to get Alberta oil to far - flung marke
Oil and Money» conference in London presents an overall vision
for transforming Canada from a continental energy player to a global energy powerhouse, a vision that includes improved
trade relations with Asia and a major expansion of infrastructure — pipelines, in other words — to get Alberta
oil to far - flung marke
oil to far - flung markets.
A mild winter led to swelling distillate stockpiles, resulting in a rare winter occurrence where heating
oil traded at a discount to gasoline, catching refiners off - guard at a time when they typically increase distillate production to meet high demand
for heating
oil.
Koch's
trading unit is known
for having
traded the first
oil swap over 25 years ago.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
oil futures
for April delivery
traded 6 cents higher near $ 61.25 a barrel as of 11:05 a.m., ET, after settling up 23 cents on Thursday.
The usual proxies
for global growth —
oil and other commodities, emerging market currencies, energy and mining stocks — are almost all sharply lower as investors bail out of any kind of
trade predicated on growth in China and the rest of the emerging world, which accounts
for 85 % of the world's population.
Publicly
traded oil companies have lost billions in market value, and both public and private firms are moving aggressively to cut capital spending budgets
for 2015 — laying off thousands of workers and shutting down hundreds of rigs.
Oil companies have since returned to the market, hiring rigs to explore for offshore oil and gas deposits after crude prices have traded above $ 60 a barrel since Novemb
Oil companies have since returned to the market, hiring rigs to explore
for offshore
oil and gas deposits after crude prices have traded above $ 60 a barrel since Novemb
oil and gas deposits after crude prices have
traded above $ 60 a barrel since November.
They show the Fed has at times taken a tough line with banks in the sector, and may darken the outlook
for Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, both of which still own physical commodity
trading assets such as warehouses, pipelines and
oil storage tanks.
By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark
oil for November delivery was down 21 cents at $ 91.91 a barrel in electronic
trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
His strategy
for BBL was to
trade oil «across the barrel» — refined products as well as crude itself — and to stay focused on short - term opportunities while keeping one eye on the horizon.
Middle Eastern insiders actually
trade the
oil market anonymously and through masked
trading companies
for their personal gain at the expense of lives in their country's military.
«But the potential
for trade wars would be the main issue
for me going forward, that's the clear and present danger and what effect it may have on
oil prices,» he added.
When I mention that Exxon Mobil (xom), the world's biggest publicly
traded oil company, is known to have an impressive intelligence division (no doubt a decent training ground
for U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, ex-CEO of Exxon), Gourley's eyes light up.
Prices
for major commodity exports crude
oil and palm
oil have dropped sharply and its currency, the ringgit, is
trading close to its lowest levels since the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s.
And most experts think the loonie will stay low
for the foreseeable future, due to depressed
oil prices and the country's deteriorating terms of
trade.
He said regulatory confusion and delays in Canada have prevented the timely completion of pipeline projects such as the Trans Mountain expansion, leading to difficulty in getting crude
oil to markets and the current steeper - than - usual discounts being paid
for Canadian oilsands crude compared with benchmark New York -
traded oil.
At Exxon, weak refining results were coupled with lower
oil production, fueling concern about Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods» turnaround plan
for the world's largest publicly
traded oil producer.
Benchmark
oil for October delivery was down $ 1.28 to $ 107.52 per barrel in electronic
trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
I just think that
oil is going to be down
for a long time and these stocks
trade off of that, and that makes me not want to own any of the solars.»
For a company that had hedged a quarter or half of its
oil production last year at $ 80 or $ 90 per barrel, they will now suddenly feel the pain of
oil trading at $ 60 per barrel.
In this week's Trader Poll, tell us how you are
trading oil - are you buying on rumor, selling on cynicism or looking
for value elsewhere.
It seems like the market revalued Marathon to
trade in line with its peers and then credited it an additional 10 % in value to make up
for the average discount between integrated
oil companies and pure - play companies.
With the prospect of serious Chinese investment in Canada now a reality, however, Harper is signalling that American environmental concerns about our
oil are «all the more reason»
for Canada to look at
trade diversification, particularly diversification of energy exports.
Priced in yuan and
traded on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, it's the first such Asian benchmark
for oil deals.
And as I shared with you last month, major explorers and producers's profits are now in line with what they were when
oil was
trading for $ 100 a barrel and more.
For example, consider the set of assets comprised of the 10 - year U.S. Treasury, U.S. equities, international equities,
oil, the VIX, a
trade - weighted dollar index and the BAA credit spread.