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Follow today's crude oil price moves and key news stories driving oil price actions, as well as developments in the broader energy sector.
Apr 19, 2021 · It’s been a year since U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude futures made history by trading and settling in negative territory, and while prices have recovered to trade above...
- mpicache@marketwatch.com
- 50 Years of Ups and Downs
- A Pefect Storm in 2022
- What Could Ease This Shock?
Global oil production began in the mid-1800s and grew rapidly in the first half of the 20th century. For much of that time, oil majors – companies like Chevron, Amoco and Mobil that were created after the Supreme Court ordered the breakup of Standard Oil in 1911– operated effectively as a cartel, maintaining production at levels that kept oil abund...
Today, multiple factors are raising oil prices. There are three key elements: 1. Oil demand has grown more rapidly than expected in recent months as countries emerged from pandemic lockdowns. 2. OPEC+, a loose partnership between OPEC and Russia, has not raised production at a commensurate level, and neither have U.S. shale oil companies. 3. Countr...
As I see it, the key players that can help curtail this price shock are OPEC – mainly, Saudi Arabia – and the U.S. For these entities, holding back oil supply is a choice. However, there’s no evidence yet that they are likely to change their positions. Restoring the Iran nuclear deal and lifting sanctions on Iranian oil would add oil to the market,...
- Scott L. Montgomery
Last month imports fell by about 10% from the month prior, and there’s been a year-over-year drop of 9.3%. You’re seeing crude oil demand into China going down.
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Apr 21, 2021 · On April 20, 2020, U.S. crude oil futures turned negative for the first time in history. Analysts have said the development was driven in part by the sudden drop in demand for the commodity...
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Jun 21, 2024 · June 21 (Reuters) - Crude prices eased about 1% on Friday on worries that global oil demand growth could be hit by a strong U.S. dollar and negative economic news from some parts of the world.
