For some overarching thoughts
on oil demand now and in coming years I reached out to Vaclav Smil, the emeritus professor at the University of Manitoba who has run the numbers on just about every risk and resource question imaginable.
The railcar manufacturers in the tank car business, Trinity Industries (NYSE: TRN), American Railcar (NASDAQ: ARII), Greenbrier (NYSE: GBX) and Union Tank Car, a lessor / manufacture also part of Berkshire Hathaway have all had a flood of orders and deliveries based
on oil demand.
Negligible effect
on oil demand expected from Irma.
Despite the moderate global growth levels, OPEC remained confident
on oil demand growth and stuck to its prediction that oil markets are continuing to rebalance.
Environmental advocates have lately been arguing the numbers don't really add up for more pipelines, based on slower growth in Asia and worldwide trends bending the curve downward
on oil demand.
«Thus, the risks of potential «trade wars» and the potential negative impact on the global economy and
on oil demand if these risks do materialise should constitute a serious concern for OPEC,» the authors argue.
Not exact matches
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.
If this unofficial
oil price target were reached, however, it could backfire spectacularly
on both sides of the
oil - market - balance equation — supply and
demand.
SINGAPORE, April 26 -
Oil prices rose
on Thursday, lifted by concerns over supply disruptions in Venezuela and the Middle East as well as by strong
demand.
LONDON, April 26 -
Oil rose
on Thursday, supported by expectations of renewed U.S. sanctions
on Iran, declining output in Venezuela and continuing strong
demand.
NEW YORK, April 24 -
Oil prices were little changed
on Tuesday after Brent hit its highest level since November 2014, supported by strong
demand, OPEC - led production cuts, and the prospect of renewed U.S. sanctions
on Iran.
SINGAPORE, April 24 - International
oil prices hit their highest levels since late 2014
on Tuesday, pushed up by expectations of renewed U.S. sanctions against Iran and as OPEC continues withholding supplies amid strong
demand.
When the company auctions that oilfield drill, for example, the goal is for its pricing model to forecast
demand in the near future based
on different factors, such as the price of
oil, leaving Ritchie Bros. less vulnerable to market surprises.
April 30 - Strong compliance with OPEC - led production cuts, robust
demand and supply disruptions in the Middle East are likely to lift
oil's average price this year to above $ 67 a barrel, a Reuters poll showed
on Monday.
Last year,
oil demand growth surprised a bit
on the upside, helping bloated inventories to draw down significantly.
SINGAPORE, April 26 -
Oil prices rose
on Thursday, supported by an expectation that the United States will re-impose sanctions against Iran, a decline in output in Venezuela and ongoing strong
demand.
On the
demand side,
oil at $ 80 could hurt global
oil demand growth, which was the tailwind last year to help OPEC significantly reduce the oversupply.
LONDON, April 24 -
Oil rose above $ 75 a barrel
on Tuesday to its highest since November 2014 before paring some gains, supported by OPEC - led production cuts, strong
demand and the prospect of renewed U.S. sanctions
on Iran.
Despite recent volatility in the price of
oil, the CEO of BP believes the market is currently balanced and production is meeting
demand on a daily basis.
Oil prices rose
on Thursday, supported by expectations of renewed U.S. sanctions
on Iran, declining output in Venezuela and ongoing strong
demand.
Demand for
oil will not shrink overnight despite governments preparing for a transition into electric cars, the CEO of Shell told CNBC
on Thursday.
Demand for
oil is expected to drop in 2017, the International Energy Agency said in a report
on Wednesday, raising further problems for producers as they try to ramp up prices.
The International Energy Agency reported Tuesday that the
oil market is
on course to reach a supply -
demand balance this year.
The American Petroleum Institute puts out its monthly report
on U.S.
oil inventories and
demand on Thursday, a day after the U.S. Energy Information Administration releases its own
oil inventory report, while Friday brings Baker Hughes» weekly look at the number of
oil and gas rigs operating in the U.S..
On the other hand, if the province decided not to become involved in the firm shipping market, they would distort the signals received by the regulators in terms of the
demand for shipping services, leaving the system short of capacity and lowering the value of Canadian
oil in the process.
