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Oil: Near-term recovery possible, but Opec deal keyThere may be supply side risks to the oil market in 2017 in the absence of extension of the Opec output cuts or if US production picks up and without extension of the Opec deal, the market could into surplus in the medium term, a report said. More… |
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Oil ‘must rise above $50 to lure investment’Oil must rise above $50 a barrel if the energy sector is to attract the investment needed to build enough capacity to meet future demand, US consulting firm Oliver Wyman said in an annual energy outlook. "Oil does not work at More… |
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A $70 oil floor? Opec price plan may be first stepThe safe money for oil traders is betting that Venezuela's plan to resurrect Opec's old price band mechanism, attempting to set a $70 floor for the battered market, will be doomed from the start. Saudi Arabia, the group More… |
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China, Iran to put brakes on oil price recovery: PollGlobal oversupply and more Iranian production are likely to keep a lid on oil prices next year, offsetting any slowdown in US shale output, a Reuters poll showed. Benchmark North Sea Brent crude is exp More… |
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Oil bull market seen as Brazil, Iraq cut output targetsMassive downward revisions to oil output in Brazil and Iraq have increased the risks for oil markets of going from the current feast to famine within just a few years, leading to a price spike that would give a new boost to the US shale industry More… |
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Goldman cuts oil price forecasts for next 5 yearsGoldman Sachs slashed its crude oil price forecasts for 2016 to 2020, citing improved US shale efficiency meeting global oil demand, coupled with unimpeded Opec productivity. "We see global oil demand being met by U.S. shale, More… |
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Oil rallies over US shale production dipCrude prices rose on Tuesday after the US Energy Information Administration said it expected US shale oil output to record its first monthly decline in over four years. Front-month Brent crude futures were trading up 34 cents a $5 More… |
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Canadian crude perfect partner to US shale: KempUS refineries are processing record quantities of heavy crude from Canada as the perfect complement to light oils from North Dakota and Texas as they struggle to keep their average blend steady. Crudes vary enormously - from low-d More… |
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As oil prices tank, new era of abundance seen dawningAs oil production swells, demand falters and prices slide, the global oil market appears on the verge of a pivotal shift from an era of scarcity to one of abundance. Oil prices have fallen as much as 20 percent since June, despite More… |
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Despite Saudi pledge, new oil outage would strain supplyThe world's unused spare oil production capacity would struggle to cover for another big outage, industry officials and analysts say, increasing the chance governments may tap strategic reserves should Iraq's southern exports be disrupte More… |
