The EPA said the DoS had not accounted for the market effects of
increased oil supply through Keystone XL.
Andy, I still feel the same way, but my rationale for allowing drilling wasn't (isn't) the same as McCain and others, who support it to
increase oil supplies and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
This situation creates a system of feedbacks that can be aptly described as an economic growth paradox:
increasing the oil supply to support economic growth will require high oil prices that will undermine that economic growth.
Not exact matches
Oil prices might have bottomed as output in the United States and other non-OPEC producers is beginning to fall quickly and an
increase in
supply from Iran has been less than dramatic, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.
In supporting analysis for the Keystone application in 2006, Purvin and Gertz forecast that, demand in the midwest
oil administrative district «would grow and that
increasing supplies of Canadian crude
oil could handle this growth in addition to offsetting declining U.S. domestic production.»
And with
supplies from Iraq threatened with disruption — in recent years, Iraq was the only major producer
increasing its output faster than the U.S. and Canada — that American
oil is only going to get more competitive in the marketplace.
Oil companies have slashed spending, scrapped new projects, slashed tens of thousands of jobs, renegotiated supply contracts and increased borrowing in order to weather the more than halving of oil prices since June 20
Oil companies have slashed spending, scrapped new projects, slashed tens of thousands of jobs, renegotiated
supply contracts and
increased borrowing in order to weather the more than halving of
oil prices since June 20
oil prices since June 2014.
The world's major producers have made a concerted effort to slow the advance of American
oil production by
increasing the
supply and therefore reducing the price.
If Iran and the United States finalize an agreement on the latter's nuclear enrichment program and lift an embargo against Iranian
oil, we would see another
increase in global
supply.
A report from CIBC World Markets recently predicted the stock market might fall 10 % — 15 % this summer due to a confluence of factors, including a weak U.S. housing market,
increasing fiscal strain, expensive
oil prices, sluggish corporate earnings growth and disruptions in global
supply chains stemming from the Japanese crisis.
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Increasing the number of transportation options and markets for Canada's
oil supply will lead to higher netbacks for all Canadian producers.»
The fresh
supply of
oil will damp the recent price
increase.
On Thursday, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said global
oil supply increased in February by 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) from a year ago to 97.9 million barrels per day.
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.
Private equity sees the most opportunity in natural gas and
oil, thanks to more effective technologies like hydraulic fracking and horizontal drilling and related opportunities to harness the
increased supply.
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.
Alberta's unconventional
oil reserves are big enough to meaningfully
increase world
oil supplies — and lower crude prices for everyone — if they're fully developed.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and
suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including
oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages,
increased demand or
supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
Raitt's three - year timeline to fully dispose of older DOT - 111A tankers (and immediate phase - out of 5,000 of the most vulnerable cars) is going to be a difficult one to meet given the existing capacity for
suppliers to build new tankers, as well as the desire of
oil and gas companies to continue the exponential
increases in
oil - by - rail shipments into the future.
Iran is looking to
increase production even more by the end of the year, so any
supply cut will have to be significant to really impact
oil price.
Unconventional
supplies of
oil and gas are
increasing around the world, countries like Iran and Mexico are reviving production, and alternative energy sources are becoming more viable.
These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of
increases in the prices of raw materials and
oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source
suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.
Traders sold
oil off on a report that showed an
increase in
supply in Cushing, Okla., but it is about time.
This means that new
oil supply can come back on stream profitably — especially in US shale plays — at lower prices than before, perhaps putting a lid on further price
increases.
The paper's authors apply a simple model of the world
oil market to reach their conclusions, which are driven by the potential for the pipeline to
increase global
oil supply, thus lowering
oil prices and
increasing consumption.
That comment turned
oil around in its tracks, with a little help from Genscape that showed
supply in Cushing, Okla., fell back significantly from the
increase they reported last week.
Let me give you a simple example — suppose the marginal barrel of
oil globally is, in fact, an
oil sands barrel, and so an
increase in
oil sands
supply (i.e. more barrels available at a lower price) would
increase world
oil production and consumption.
Likewise, a fall in the price of
oil would be bullish if it was due to an
increase in
supply, and bearish if due to a fall in demand.
As an
increasing amount of links in the
oil & gas
supply chain become digitized, the threat of a catastrophic cyberattack grows by the day
Crude
oil prices are taking a step back on Monday as an
increase in rig counts and a drop - in
supply in Cushing, Okla., and a perceived drop in Geo - political risk premium are causing traders to take a step back.
The U.S. sale from the reserve was expected at some point but the timing of the purchase shows that refiners need
supply now because even with the
increase in
supplies this week,
oil supply are below the average range for this time of year.
While there's currently no doubt that U.S. shale
supply is set to
increase, the pace at which it will grow will determine how much
oil it would add to global
supply.
This partly reflected weaker growth, but
increasing supply seems to have been the key factor, at least for
oil.
The
oil price
increase is based on simple demand and
supply.
Since the publication of the QTR the Department of Energy is working seriously on reducing
oil demand, other entities are working hard to
increase domestic
supply, the combination of both leaves us with an incredible scenario in which one the US is predicting to import 2 mbd less from OPEC countries by 2035 and 1 mbd more from Canada.
Oil prices are unlikely to keep a sustainable level above US$ 60 because U.S. shale supply would rapidly increase, effectively capping prices, oil traders tell Bloombe
Oil prices are unlikely to keep a sustainable level above US$ 60 because U.S. shale
supply would rapidly
increase, effectively capping prices,
oil traders tell Bloombe
oil traders tell Bloomberg.
For example, if
oil supply is expected to drop, scarcity
increases and demand becomes heavier in comparison, driving the price up.
That lower baseline energy demand as well as marginal
increases in
supplies has led to lower global
oil and gas prices and more competitive pressure on the uranium space.
But overall, the IEA said Thursday, global
oil supply in June rose by 720,000 barrels a day to 97.46 million a day, boosted by
increased output from OPEC and non-OPEC producers such as the U.S.
The dramatic plunge in the prices of
oil and industrial commodities as a result of slowing demand from China together with
increased supply from the United States, decimated energy and materials companies» profits.
At the same time, we also have a capacity to dramatically
increase our
supply of unconventional
oil and gas, provided we secure new customers and do so before our competitors.
Oil prices crashed in 2014 as
supply increased and demand dropped.
In the case of offshore driller Noble Corp. and
oil tanker operator Teekay Tankers,
supply and demand played a big role, driving down prices for their services while
increasing competition for the available work.
Iran plans to
increase production to 4 million barrels a day, an
increase of 33 percent over February's output, before it will join other
suppliers in seeking to balance the global
oil market.
Canada has been the U.S.'s largest
oil supplier since 2004, and its U.S. exports have
increased nearly 50 percent in just the last five years.
Oil in Global Economy Series: Tight supplies amid higher demand pushes Saudi to increase oil price for Asian custom
Oil in Global Economy Series: Tight
supplies amid higher demand pushes Saudi to
increase oil price for Asian custom
oil price for Asian customers
While we believe that current energy market fundamentals justify an
oil price of $ 50 or above, we also note that productivity gains in US shale fields have
increased the elasticity of
supply from these critical swing producers, a factor that could cap any significant price appreciation.
China has steadily
increased its Brazilian energy sector investments, including last year's $ 10 billion loan to Petrobras, Brazil's state - controlled
oil company, in exchange for
oil supplies.
A
supply shock, for example a major
oil price
increase, will reduce both actual and potential output, as well as raising prices.
Hence the cost of food rises not only because the cost of the petroleum on which agriculture is based has
increased but because food, now, like
oil, is globally in short
supply.