The price of oil at $ 64 per barrel is about half of what it was at the peak in 2014, when energy companies were doing extensive exploration.
In October, Saudi Arabia announced it would not support
the price of oil at $ 70 a barrel by limiting supply.
Of course, if the spot
price of oil at delivery was $ 98 instead, you'd make $ 3 per barrel.
To undermine his credibility even further, the TD bank issued a report that said, that at
a price of oil at $ 40 a barrel, the government's contingency reserves would be depleted and the government would be in deficit in 2015 - 16.
Not exact matches
The OPEC member that needs the «lowest»
price of oil to balance this year's expenditure is Iran,
at $ 52 a barrel, according to data by RBC Capital Markets.
«If you had a strong track record
of finding and developing
oil and gas
at the right
price, you could always raise capital,» Grad says.
Either
of these meant that, relative to world
prices, Canadian
oil was trading
at a significant discount in Alberta.
«If Trump abandons the deal, he risks a spike in global
oil prices,» said Ole Hansen, head
of commodity strategy
at Saxo Bank, adding that re-introducing U.S. sanctions could remove 300,000 - 500,000 bpd
of Iranian
oil from global supplies.
Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies
at the Council on Foreign Relations, said higher
oil prices lessen all the worries from 2015 and 2016 about the Saudi government's ability to maintain its commitments, but the consolidation
of power in the hands
of the Crown Prince also is significant for the market and investors as his reform program is widely regarded as critical for Saudi Arabia's future prosperity.
Nearly as surprising was the willingness
of Russia and private
oil companies in North America to carry on
at prices that were understood to be well below their break - even points.
At its peak, in the spring of 2012, light oil at Edmonton was trading at a discount of almost $ CDN 40 per barrel to Brent prices, and at a discount of almost $ CDN 20 / barrel to U.S. mid-continent price
At its peak, in the spring
of 2012, light
oil at Edmonton was trading at a discount of almost $ CDN 40 per barrel to Brent prices, and at a discount of almost $ CDN 20 / barrel to U.S. mid-continent price
at Edmonton was trading
at a discount of almost $ CDN 40 per barrel to Brent prices, and at a discount of almost $ CDN 20 / barrel to U.S. mid-continent price
at a discount
of almost $ CDN 40 per barrel to Brent
prices, and
at a discount of almost $ CDN 20 / barrel to U.S. mid-continent price
at a discount
of almost $ CDN 20 / barrel to U.S. mid-continent
prices.
Wages barely are keeping up with inflation, and
oil prices have settled
at a level that is unlikely to generate the kind
of economic activity to which we had become accustomed before the 2014 - 15 crash.
The long - awaited international listing
of Saudi Aramco is likely to be delayed, but the wait makes sense as
oil prices are tipped to touch $ 80 per barrel, said Fadi Arbid, founding partner and chief investment officer
at Amwal Capital Partners.
If you want to know what the break - even
price for new oilsands projects is (
at least for the marginal project), look
at the forecast
of future
oil prices.
In October
of 2011, the
price of WTI
at Cushing, OK was discounted by almost $ US25 per barrel compared to similar
oil grades on the U.S. Gulf Coast, only 600 miles away.
«The idea that gasoline demand is actually rising suggests that perhaps the lower
prices of crude are actually prompting a greater usage
of this product (gasoline),» said Vyanne Lai,
oil analyst
at National Australia Bank.
Just how bad low
oil prices are — if they're bad
at all — kind
of depends on your perspective, he says.
At a press conference later, Poloz dismissed a spate
of disappointing economic indicators, and he shrugged off a question about the slide
of oil prices to below $ 38 (US) per barrel.
Shell's Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden said the
oil sector had yet to emerge from troubled waters, but huge cost savings meant
oil majors were getting closer to balancing their operations
at today's
oil prices of around $ 50 a barrel.
But Waghorn says Hess's wide range
of oil reserves, including fields in Guyana, will help diversify its revenue sources in case
prices stall
at current levels.
«Clearly we look
at the price of oil,» Simonelli from BHGE told CNBC, «At the same time, it's only one of the data points we look a
at the
price of oil,» Simonelli from BHGE told CNBC, «
At the same time, it's only one of the data points we look a
At the same time, it's only one
of the data points we look
atat.
We have a different view on inflation, which we see below 2 percent even in 2018,» analysts
at Bank
of America Merrill Lynch said in a note on Wednesday, explaining that
oil prices will keep headline inflation low.
Chief Executive Bob Dudley is in line for a $ 19.6 million compensation package for 2015, a year in which shrinking profit margins triggered by sharp falls in the
price of oil led to more than 5,000 job losses
at the
oil and gas company.
Oil's price also has been firming as Houthi rebels in Yemen have increased a campaign of firing missiles into Saudi Arabia, both at oil facilities and civilian areas, but those efforts have so far fail
Oil's
price also has been firming as Houthi rebels in Yemen have increased a campaign
of firing missiles into Saudi Arabia, both
at oil facilities and civilian areas, but those efforts have so far fail
oil facilities and civilian areas, but those efforts have so far failed.
