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Month: June 2019

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  • Prices

Oil Markets In Limbo Ahead Of Trump-Xi Showdown

“The next few days will provide a much-needed dose of clarity for the oil balance over the coming months.  Oil prices moved higher at the end of this week, on Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Crude oil futures slip ahead of G20 summit, OPEC meeting

Crude oil futures edged lower during mid-morning trade in Asia Friday, ahead of the G20 summit and OPEC meeting, with market participants particularly awaiting the outcome of the meeting between US President Donald Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil Prices Hinge On These Two Major Events

We are just days away from two major events that could influence not just oil markets over the next few months, but also trajectory for the entire global economy. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

Russia agrees with Saudi to extend OPEC deal by 6-9 months: Putin

Russia has agreed with Saudi Arabia to extend by six to nine months a deal with OPEC on reducing oil production, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Putin, speaking after talks Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

Russia supports extension of OPEC+ deal: Putin

Russian president Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to support an extension of the OPEC+ deal, which may be in force for an additional 6 Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

OPEC to Extend Cuts Amid Dual Threats to Oil Supply, Demand

As part of the plan, Saudi Arabia will apply pressure to laggard producers, including Iraq and Nigeria, which haven’t complied with their pledged output curbs under the current agreement, the Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Libya

American Missiles Found in Libyan Rebel Compound

Bryan Denton for The New York Times Libyan government fighters discovered a cache of powerful American missiles, usually sold only to close American allies, at a captured rebel base in Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Saudi Arabia

U.S.: Saudi Pipeline Attacks Originated From Iraq

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Iraq’s prime minister to take steps to ensure that Iraq isn’t used as a new staging ground for attacks. Iraqi leaders are questioning the Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

Iran says progress at last-ditch nuclear deal talks ‘not enough’

European countries offered too little at last-ditch talks on Friday to persuade Iran to back off from its plans to breach limits imposed by its nuclear agreement with world powers, Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Mexico

Mexico’s president says big bank loan shows confidence in Pemex

An $8 billion syndicated loan to Mexico’s national oil company Pemex is a sign of confidence by more than 20 banks involved in the operation, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Venezuela

The Maduro mystery: Why the armed forces still stand by Venezuela’s beleaguered president

One of the central mysteries of Venezuela’s slow-motion collapse: Why does the military continue to support Nicolás Maduro, the president who has led the once-prosperous South American country into poverty Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Mexico

Mexico nearly ready with formula for billion-dollar oil hedge: official

Mexico has nearly finished reworking the formula it uses to hedge its oil production, a finance ministry official said on Friday, including changes to how it factors fuel oil prices Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Brazil

Brazil’s Petrobras sees oil exports growing more than one-third in future years

Brazil’s Petrobras plans to increase the amount of oil it exports by more than a third in the coming years, the state-run company said in a statement on Friday In Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

Trump Allows U.S. Sales to Huawei as Trade Talks Resume

“We’re going to work with China on where we left off to see if we can make a deal,” Mr. Trump said at a news conference. “I’m not rushed,” he Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

G20 Live Updates: U.S. and China Agree to Restart Trade Talks

‘We’re right back on track,’ Trump says of China trade talks. The United States and China have agreed to resume trade talks, President Trump said on Saturday after meeting with Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

U.S. oil output in April exceeds 12 million bpd to record monthly high: EIA

U.S. crude oil output in April rose to a fresh monthly record, surpassing 12 million barrels per day, according to a government report on Friday. The United States produced 12.16 Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Petroleum Supply Monthly

Supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products on a national and regional level. The data series describe production, imports and exports, movements and inventories. PDF and CSV files Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Shale Patch Struggles 5 Years After Crude Collapse

It’s been five years since crude started a precipitous drop that eventually saw it hit a low of $26 a barrel and shale producers are still feeling the pain. (Bloomberg) Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Disposal Firm Adds Permian Injection Capacity

Milestone Environmental Services reported that it has acquired leases and injection permits in Howard County, Texas. Milestone Environmental Services reported Wednesday that it has acquired three leases and four injection Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

US Drillers Add Four Rigs

This week’s addition of oil rigs was offset by a decline in gas rigs. The U.S. added four oil rigs and dropped four gas rigs this week, according to weekly Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Refining

Harris County plans lawsuit against Valero for Houston refinery pollution

Harris County in Texas plans to sue Valero Energy Corp for pollution from its Houston refinery, the head of the county’s environmental law department said on Friday.  A Valero spokeswoman Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Colorado county sets moratorium on new oil and gas drilling permits

Boulder County, Colorado, on Friday halted accepting new oil and gas drilling and seismic testing permits for nine months, the latest community in the state to enact measures aimed at Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Oilfield firm Weatherford International files bankruptcy plan

 Oilfield services firm Weatherford International on Friday filed a prepackaged restructuring plan with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a regulatory filing. The company, which has struggled under Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Oil Rig Count Sees Small Rise Ahead Of OPEC Meeting

this week according to Baker Hughes, but the 4-rig decrease in the number of gas rigs was completely offset by an equal increase to the number of oil rigs. There Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate

France roasts in record heatwave, two die in Spain

France registered its highest temperature since records began on Friday as the death toll rose from a heatwave suffocating much of Europe. The mercury hit 45.9 degrees Celsius (114.6 Fahrenheit) Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil prices slip ahead of G20 talks, OPEC meet

Oil prices eased on Friday as traders awaited any update on the Sino-U.S. trade war from a scheduled weekend meeting of the two countries’ presidents at the G20, and eyed Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Crude oil futures slip ahead of G20 summit, OPEC meeting

