Not exact matches
The world's largest publicly - traded oil and gas company
by market value has ridden out a collapse
in crude prices better than most, its vertically - integrated model allowing downstream businesses to capture the value that upstream operations lose when oil
prices are low.
The deal, when announced last autumn, was predicated on a recovery
in the oil
price to $ 60 per barrel
by 2019, an increase that now seems less likely with a glut of
crude still circling the globe and keeping
prices below $ 50.
Oil
prices were steady on Thursday following a larger - than - expected increase
in U.S.
crude inventories: U.S.
crude futures were higher
by 0.04 percent at $ 67.96 per barrel and Brent
crude futures for July delivery were flat at $ 73.36.
Hedge funds and other money managers raised their net bullish position
in the six most important futures and options contracts linked to the
price of
crude and fuels
by 45 million barrels
in the week to April 20.
The rise
in bond yields, which investors fear could hurt equities, has been partly fuelled
by the spike
in crude oil
prices, which on Tuesday crossed $ 75, boosting energy shares.
A TD study last spring found that a 10 % bump
in crude prices was enough to nudge the country's entire GDP up
by more than $ 5 billion.
Sinclair attributes the higher
prices to a combination of factors including «the effects of the production cutbacks
by OPEC and non-OPEC foreign producers finally kicked
in, not to mention speculative money going into
crude oil futures.»
At the end of last year, the
price of a litre of diesel was 59.64 rupees, meaning it has risen
by 10.5 percent so far this year, not quite keeping pace with the rise
in Brent
crude oil.
As someone
in their mid-50's, I am old enough to remember the start of oil -
price gouging and the beginning of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) holding our energy consumption hostage
by controlling the supply of
crude and keeping
prices high.
In Indonesia, which ended gasoline subsidies in 2015 and lowered the diesel subsidy to 500 rupiah (3.6 U.S. cents) per litre in 2016, retail prices also haven't risen by as much as the price of crude oi
In Indonesia, which ended gasoline subsidies
in 2015 and lowered the diesel subsidy to 500 rupiah (3.6 U.S. cents) per litre in 2016, retail prices also haven't risen by as much as the price of crude oi
in 2015 and lowered the diesel subsidy to 500 rupiah (3.6 U.S. cents) per litre
in 2016, retail prices also haven't risen by as much as the price of crude oi
in 2016, retail
prices also haven't risen
by as much as the
price of
crude oil.
Since last year, the near - term
price of WTI
crude,
in Canadian dollars, has dropped
by almost $ 25 per barrel, and the long - term futures
price by $ 10, when you take into account futures market
prices for Canadian dollars as well.
The velocity of the move will be based on the movement of the dollar
in conjunction with other major global currencies; A fast move higher
in the U.S. dollar will force the
price of
crude lower quickly (
crude is denominated
in dollars globally) and force selling
by those who need capital.
Although much of the recent drop
in oil
prices has been due to the prospect of higher exports from Iran
in the coming months (the International Energy Agency forecasts an extra 300,000 barrels a day
by the end of March), the dumping of stored oil is essentially a short - term factor, and its influence on
crude prices should logically pass quite quickly.
There are any number of theories explaining the sudden drop
in crude oil
prices after two years of stability: America's increasing supply, the world's faltering demand, an undeclared
price war being waged
by Saudi Arabia, the rising U.S. dollar.
Crude -
by - rail shipments are expected to ramp up
in the second half of this year and into the first half of next year to «very material volumes of oil,» Pourbaix said, adding
price discounts will improve but will likely remain higher than usual because rail costs more than pipeline transport.
So far this month, the Brent
crude price has risen
by 6.3 %, making this its largest rise
in January since 2013.
The pipeline or any other way to bring Western Canadian
Crude to Tex refiners would speed up oil extraction
in Alberta and increase world supplies, which would bring down oil
prices for all Americans,
by about a dollar a barrel according to Levi.
China's Sinopec, Asia's largest refiner, plans to cut Saudi
crude oil imports loading
in May
by 40 percent after national oil company Saudi Aramco set higher - than - expected
prices, an official from the company's trading arm Unipec said.
The U.S. fuel margin decreased 17 per cent to 15.66 cents per gallon driven mainly
by the volatility from a rapid rise
in crude oil
prices in the quarter.
Prices for
crude oil, the world economy's most essential commodity, will need until 2020 to recover from the
price war unleashed last year
by Saudi Arabia, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday
in its annual outlook for the global energy market.
Though
crude oil fell initially,
prices were up
by the time markets opened on Monday, suggesting that bin Laden — dead or alive — may not be a key factor
in determining oil
prices.
Chevron Corp, the second - largest U.S. - based oil producer, slashed its 2016 capital budget
by 25 percent and said it would lay off roughly 10 percent of its workforce, one of the most - drastic reactions to date to the plunge
in crude prices CLc1.
Prices were pulled down
by a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Wednesday showing U.S.
crude inventories jumped
by 6.2 million barrels to 435.96 million barrels
in the week to April 27, marking a 2018 high.
