As more pipelines are built to take oil to a coast, North American prices will continue to merge
with global oil markets.
In the uncertain, often
volatile global oil market, it is difficult to predict long - term fuel costs and, more specifically, costs at the time of the trip.
Depending too much on natural gas for power has long been seen as risky, because its price was traditionally volatile — largely linked to the roller -
coaster global oil market.
Four years later and prices have fallen to about $ 2 per gallon, reflecting the unpredictability and volatility
of global oil markets.
«Ongoing trends
in global oil markets appear to be pointing to continued improvement in the security of U.S. oil supply.
Lower pricing for Permian producers means less cash flow and capacity to hedge, which ultimately erodes the future production expected to weigh so heavily
on global oil markets over the next few years.
REGIONAL SUPERSECTION The six nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-- Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE — have a common need to adjust to a changing
global oil market as a result of the surge in US oil...
Mueller - Glissmann and colleagues forecast that «balance» would return to
global oil markets by 2016 and they upgraded their 12 - month view of the commodity sector to «overweight» from «neutral».
The soaring U.S. production is
upending global oil markets, coming at a time when other major producers — including Russia and members of the Middle East - dominated Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)-- have been withholding output to prop up prices.
Iran will soon start supplying more oil to an already
oversupplied global oil market, and the likelihood that oil prices will recover in the short tem is very low.
As
global oil markets shift their attention from U.S. shale oil production back to a resurgent Saudi Arabia and Russia and geopolitical concerns bearing down on oil prices, Citigroup said Continue Reading
Does today's disconnect
between global oil markets and the chaos that's gripping the region signal an end to the era of triple digit oil prices?
If the trial run is successful, reports Bloomberg, «it will be a step change in America's capacity to export the burgeoning production that's
roiled global oil markets.»
Given the reality of the underlying structure of this economic recovery, risks remain
around global oil markets; security and political reconciliation in the Niger - Delta; policy; and of course the political transition.
Thankfully that danger has been averted but any sincere analyst will have to direct our gratitude
towards global oil markets for lifting prices to around $ 65 per barrel and the militants in the Niger - Delta for not sabotaging oil production since 2017!
With
global oil markets currently heavily oversupplied and US shale looking likely to take the position of swing producer in the short term, does the US or world really need more oil?
The reaction of the local economy, labor and real estate markets to substantial volatility in
global oil markets reinforces our long held belief that Houston remains a strong market for long term investors.
While the re-balancing
of global oil markets is progressing, record - high crude and gasoline inventories continue to put downward pressure on prices.
As Michael Levi, an energy and climate policy expert at the Council on Foreign Relations, noted in his Congressional testimony last week, «During times of severe turmoil
in global oil markets, the price of Canadian oil generally rises just as much as the price of Middle Eastern oil does; that inflicts the same pain on U.S. consumers and similar (though slightly less) damage on the U.S. economy.»
In their study, Impact of the Keystone XL pipeline
on global oil markets and greenhouse gas emissions, Erikson and Lazarus argue that State's assessment of the availability of alternative routes is «too optimistic» because «regulatory, environmental and local community barriers faced by other pipeline and rail options could ultimately restrict expansion of oil sands production.»
Reducing the cost of advanced energy technologies is the key to finally ending a dependence on
volatile global oil markets that holds the American economy hostage, compromises our foreign policy, and bleeds more than a billion dollars a day out of the US economy.
Realities such as these have made it difficult to apply game theory to
the global oil market.
If
the global oil market suddenly loses Venezuela's 2 million barrels of daily oil production, it would be «a big shock to the system,» according to Dan Yergin, vice chairman of IHS Markit.
That has the potential to unbalance
a global oil market in recovery, says energy expert Tom Kloza.
US sanctions against Iran made Saudi Arabian oil more valuable, and allowed the Kingdom to increase its share of
the global oil market.
Gay said, noting that Iran's increasing control over
the global oil market could be a weapon against Saudi Arabia.
The project, still under construction, will be one of the first links between massive American gas reserves and
the global oil market.
CNBC's Jackie Deangelis reports on third - quarter earnings for oil giants Exxon Mobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips and what they mean for
the global oil market.
Nitesh Shah, commodities strategist at ETF Securities, discusses OPEC and the U.S.» contribution to
global oil markets.
Its energy ministry reiterated the country's commitment to «stabilizing
the global oil market».
Its main objective is to control
the global oil market, and to keep prices high.
Despite OPEC's failure to agree on a production cap,
global oil markets are rebalancing faster than expected.
In addition to the negative repercussions of hurricane Harvey, which heavily impacted the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production and petrochemical plants,
global oil markets are facing disruptions from the Middle East.
The IMF predicts that after Iran rejoins
the global oil market, prices could drop to $ 20 - $ 30 per barrel, while the IEA warns that demand for oil continues to lag significantly behind supply, and that this will continue through 2016.
No doubt that Saudi Arabia would be fine with regaining its former dominance over
the global oil market, but for the moment such thinking isn't really what matters.
No, we are talking about
the global oil market rebalancing.
Canada certainly has the potential to become an even bigger player in
the global oil market than it is now.
Day trading any security is a risky venture, but any related to
the global oil market are particularly volatile due to the myriad of factors at play.
Three years ago, it would have told you that
global oil markets were at record tightness.
The government was not at all concerned by this decline or to emerging risks in
the global oil market.
Even if Saudis don't switch loyalties to China, Beijing will have even more clout over
the global oil market and stronger energy ties.
Despite the huge uncertainties related to the two massive hurricanes that hit the U.S.,
the global oil market looks tighter than it has in a long time, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.
The IEA did point out that the U.S. Gulf Coast is more strategically important to
the global oil market than ever.
The OPEC says that its recent move to cut oil production had nothing to do with greed, but they acted with a «noble goal» of rescuing
the global oil market.