The shift, an EIA report released
on Friday noted, reflects both a steadily growing Chinese
demand and flat - lining U.S.
oil imports as a result of America's shale
oil boom.
On the
demand side, OPEC said it now expects the world's appetite for
oil to grow by 1.59 million barrels a day, up 60,000 bpd from last month's forecast.
He said everything from
oil to metals to lean hog prices are dropping as weaker growth globally weighs
on demand.
«Cumulatively, between 2015 and 2017, the world has added around 5 mb / d of
demand for
oil products
on the back of healthy economic conditions globally and a relatively steady product price environment,» OPEC said.
«However, the impact of high
oil prices
on CAD are typically more powerful when they are high
on the back of
demand versus supply issues,» Sutton said in a research note.
Consumer
demand for cars was ready to rise
on low
oil prices, and lower raw material costs could also translate to lower costs for GM.
Prior shareholder letters insisted the proposals were misguided or ignored the company's efforts to spell out its position that even a world intent
on limiting temperature rises would still need more
oil — a position shared by bodies such as the International Energy Agency, which sees
oil demand rising for some years to come yet.
LONDON, April 24 (Reuters)-
Oil rose
on Tuesday above $ 75 a barrel to its highest since November 2014, supported by OPEC - led production cuts, strong
demand and the prospect of renewed U.S. sanctions
on Iran.
Hedge fund managers have gambled everything
on a goldilocks scenario in which
oil prices rise without damaging
demand or spurring too much shale drilling.
Oil prices drew support from expectations of renewed U.S. sanctions
on Iran, declining output in Venezuela and ongoing strong
demand.
??? But the price of corn is going to be high enough that people are going to want to plant corn, only that corn acreage is going to come in and infringe
on the soybean,» he says, adding that increased Chinese
demand for soybean
oil will mean fewer acres for cotton — putting even more pressure
on an industry that's already feeling the pinch.
SINGAPORE, April 26 (Reuters)-
Oil prices rose
on Thursday, lifted by concerns over supply disruptions in Venezuela and the Middle East as well as by strong
demand.
LAUNCESTON, Australia, April 30 (Reuters)- The term «
demand destruction» is again entering the lexicon of the current crude
oil market as the sharp rise in prices raises concerns about when do consumers start cutting back
on their fuel consumption.
The tally of
oil rigs rose in recent weeks, with
oil prices near $ 50 per barrel and
demand for drilling equipment
on the rise.
In a closely - watched monthly report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA)
on Tuesday, the Paris - based organization said a rise in global
oil production — led by the U.S. — was
on track to outpace growth in
demand this year.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports
on the trading action in crude, as
oil prices slide
on global growth worries over
demand.
fell by 75 cents to $ 96.75 a tonne, while Brent crude slipped below $ 111 a barrel
on Monday morning
on concern that a fragile global economy could curb
oil demand.
And in 2007, with crude prices
on the rise, voracious
demand for new shares of PetroChina
on the Shanghai Stock Exchange caused the Chinese
oil and gas company's market value to briefly top $ 1 trillion.
Oil prices showed no sign of fading though, having added as much as 3 % on Wednesday after a third surprise weekly drop in U.S. crude stockpiles boosted the demand outlook in the world's largest oil consum
Oil prices showed no sign of fading though, having added as much as 3 %
on Wednesday after a third surprise weekly drop in U.S. crude stockpiles boosted the
demand outlook in the world's largest
oil consum
oil consumer.
As facilities such as
oil refineries and large electrical utilities become ever more reliant
on remote - control systems linked by far - flung digital networks, the
demand for highly reliable security has taken off.
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»).
Oil prices were pulled down in early trading
on Thursday as OPEC warned of slowing
demand.
Their shares have been hammered this year
on fears that low
oil prices would sap
demand for renewable energy, even though the business often relies
on government incentives.
The burden of meeting growing
oil demand will fall
on the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico, and Papa is not sure the region is up to the task.
These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition,
on -
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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
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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.