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By Phil Flynn |
January 16, 2013
Well it may not have really felt like it to the Canadian oil producers but according to the International Energy Agency 2012 report, the price of oil averaged $112.00 a barrel, the highest price in history.
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By Phil Flynn |
January 10, 2013
While the weather in China is very cold, it appears their economy is starting to get red hot. China’s export growth exploded, rising 14% in the month of December. Because of that petroleum demand, expectations are rising.
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By Grant Smith and Mark Shenk, Bloomberg |
December 26, 2012
Brent crude is poised to trade above $100 a barrel for a third consecutive year in 2013 as tension in the Middle East threatens to disrupt supply and global demand is buoyed by Chinese imports.
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By Phil Flynn |
December 19, 2012
Oil prices started to round off at the lower end of the trading range and started to make a decisive move higher just as Crude option volatility hits a low for the year.
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By Asjylyn Loder, Anthony Dipaola and Grant Smith, Bloomberg |
December 13, 2012
Whether crude costs $60 a barrel or twice that amount, the U.S. is almost free of depending on imported energy and positioned to supplant Saudi Arabia as the world’s No. 1 producer of oil.
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By Dominick Chirichella |
December 12, 2012
With geopolitics less of an issue or price driver than it was the last few weeks the main oil price drivers are likely to be any and all macroeconomic data on the global economy with oil fundamentals equally important.
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By Phil Flynn |
November 19, 2012
The oil markets are rallying on the possibility of a deal regarding the fiscal cliff and the possibility of no deal between Israel and Hamas.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Michael P. Regan, Bloomberg |
November 13, 2012
U.S. stocks fell as concern about the federal budget debate overshadowed a rally in retailers after Home Depot Inc.’s earnings beat estimates. Treasuries gained while commodities retreated.
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By Ayesha Daya, Bloomberg |
November 13, 2012
The International Energy Agency lowered its world oil-demand forecast for this quarter for a second time, citing weakness in Europe’s economy and disruption to U.S. fuel delivery and travel by Hurricane Sandy.
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By Phil Flynn |
November 13, 2012
In its monthly oil market report, the IEA forecast oil demand growth in 2013 unchanged at 0.8 million barrels a day but warned that risks remain skewed to the downside.
