Or it just might be that with
lower average oil prices in hand and expectations that after expanding moderately over the coming quarters, the economy would pick up gradually — presumably in 2013.
Not exact matches
With
oil prices now above the long - term
average,
oil consumption is no longer getting a boost from
low prices and is increasingly reliant on strong economic growth around the world.
EIA expects West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude
oil prices to
average $ 4 / b
lower than Brent
prices in both 2018 and 2019.
The 104 - page OPEC report finds that there will be greater demand for the group's
oil in 2016, with customers consuming an
average of 31.65 million barrels a day throughout the year because the market will be «supply - driven» as competitors, beset by
low prices, continue to cut back severely on capital expenditures ranging from exploration to new drilling.
In real terms
oil prices remain quite
low, around the
average level recorded since the mid 1980s.
This unpleasant picture is presented after a third quarter in which Brent crude, the international benchmark for
oil prices, traded at about $ 50 a barrel on
average, the
lowest sustained levels since the financial crisis.
However, the fact that the
average quantity of frack sand used per well has more than doubled in recent years — which has helped
lower the breakeven
price of U.S. shale
oil — should help insulate the industry from the worst of the
oil crash.
This, in spite of crude -
oil prices averaging about $ 43 per barrel during the year, which is very close to all - time
lows for the commodity.
Already Buhari has started giving excuses for the abysmal performance.He attributed the quagmire to drop in the
price of
oil globally and cleverly laid the blame on the doorsteps of all Nigerian accusing them of relying solely on
oil.All renowned rating agencies including fitch continue to downgrade Nigeria ever since Buhari took over and it is projected that Nigeria will not be able to repay its debt obligations.Fitch for instance downgraded Nigeria's longterm foreign currency issuer default rating to B + from BB - and longterm local currency IDR to BB - from BB.The general position expressed by almost all the Briton wood institutions is that Nigeria's fiscal and external vulnerability has worsened under Buhari and it is projected that the government's general fiscal deficit could grow up to 4.2 % by the end of 2016 after
averaging 1.5 % under the previous regime.A recent capital importation report by Nigeria Bureau of Statistics confirms that, last year, the country recorded total inflow of capital into the economy stood at $ 9.6 billion which was a 53 % drop from previous year and the
lowest recorded total since 2011.
The strengthening industry performance is being driven by a combination of factors: •
Lower oil prices (forecast to be $ 55 / barrel Brent in 2015 and averaging a lower $ 51 / barrel in 2016) are giving airline profits a boost; however this is strongly moderated in many markets by the appreciation of the US dollar • Strong demand for passenger travel (6.7 % growth in 2015 and 6.9 % in 2016) is making up for disappointing cargo demand growth (1.9 % in 2015; strengthening to 3.0 % in 2
Lower oil prices (forecast to be $ 55 / barrel Brent in 2015 and
averaging a
lower $ 51 / barrel in 2016) are giving airline profits a boost; however this is strongly moderated in many markets by the appreciation of the US dollar • Strong demand for passenger travel (6.7 % growth in 2015 and 6.9 % in 2016) is making up for disappointing cargo demand growth (1.9 % in 2015; strengthening to 3.0 % in 2
lower $ 51 / barrel in 2016) are giving airline profits a boost; however this is strongly moderated in many markets by the appreciation of the US dollar • Strong demand for passenger travel (6.7 % growth in 2015 and 6.9 % in 2016) is making up for disappointing cargo demand growth (1.9 % in 2015; strengthening to 3.0 % in 2016).
«To the point where competition among the
Oil Marketing Companies remains high, market price for both Brent crude and refined oil dropping in average price terms, added to the appreciation of the Cedi against the U.S. dollar, and increasing national fuel stock; the Institute for Energy Security (IES) believe that there is enough positive momentum and fundamental justification to move the prices of Petrol and Diesel lower on the local market,» IES said in a release signed by Gilbert Richmond Rockson, Principal Research Analy
Oil Marketing Companies remains high, market
price for both Brent crude and refined
oil dropping in average price terms, added to the appreciation of the Cedi against the U.S. dollar, and increasing national fuel stock; the Institute for Energy Security (IES) believe that there is enough positive momentum and fundamental justification to move the prices of Petrol and Diesel lower on the local market,» IES said in a release signed by Gilbert Richmond Rockson, Principal Research Analy
oil dropping in
average price terms, added to the appreciation of the Cedi against the U.S. dollar, and increasing national fuel stock; the Institute for Energy Security (IES) believe that there is enough positive momentum and fundamental justification to move the
prices of Petrol and Diesel
lower on the local market,» IES said in a release signed by Gilbert Richmond Rockson, Principal Research Analyst.
$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 % of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030,
low - carbon fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end
oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced
oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and
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price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year -
average market
price» Hard»
price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American Power Act, 5/11/10.
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We don't have cash at the moment, but later in the year if the
oil price continues to be that
low, we could potentially buy even more to
average down even further.
It looks like a good time to
average down as the stock yields 3.4 % and the earnings perform fine irrelevant of the
price of
oil (Heck I would argue the company does better in a
low oil priced environment as it purchases
oil to produce its products).
The year 2015 was rather noneventful for investors except for two things: the big drop in
oil prices and, according to Morningstar, the
lowest ever
average fees for mutual fund and ETF assets.
And even though the state's residential home electricity consumption ranks among the
lowest (due in part to those high
prices and generally
lower air conditioning needs in summer and the use of gas and
oil for heating loads in the winter rather than electricity), the
average monthly electric bill in 2016 was just over $ 142 per month, third highest in the nation.
The analysis found, somewhat surprisingly, that only proceeding with
lower cost, less carbon - intensive projects needed to satisfy demand in a carbon - constrained world will add over $ 100 billion to the value of the world's seven
oil majors, unless
oil prices spike beyond $ 100 a barrel for a sustained period of time — well over OPEC's long - term
average assumption of around $ 80 a barrel.
The idea is, if we allow
oil and gas corporations to exploit our land and water to extract fossil fuels, it will benefit the
average citizen by
lowering energy
prices and reducing dependence of «foreign» energy supplies.
The gift that is American energy is seen in some key numbers: domestic crude
oil production reaching more than 9 million barrels per day last month, the highest level in more than two decades, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA); total U.S. net imports of energy as a share of energy consumption falling to their
lowest level in nearly 30 years during the first six months of this year; gasoline
prices dropping to an
average of $ 2.47 per gallon last week, their
lowest point since May 2009, according to the Lundberg Survey Inc..