Oil Price: Light at the End of the Tunnel, at last! EIA Inventory count does the trick again

Oil price is on the rise again at the news from the EIA, the US Energy Information Administration, that the US crude oil inventories are on decline for the past few weeks and it remains to be consistent for a significant period of time. That means the US road traffic is returning to normal at a stea…

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Oil price gains stability: this is a key factor!

Oil price regained its position just over $40, despite the gloomy forecast about a prolonged bearish trend in the light of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s undeniable that the infections are on the rise, especially in Europe and to some extent, in the rest of the world too. Unlike d…

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Will the oil price come out of the bearish territory? The answer is, 'firm yes.'

Oil price is in bearish territory again, perhaps owing to the fresh outbreaks of coronavirus infections in Europe. The new infection rate in the US, the world’s biggest consumer of oil, still poses a serious worry as far as oil markets are concerned. China, the second largest consumer has kept the …

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Inventory draws and supply constrains will stabilize oil prices - EIA

The production cuts by the OPEC+, coupled with continuous inventory draws, are going to stabilize the oil prices according to the latest report by the EIA. Based on the latest forecast, the stability may be already in the markets, which is often shadowed by unusual daily fluctuations, triggered by s…

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US Oil Exports are on decline since the Covid-19 Crisis

Global oil prices are to seesaw around $40.00 a barrel for some time owing to yet another supply glut. The EIA, the US Energy Information Agency, reports a steady decline in US exports since February, which can only indicate a fall in global demand in proportion. Since producers are beginning their a…

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Making hay while the sun shines: India saves millions of dollars by buying on the cheap

India saved more than 685 million US dollars by going on an accelerated buying spree during April-May period, while cashing in on the record-low oil price. Accoring to petroleum minister of India, the country managed to store the crude oil in underground, strategic oil storage facillities. With that,…

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Oil Price: upward momentum noticed at the weekend

Oil prices continue to soar as the markets approached the weekend. The slight reduction of the US oil inventories may have played its usual part in stabilizing the price. At present, there are signs it may stay bullish for now. There are a few scenarios that may decide the rate of recovery, especial…

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Hurricane Teddy: new threat to oil supply and distribution in the Atlantic

Hurricane Sally fizzled out without causing the anticipated, dreadful destruction along the US Gulf Coast. The mood of relief, however, has been dampened by the emergence of the new threat that is developing into a Category 4 hurricane – Hurricane Teddy. It may make landfall on Tuesday if the predic…

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Ripples caused by BP Oil Outlook 2020

The shocking announcement by the oil giant BP that the oil would never recover to the level that the markets were aspiring for, was the last thing that the producers wanted to hear in a turbulent time. The producers, mainly the OPEC, did not try to dampen the pessimism. On the contrary they added fu…

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Oil Price Slightly Goes Up: Hurricane Sally causes production and distribution disruptions

Hurricane Sally, which was downgraded to Category 1 on Tuesday, slowly makes its inward journey, causing serious flooding in the region around the US Gulf Coast. Although it lost its strength in terms of destructive speed, it brought the oil and gas production in the crucial region to a partial para…

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Oil Price: the long road to recovery and green shoots

The traffic data gathered by Reuters, based on TomTom traffic indicators, clearly show an upward trend in traffic in London, Paris and New York. People use private vehicles to move between cities and towns for their needs, which could boost the demand for gasoline. Although it’s a positive factor in…

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Clear Evidence that Fossil Fuels are Here to Stay...

The EIA, US Energy Information Agency, says in its latest report that fossil fuel, including petroleum, natural gas, and coal, formed the largest share of energy production and consumption in the United States, the world’s top fuel user, last year. In 2019, it was staggering 80% of domestic energy pr…

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Recovery of Oil Price and Keeping Covid-19 at Bay are Linked - the logic is simple!; it's individual civic responsibility

We may not be out of the woods yet, as far as the once-in-a-century pandemic is concerned. The world, however, had witnessed the worse before and managed to come out of it. In 1918, the Spanish flu was a case in point: it affected over 500 million people and around 10% of them died with enormous suff…

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US oil rig counts fell this week

The oil rig count in the US fell by 2 this week, according to weekly data from Barker Hughes on the subject. It may seem a small number at first; however, when you take into account what the rig count was this time last year, it's a serious matter for the industry, which is already at the epicen…

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Factors that stalled oil price rise

These are the factors that stalled the recovery of crude oil market, when the analysts and investors thought effect of Covid 19 was behind them. The situation is evolving; if the impact of the second wave of Covid-19 is not as bad as that of the first, things will improve, but that rate will be painf…

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