Not exact matches
Crude oil
prices in Canadian dollars for Brent (North Sea, UK), West Texas Intermediate (Cushing, OK, USA), and Edmonton Par.
In addition to the underperformance from the energy sector after U.S. military strikes in the Mideast, big oil stocks like Exxon Mobil and Chevron, which have a longer history than the ETFs, as well as the price of crude oil, have also trailed the marke
In addition to the underperformance from the energy sector after U.S. military strikes
in the Mideast, big oil stocks like Exxon Mobil and Chevron, which have a longer history than the ETFs, as well as the price of crude oil, have also trailed the marke
in the Mideast, big oil stocks like Exxon Mobil and Chevron, which have a longer history than the ETFs, as well as the
price of
crude oil, have also trailed the market.
Andurand, who runs oil hedge fund Andurand Capital Management LLP, wrote
in a string of tweets on Sunday that companies may be less willing to risk investment
in long term oil projects because of low
crude barrel
prices and a predicted peak
in electric vehicle demand.
In broader economic terms, the rise in oil and gasoline prices will help crude producers in states like Texas and North Dakota and will likely boost capital spending industrywid
In broader economic terms, the rise
in oil and gasoline prices will help crude producers in states like Texas and North Dakota and will likely boost capital spending industrywid
in oil and gasoline
prices will help
crude producers
in states like Texas and North Dakota and will likely boost capital spending industrywid
in states like Texas and North Dakota and will likely boost capital spending industrywide.
In the face of low
crude oil
prices, the company focused on natural gas, which had stronger rates.
The incident might result
in restrictions on using rail to transport oil, which could increase the
price discount for Canadian
crude.
Amid these indicators, traders are taking measures to protect themselves from a potential fall
in crude prices.
A rebound
in oil
prices following the 2014 collapse of the
crude market has somewhat curbed the need for such a large IPO, sources told the Wall Street Journal.
But when oil companies cut down production
in response to depressed
prices, the money stops flowing along with the
crude.
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
price of
crude is on the rise, but
in Canada, new carbon taxes, regulations and pipeline hurdles may take the industry permanently out of contention
But the rise
in Treasury yields above 3 percent has driven the value of the U.S. dollar to three - month highs, which may pose a threat to a more pronounced rally
in the
crude price.
The decreases are largely the result of the oil glut and all - time lows for
crude prices — last year, mining, oil producers, and metal companies lost a combined $ 70 billion on $ 1.3 trillion
in revenue.
Those contracts were lifesavers again
in 1986, when
crude prices collapsed and Calgary lost its buzz.
This might eventually pressure
crude prices, even though oil and the dollar have moved
in tandem for a few weeks.
Running for the Progressive Conservatives, he won a seat
in 1986 and was appointed employment minister just as the
price of
crude plunged and the unemployment rate spiked to 10.4 %.
Traders are taking out a growing number of put options to sell
crude, a strategy aimed at protecting against a drop
in prices after a sharp rally since December.
But if it's longer than that — which does look possible — we're going to see a significant rise
in the
price of
crude oil, and
in the
price of refined products, especially
in Western Canada.»
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.
Now, one trader is trying to capitalize on the recent strength with an options strategy that will pay more than $ 1 million, as long as
crude prices don't fall dramatically
in the next few months.
Still, the gradual rebound
in crude prices is boosting the company's fortunes, as Schlumberger has started to redeploy its workforce toward more traditional business lines.
And
in energy, high
prices for synthetic
crude and liquid natural gas mean producers are generating a lot of extra cash.
They were the first to see that the plunge
in crude prices last year heralded serious trouble — hence the January interest - rate cut.
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.
The far - reaching consequences of the recent drop
in oil
prices have been a testimony to just how central
crude is
in American life: With cheap gasoline bringing more drivers onto the road, traffic deaths were up nearly 10 percent
in the first nine months of 2015.
A year later, how are Canadian oil and gas companies responding to the collapse
in crude oil
prices?
This is the first significant political premium to show up
in crude prices since OPEC and Russia joined forces
in late 2016 to steady a market faced with a serious global glut.
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 exports.
With the widened spread
in oil
prices between Edmonton and tidewater, however, rival customers from Washington, California and Asia are now fighting over the cheaper Canadian
crude.
SINGAPORE, April 23 (Reuters)- Oil
prices dipped early on Monday as a rising U.S. rig count pointed to further increases
in the country's output, underlining one of only a few factors holding back
crude markets
in an otherwise bullish environment.
Brent
crude, the global benchmark, hit its highest since OPEC on Nov. 27, 2014 turned its back on curbing output to support
prices, a move that triggered a battle for market share and helped deepen a collapse to $ 27
in early 2016.
Last year, funds that bet on an oil -
price recovery were hit as
crude in June fell to $ 42.05, the low for the year.
«Market fundamentals remain supportive, as
crude oil
prices are relatively rangebound, providing stability to customers as they evaluate projects,» said Baker Hughes Chief Executive Officer Lorenzo Simonelli
in a statement.
Still,
prices remained close to their highest levels
in more than three years: Brent
crude futures shed 0.64 percent to trade at $ 74.16 per barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate eased 0.43 percent to $ 67.81.
As the oil sector becomes increasingly focused on margins, Parex benefits from the low costs
in that country, without the market access problems that impose a discount on
crude prices in Western Canada.
Malaysia's shares and currency have been hit with a toxic brew of declines
in the
prices of its commodity exports, especially palm oil and
crude oil, as well as what may be the country's worst - ever political scandal, which has spurred protests calling for the removal of the prime minister from power.
In early March, as rebels fought for control of the country's east coast ports, where much of the country's oil is refined or shipped abroad, the
price of the American
crude contract (West Texas Intermediate, or WTI) broke US$ 100 for the first time since 2008.
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.
In light of the tug - of - war in the crude oil space, where prices have traded between the low $ 40s and low $ 50s since March, Cramer used the charts to try to foresee the commodity's futur
In light of the tug - of - war
in the crude oil space, where prices have traded between the low $ 40s and low $ 50s since March, Cramer used the charts to try to foresee the commodity's futur
in the
crude oil space, where
prices have traded between the low $ 40s and low $ 50s since March, Cramer used the charts to try to foresee the commodity's future.
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.
Because so much North American
crude is now stockpiled
in Cushing, and the resulting glut has driven down
prices.
They argue that possible sanctions on the Venezuelan energy sector would harm the U.S. industry, and cause it to scramble for heavy
crude supplies from elsewhere, which would result
in higher fuel
prices for consumers.
At press time, WTI
crude prices had already surpassed US$ 106
in intraday trading.
«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
price gap between North American
crude and world
prices is a new and unfamiliar dynamic
in international oil markets, and represents a «double whammy discount» for Western Canadian producers, as Casey puts it.
Along with the sharp rise
in crude oil
prices since 2003, B.C. and Ontario added 7 % to 8 % to the
price of fuel with the introduction of HST
in those provinces
in 2010.
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.»
Oil
prices were higher
in choppy trade on Wednesday, as a bigger - than - expected U.S.
crude stock build pressured
prices, but large draws of fuel stocks provided some support.