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S&P Global Platts: FACTBOX finds crude supply under threat after Saudi Arabia attack

Sep 15, 2019

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Analysis finds higher Saudi Arabia oil prices would add to the headwinds facing the global economy which could tip it into recession which would itself limit any prolonged period of excessively high oil prices as demand rebalances the market. NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — S&P Global Platts, part of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), released today an…

Why China Is Really Dictating the Oil Supply Glut

May 4, 2016

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Aaron

in Futures, Options and Commodities

Ship tracking data from Bloomberg shows that 83 supertankers carrying around 166 million barrels of oil are headed to China, which has stockpiled an impressive 787,000 barrels a day in the first quarter of 2016—the highest stockpiling rate since 2014. China Is Really Dictating the Oil Supply Glut. While the world was speculating about oil prices plunging…

Why Commodities in a Portfolio

Apr 2, 2011

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Aaron

in Futures, Options and Commodities

This is not an April Fools joke…commodities belong in all portfolios if an investor has some risk aversion just look what’s happening in commodities compared to other asset classes. Crude has its highest close in 2011 to kick off the first trading day in Q2. The momentum should carry prices upwards of $110/barrel but we…

Crude oil futures slip as funds increase bet on higher prices

Mar 20, 2010

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Aaron

in ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds, Futures, Options and Commodities

Crude oil futures kept falling back from highs even though speculative funds increased their bets that prices are headed higher. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate contract ended the week at $80.68 a barrel, after nearing $83 earlier in the week, compared to $81.24 a week ago. Saudi Arabia‘s oil minister, Ali Naimi, made it clear…

E&P’s ‘i’ on the future

May 3, 2005

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Aaron

in Futures, Options and Commodities

With nearly 70% of current global oil production flowing from fields more than 30 years old – and peaking or in decline – oil companies are increasingly focused on information technology’s role in helping the upstream industry face the ‘challenges and opportunities’ of the coming decade. [box]STREAMLINING OPERATIONAL PROCESSES THROUGH information management systems – now…

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S&P Global Platts: FACTBOX finds crude supply under threat after Saudi Arabia attack

Why China Is Really Dictating the Oil Supply Glut

Why Commodities in a Portfolio

Crude oil futures slip as funds increase bet on higher prices

E&P’s ‘i’ on the future