«Today, the focus is on
oil markets, where
prices have risen on the back
of rising supply risk from developments in Iraq,» wrote Camilla Sutton, chief FX strategist
at Scotiabank.
«If Trump abandons the deal, he risks a spike in global
oil prices... The re-introduction
of U.S. sanctions would hurt Iran's ability to transact in dollars,» said Ole Hansen, head
of commodity strategy
at Saxo Bank.
In fact, in the 10 years previous to the January 2011 cut - off
of the graph, Canadian light
oil sold (in Edmonton)
at a $ 2 per barrel premium to the average cost
of U.S. Saudi Light
oil imports because
of our access to premium -
priced markets in the mid-continent.
Western Australia's only onshore
oil producer has suspended production after being hit by the low
oil price and the high cost
of trucking its output to Wyndham rather than the much closer port
at Broome.
Between June 2012 and July 2013, the difference between the landed costs
of Saudi Light
oil into the U.S. and the
price of light
oil at Edmonton was $ 18.48 per barrel, while the difference in costs between Mexican Maya landed in the U.S. and Western Canada Select heavy blend
at Hardisty, AB, was $ 29.02 per barrel.
«Particularly with
oil prices hitting lows
at some point in the first quarter... lots
of sub investment - grade firms could be under a lot
of stress, and for those with stronger balance sheets, those companies could take this as an opportunity to buy and acquire assets,» Deshpande said in a phone interview.
«
At this point, and in the context
of oil prices that are within striking distance
of what we envision to be cyclical highs over the next 6 to 12 months, we think the Exxon short has essentially run its course,» Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov wrote.
That's left a lot
of junk bond fund managers with plenty
of exposure to the energy sector
at a time when
oil prices have crashed and defaults, particularly among fracking companies, are rising.
Neither cut was a particular surprise: Buffett had previously said he erred in buying Conoco
at a peak
price for
oil (though now,
of course, the commodity's rising
price is putting a different cast on the investment) and he had publicly protested Kraft's 2010 purchase
of Cadbury, which he thought not in the interests
of Kraft's shareholders.
A rising
oil price is positive for fiscal balances, but it slows long - term reform, says Jan Friedrich, head
of Middle East & Africa sovereign ratings
at Fitch Ratings.
This partly reflects the fall back in the U.S. dollar on the back
of rate hike delays, which has allowed commodity
prices, notably
oil, to rebound,» said Shane Oliver, head
of Investment Strategy and chief economist
at AMP Capital.
Other important assumptions not specified above are a $ 0.99 US / Cdn FX rate, a $ 4 / bbl diluent premium over light
oil and a $ CDN 15 difference between the $ CDN - equivalent WTI
price and WCS
prices at Hardisty, both increasing with inflation, and transportation charges
of $ 1 / bbl for diluent and $ 1.50 / bbl for dilbit to / from Hardisty.
It also gradually phased out subsidies that kept retail fuel cheap, causing
prices at the pump to climb by an average
of nearly 25 % since 2014, even though global
oil prices fell by as much as 75 % during that period.
High demand for diesel and home heating fuel in particular means refineries are willing to pay more for crude
oil, said Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at Oil Price Information Servi
oil, said Tom Kloza, global head
of energy analysis
at Oil Price Information Servi
Oil Price Information Service.
This causes it to trade
at a discount to world
oil prices, giving those refiners fatter margins and U.S. consumers a bit
of relief
at the pump.
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.
Currently, Venezuela provides Cuba with the bulk
of the
oil it consumes
at subsidized
prices.
He is a Fellow
at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy and the author
of the forthcoming book «Missing OPEC: The History and Future
of Boom - Bust
Oil Prices,» from Columbia University Press, 2016.
First, I want to look
at how the changes not just in
oil prices, but also changes in diluent costs, discounts for
oil sands crude relative to light crude and, in particular, the fall
of the Canadian dollar have changed the outlook for new
oil sands projects — for those under construction, and for those currently operating.
He points out that the double - digit growth much
of the emerging market experienced in 2010 is over, so it's unlikely we'll see
oil prices rise,
at least in the short term.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports
oil prices are moving higher as natural gas trades
at the low end
of the range.
In order to understand the impact
of the
oil price crash on
oil sands, you need to look
at the implications for each
of these categories.
«I can see a scenario where
oil prices get super-bullish again if companies overcut,» he says on a recent morning, sitting in his conference room on the 38th floor
of an office tower
at the bottom tip
of Manhattan.
Rive argues that it should stay underground, that the
oil majors look
at the world through petroleum - coated lenses, and that the benefits
of solar are so obvious that once the
price becomes more competitive, fossil - fuel use will plunge.
«I made a forecast
of oil at $ 200 based on what the
price would be if the economy continued to grow,» he explained in a recent interview.
The
oil market remains in what's known as contango — with the future
price of crude trading
at a higher level than today's spot
price.