Crude closed down yesterday as OPEC+ met but could not agree on February production levels. The market is up in early trading this morning amid rising tension in the Strait of Hormuz after a South Korean tanker was seized by Iran on Monday. Middle East tensions are often a cause of rising crude prices, and […]
Crude closed lower on Monday as coronavirus cases continued to mount, and renewed lockdown measures were enacted in the US, Europe, and Asia. Vaccine hopes and OPEC+ supply cut extensions could not outweigh the pessimism caused by the rapidly spreading infection and the growing number of deaths caused by the virus. Crude is continuing its […]
After moderate losses during yesterday’s trading session, oil prices are recovering slightly, supported by surprising oil inventory data from the API. While economic stimulus remains the critical story of the day, markets are also eyeing geopolitical unrest in some areas of the world. In the Middle East, Iran appears to have built a replica aircraft […]
End Game for Oil Somare speculating that oil demand may never recover to pre-COVID levels. If that’s the case, a lot of OPEC nations, reliant on exports to fill government coffers, may be in trouble. Click here to read from Reuters how the group is coping with declining oil demand. Infrastructure: The Next Big […]
The last week of crude oil prices may go down in history as the most unique week, ever. Besides setting the largest one-day price drop in history (both by percent and by dollars), crude oil futures showed that $0/bbl is not the lower limit for oil markets. Whether this week’s negative oil prices become an […]
Yesterday, crude prices rallied in the afternoon to close the day higher. This rally came about even in the light of bearish inventory news coming from the EIA with the 13th straight week of weekly crude builds. Prices got a jolt from increased US-Iran tensions escalated by a tweet from Trump. In early trading this […]
In today’s topsy-turvy world, it’s hard to talk about anything other than COVID-19 news, perhaps with the occasional OPEC call-out. But over the last few weeks, tensions have been flaring in the Middle East, and COVID-19 may be right at the heart of the tension. Before we jump into geopolitics, let’s touch on the latest […]
Trump could tariff foreign oil. That won’t end the oil crisis The drama playing out in the oil market is not short on oversized characters. But Vladimir Putin and MBS could soon have to make room for a new player: Tariff Man. President Donald Trump, who proudly calls himself Tariff Man, is threatening to use […]
Nat Gas News Natural Gas Markets Beyond COVID-19 Forbes: In a less spectacular fashion than oil, international natural gas prices have fallen. The explanation goes far beyond low demand related to the COVID-19 pandemic or demand in general. It relies on a much larger and more complicated array of factors that include supply and demand […]
Iran’s limited retaliation and statement against further escalation are pushing markets lower. WTI Crude is trading at $62.04, a loss of 66 cents. Fuel is down in early trading this morning. Diesel is trading at $2.0186, a loss of 1.4 cents. Gasoline is trading at $1.7110, a loss of a 1.1 cents. Crude markets are […]
