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- US oil futures notched their seventh straight week of declines on Friday, marking their longest losing streak in five years. The prolonged drop comes as analysts worry about increased production around the globe and shrug off the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ promises to limit supply.
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Aug 8, 2023 · So why are some prices rising again? Oil supply cuts Global oil prices have shot up in recent weeks. The price of Brent oil, the global benchmark, has climbed 16% since a low in late June.
Aug 10, 2022 · Oil prices have tumbled over the last two months, with Brent and WTI crude down more than 20% since June. The three Rs help explain why: recession fears, resilient Russian production, and ...
- Harry Robertson
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- 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,...
Feb 16, 2022 · Demand for oil plunged in 2020 during the pandemic when lockdowns led the price to fall below zero first time in history due to a major downturn in economic activity. Oil prices have since risen sharply to nearly $100 per barrel following strong economic recovery post-lockdowns.
Aug 9, 2021 · Oil prices slumped on Monday as investors fretted that the continued rise in cases of Delta-variant coronavirus would knock the global economic recovery and reduce demand for energy. Brent...
- Harry Robertson
- Thomas Greaney And Finanzen.Net
Jul 7, 2021 · Global crude prices rose to a multiyear high on Monday off the news that there was no deal. Then they plunged on Tuesday and Wednesday, wiping out weeks' worth of gains. And of course, it's still...
Sep 30, 2022 · On a day when the benchmark price for a barrel of oil lost about a dollar, gasoline prices skyrocketed in parts of the country on Thursday, with Thunder Bay seeing average prices jump by as...
