The Canadian economy is heavily dependent on oil exports and the falling
price of oil resulted in a big move away from the Canadian dollar.
Not exact matches
With operating net profit — or profits before taxes and interest — up by 30 percent to 978 million euros, Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi said that Eni's
results were «over and above the rising
price of oil.»
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.
The
oil -
price crash,
of course, was the
result of an
oil glut.
The
price of oil dropped Tuesday after a big jump a day earlier over jitters that Russia's military advance into Ukraine could
result in economic sanctions against one
of the world's major energy suppliers.
Programmed Maintenance Services has returned an annual net loss as a
result of lower demand for marine services following the steep drop in
oil and gas
prices.
If the
oil majors were to attempt to be more disciplined this time around, the
resulting rise in
prices would simply accelerate the development
of alternative sources
of supply, as well as curbing demand growth.
Failure
of prices to recover raises the prospect
of even deeper cuts to investment by
oil and gas companies next year and would likely
result in Canada's economy remaining on a slower growth path than the 2.2 per cent pace we are expecting.»
Canada's economy is sluggish as a
result of low
oil prices, and hopes are high that exporters can step up, expand and juice growth.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports the latest CNBC poll
results of analyst and traders on where they think
oil prices and production are likely headed.
Gary Kelly, Southwest Airlines chairman, president & CEO, breaks down his company's quarterly
results and the impact
of lower
oil prices on jet fuel costs.
The most precipitous real estate crashes in Canada in the past 30 years — Calgary during the 1980s
oil bust and Toronto in the early 1990s recession —
resulted in losses
of 25 % to 28 % in the average
price of a house.
Russell told CNBC that the depreciation
of the Malaysian currency has more than offset the benefits that cheaper
oil have on the
price of fertilizers,
resulting in higher input costs for the tea grower.
The crudest version
of this story says that Ottawa should increase spending as a direct response to the fall in
oil prices and the
resulting depreciation
of the Canadian dollar.
The additive effects
of a supply deficit, economic uncertainty and geopolitical risk
resulted in high
oil prices.
Armed with such
results, Shell and Total are in payback mood to investors, buying back shares after diluting stakes with scrip dividends - consisting
of shares rather than cash - introduced after the
price crash which sent
oil prices as low as $ 28 a barrel.
As a
result of the decline in both
oil and natural gas
prices since 2014, the domestic energy industry is experiencing duress not seen since the early 1980s.
Ben Luckock is in fact so bullish that he forecast demand could exceed supply
of crude
oil by 2 - 4 million bpd by the end
of 2019 because
of the US$ 1 - trillion in spending plans that never saw the light
of day as a
result of the 2014
price crash.
I think there is a substantial commercial and economic opportunity both in the construction
of the pipeline and in the advantages
of lower
priced oil that would
result from the pipeline for the United States and for Canada.
We think that can be traced partly to investors focusing on
oil prices and the
resulting moderate slowdown in business
of late.
LONDON (Reuters)- Saudi Arabia's financial position has stabilised as a
result of the increase in
oil prices as well as efforts to raise non-
oil revenues and trim government spending.
Specifically, lower
oil prices have
resulted in marginally less activity at some
of the domestic shale
oil fields.
As the country's
oil - dominated trade flows have tied the value
of the Loonie to triple - digit world
oil prices, the
resulting strength
of the currency has turned into a curse for exporters in general and Ontario's factories in particular.
On the weekend, Bank
of Canada governor Stephen Poloz told a group
of reporters that about 90 per cent
of the
oil price was the
result of the «financialization»
of energy markets.
Biofuels don't help, but biofuels are the
result of high
oil prices, which are the
result of poor incentives to bring
oil up (both because
of low yielding U.S. assets and political resentment over U.S. foreign policy).
So, Canadians are both paying higher gas
prices as a
result of higher world
oil prices and getting less for their
oil production as a
result of the depressed regional
oil prices in the Midwest.