Crude oil futures edged lower during mid-morning trade in Asia Friday, ahead of the G20 summit and OPEC meeting, with market participants particularly awaiting the outcome of the meeting between Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

G20 meeting may offer more clarity for OPEC, non-OPEC: Russia’s Novak

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday he hoped a meeting of G20 nations in Japan would provide clarity for OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers as they consider whether Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

OPEC set for rollover, may discuss deeper oil curbs: Iraq

OPEC is expected to roll over a deal on cutting supplies at a meeting next week and discuss deepening the curbs that have been in place since Jan. 1, Iraq’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Libya

Libya’s GNA Deals Blow To Haftar Forces Outside Tripoli

Forces of the UN-recognized Government of National Accord in Libya have seized a town near Tripoli that served as the main supply base for the Libyan National Army of General Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Cyprus

Turkey’s TPAO to start drilling for gas east of Cyprus early July

Turkey’s state upstream operator TPAO will start drilling for gas east of Cyprus in early July, within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) claimed by the Republic of Cyprus, an official Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Saudi Arabia

The Oil Crisis Saudi Arabia Can’t Solve

Saudi Arabia’s CEO Amin Nasr’s message to the press that oil flows to the market are guaranteed, should be taken with a pinch of salt. Looking at the current volatility Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

UAE becomes Japan’s largest crude supplier in May as Iran oil imports halt

Highlights Crude imports from UAE, Ecuador replace supply from Iran Abu Dhabi grades more expensive than Iranian Heavy crude First intake of Cameroon’s Ebome crude, Australia’s Wheatstone condensate Singapore — Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

Trade War Is Unexpected Boon For Iranian Gas

Facing an unexpectedly rigorous enforcement by the U.S. of its re-imposed sanctions on oil and the recent addition of partial sanctions on its petrochemicals sector, Iran is pushing for output Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

With Iran nuclear deal on brink, world powers in ‘last chance’ talks

World powers will warn Iran to stick to the terms of their nuclear deal when they meet on Friday for “last chance” talks, but with Tehran feeling the pressure from Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

‘We only want to sell our oil,’ Iran official says before nuclear talks

Iran’s main demand in talks aimed at saving its nuclear deal is to be able to sell its oil at the same levels that it did before Washington withdrew from Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

Factbox: A breach of Iran nuclear deal could trigger sanctions snapback

Iran could within days breach part of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a move that could eventually culminate in the return of all international sanctions on the country. Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

Iran on course to exceed nuclear pact limit within days: diplomats

Iran is on course to breach a threshold in its nuclear agreement within days by accumulating more enriched uranium than permitted, although it had not done so yet by a Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Somalia

Shell, Exxon Mobil eye re-entry into Somalia’s upstream sector

Royal Dutch Shell ( RDSa.L ) and Exxon Mobil ( XOM.N ) are looking to re-enter the market in Somalia ahead of an oil block bid round taking place later Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Venezuela

Russia Says It Won’t Increase Presence in Venezuela

Moscow’s support for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been an irritant in its relations with Washington, which recognizes opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country’s legitimate head of state. In Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Mexico

Mexican President: Pipeline Contracts Are ‘Abusive And Unfair’

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador—who criticizes his predecessor’s energy reforms— said on Thursday that the natural gas pipeline contracts that the previous administration had signed were ‘abusive’ and ‘unfair’ Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Mexico

Analysis: Sur de Texas-Tuxpan pipeline delays pressure Texas gas supply, prices

Delayed startup of the Sur de Texas-Tuxpan pipeline, which could continue indefinitely amid possible arbitration proceedings by Mexico’s CFE , already appears to be impacting South Texas gas supply.  Over Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Mexico

Mexico Sur de Texas-Tuxpan natural gas line faces further delay as CFE seeks arbitration

It is unlikely the Sur de Texas-Tuxpan natural gas pipeline offshore Mexico will begin operating if state power utility CFE proceeds with arbitration over capacity payments made while the already-delayed Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Argentina

Argentina delivers first exports from Vaca Muerta deposit

Argentina’s ambitious drive to emulate the US shale boom is moving ahead after the country delivered its first-ever exports of light crude oil and liquefied natural gas from its massive Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Mexico

Mexico’s $8B Refinery Could Have ‘Severe’ Impact On Air Quality

Mexico’s planned US$8-billion oil refinery in the home state of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador would have a ‘severe’ impact on air quality in the area, Reuters reported on Thursday, Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

Asia’s Iran oil imports fall to lowest in at least five years in May

Asia’s crude oil imports from Iran fell in May to the lowest in at least five years after China and India wound down purchases amid U.S. sanctions, while Japan and Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Exclusive: Plains’ Cactus II oil pipeline to begin line fill in a week – source

Plains All American Pipeline LP’s 670,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Cactus II oil pipeline system from the Permian Basin to the Corpus Christi, Texas area will commence line fill within a week, Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Michigan sues Enbridge in U.S., seeks to shut oil pipeline through Great Lakes

The U.S. state of Michigan has filed a lawsuit asking for an Enbridge Inc oil pipeline that runs under the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes to be decommissioned, Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Shale Executive Sees “Another Round Of Bankruptcies” Looming

The recent downturn in oil prices forced a slowdown in the U.S. shale industry, and top executives appear to be gloomier than ever. According to a survey by the Dallas Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress

US Congress moves Nord Stream 2 sanctions bill ahead of Trump, Putin summit

The US Congress has begun moving sanctions legislation that would target construction of Russian pipelines, while analysts believe the upcoming meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin could trigger Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple

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