SINGAPORE, May 3 (Reuters)- Oil
prices fell early on Thursday, pulled down
by a rise
in U.S.
crude inventories and record weekly U.S. production, which is countering efforts
by producer cartel OPEC to cut supplies and prop up
prices.
This, after a year of flatter growth and considerable volatility
in the commodity markets, marked
by continued discounts on Canadian
crude and low gas
prices.
Suncor said that while the discount Canadian producers face nearly doubled
in the first quarter compared with last year's quarter, it had no impact on the company's earnings or cash flow, as low
crude prices were offset
by better midstream and downstream returns.
CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX: SU), known for its huge presence
in Alberta's oilsands, is reducing its workforce
by 1,000 and cutting $ 1 billion from its capital budget as the company grapples with plummeting
crude prices.
Of Tokyo's 33 subsectors, 20 were
in the red, with oil and coal products leading the decliners after an overnight slide
by crude prices to two - week lows.
Today, a post has been making the rounds which claims that the Keystone XL pipeline would raise gas
prices in the US Midwest
by, «20 to 40 cents per gallon, based on the $ 20 to $ 30 per barrel discount on Canadian
crude oil that Keystone XL developers seek to erase.»
Transportation fuel costs have already fallen sharply
in concert with the drop
in crude prices:
prices for jet fuel, for instance, which represents 26 percent of airlines» costs, fell
by 52 percent between August 2014 and mid-January 2015.
The rollercoaster ride
in oil
prices over the past three years may be old hat to investors familiar with the commodity's historical sensitivity to macro events (see chart below), but oil
price volatility is
by no means endemic and several factors are now lining up to suggest a calmer period for
crude may lie ahead.
Prices pared losses after the Energy Information Administration released data showing U.S.
crude inventories fell
by 4.6 million barrels
in the latest week.
They believe that plunging
crude prices could easily offset any rise
in CAD caused
by surge
in gold imports.
Ben Luckock is
in fact so bullish that he forecast demand could exceed supply of
crude oil
by 2 - 4 million bpd
by the end of 2019 because of the US$ 1 - trillion
in spending plans that never saw the light of day as a result of the 2014
price crash.
As WTI enjoys the first meaningful
price rise since this spring, and a day after the API injected further optimism
in markets
by reporting a 761,000 - barrel draw
in U.S.
crude oil inventories, the EIA added fuel to the celebratory mood.
Whether the oil carried
by Energy East is consumed
in Canada or shipped abroad, it's not going to lower the
price of
crude.
Oil
prices are falling because
crude oil inventories were
in good shape heading into the hurricane and because
crude oil production will be less affected
by the storm.
With the world awash
in oil and
crude prices flirting with $ 30 / barrel, Kenya appears undaunted
by any challenge to find takers for its oil.
Although the benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil
price has been increasing, Alberta's producers are being hurt
by transportation bottlenecks that have resulted
in heavy discounts for non-conventional
crude oil.
This isn't a matter of collusion or market power, it's simply a matter of a broad market for refined products not affected
in the same way
by pipeline shortages and transportation bottlenecks which affect
crude oil
prices in one region but not another.
The leap is not all explicable
by the 36 per cent jump
in crude oil
prices in the interim, nor
by the significant improvements on costs and break - even levels made under chief executive Kevin Gallagher.
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Crude prices have been well - supported
by a growing consensus
in the market that President Donald Trump will move to pull the U.S. out of a 2015 international accord to curb Iran's nuclear program.
Although there has also been a very slight fall
in US
crude oil production since the start of the year -LRB--1.6 %), with more Iranian and Iraq
crude coming online and the demand fundamentals not improving, a significant
price rise
by the end of the year is unlikely.
* Market expects U.S. to re-impose sanctions against Iran * Plunging Venezuelan output further tightens markets * But soaring U.S.
crude production holds back marketBy Henning GloysteinSINGAPORE, April 26 (Reuters)- Oil
prices rose on Thursday, lifted
by concerns over supply disruptions
in Venezuela and theMiddle East as well as
by strong demand.Brent
crude oil futures were at 74.44 per barrel at0105 GMT, up 44 cents, or 0.6 percent, from their last close.U.S.
Yesterday, oil
prices were boosted
by the EIA reporting a fresh draw
in crude oil inventories for the week to May 12, at 1.8 million barrels.
Based on past relationships, and assuming
crude oil
prices remain around the October average level, this increase
in crude oil
prices would directly increase the CPI
by a little over 0.6 per cent.
The lower relative
pricing for Canadian
crude is partly caused
by pipeline capacity constraints as oil production rises
in Canada
Prices were pulled down
by a report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Wednesday showing US
crude inventories jumped
by 6.2 million barrels to 435.96 million barrels C - STK - T - EIA
in the week to April 27, marking a 2018 high.
In contrast, the energy names managed to advance, helped
by higher
crude oil
prices.