But now as a
result of the sanctions and dropping
oil prices, Russia faces a dismally flat 0.5 percent.
Today, Russia is similarly hemorrhaging capital as a
result of international sanctions and crashing
oil prices, prompted by both the American shale
oil boom and OPEC's inaction in stabilizing the commodity at last month's meeting.
That might be due to concerns about Southwestern's financial struggles over the past several years as the
result of its decision to finance a major acquisition with debt, or it could simply be bad timing amid falling
oil prices.
While the
oil bust hurt their near term financial
results, it also gave them an opportunity to execute on their acquisition strategy during a period
of greatly reduced
prices for target companies.
Although past performance is no guarantee
of future
results, the chart below, which takes into account 30, 15 and five years» worth
of seasonal data for
oil prices, illustrates Brian's point.
In addition, our provision for credit losses (PCL) ratio
of 0.29 % was up 5 basis points (bps) primarily as a
result of the low
oil price environment.
In tandem, the era
of high
oil prices prompted an increase in saving among
oil producers... Using the increase in emerging markets» current account surplus as a guide suggests the desired saving schedule has shifted to the right by 1pp as a
result of the EM saving glut, which lowers the global real rate by round 25bps.
As a sign
of how quickly the economy's prospects are changing (mainly as a
result of the spike in
oil prices) economists at Lehman Brothers lowered their growth expectations twice in the last three weeks.
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.
Number
of the Week: U.S.
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Prices The U.S.
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prices at the pump as a
result.
However, banks in Bahrain and Oman look vulnerable as a
result of higher break - even
prices for
oil and their limited ability to support the economy without compromising credit - worthiness.
Global airline stocks are currently soaring as a
result of low
oil prices, increased seat capacity and more fuel - efficient aircraft.
The venerable
oil and gas giant lost its AAA rating from Standard and Poor in April 2016, which thought a symbolic loss (it shared the rating with Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson) indicated the damage wrought by years
of low
prices and some pretty terrible luck, notably Tillerson's lost $ 500 billion deal in Russia as the
result of Western sanctions.
Elsewhere, as I wrote last month, U.S. consumption is likely stronger than headline figures suggest, when you consider that much recent weakness is a
result of falling
oil prices and the dynamic
of new technologies» downward influence on
price.
In general, producer
price pressures eased significantly in the June quarter, largely because
of the fall in
prices of oil and related products, and the generalised downward pressure on the
prices of imported goods
resulting from the exchange rate appreciation (Table 16).
Even so, economic growth in the third quarter outpaced the bank's expectations, partly as a
result of higher
oil prices and improved growth in developing nations.
Brazil was able to reduce subsidies in
oil and gas, but its export business was challenged as a
result of the declining
oil prices, and its economy remained flat.
Another name that has taken a beating as a
result of lower
oil prices, stronger dollar and a weaker global economy is Dover Corporation (DOV).
According to a Reuters source, The Organization
of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has in fact reached a deal that will «limit»
oil production, and
oil prices are in for a wild ride yet again as a
result.
*
Results for Calgary and Houston do not take into account the impact
of the collapse in
oil and gas
prices.
High
oil prices may well lead to a collapse in demand over the long term,
resulting in a speeding up
of the energy transition that most experts see on the horizon
The
result is what Marc Lee refers to as an «all
of the above» policy — we have carbon
pricing and various climate - related regulation, even while committing to significantly expanded
oil sands production and promising new bitumen pipelines.
While the surge in
oil prices was largely the
result of heightened geopolitical risk in Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq, the pullback can be attributed to ongoing concerns that more crude could be produced than the market can absorb.
Inflation forecasts will be revised down, if anything automatically, as the
result of lower
oil prices -LRB--37 % between the mid-November and mid-February cut - off dates) and a stronger trade - weighted currency (+5.1 % for the EUR EER - 38, although the index has eased by 3.5 % from its peak).