Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Can a buyers cartel challenge OPEC?- oil and gas 360

Can a buyers cartel challenge OPEC?

Oil Price Italy’s former PM Mario Draghi suggested it first, then U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen took up the idea and built on it. What if, the idea was, large oil importers united against oil producers?   Many from the analytical field were skeptical. With oil demand where it is, the global oil market was effectively a sellers’ market, which

Column: Hedge fund petroleum buying paused over year end- oil and gas 360

Column: Hedge fund petroleum buying paused over year end

Nasdaq LONDON – Rallying oil prices ran out of steam just before the end of the year as investors turned cautious after two weeks of heavy petroleum buying.   Hedge funds and other money managers sold the equivalent of 12 million barrels in the six most important petroleum-related futures and options contracts over the seven days ending Jan. 3. Light

Petrobras braces for attacks on refineries- oil and gas 360

Petrobras braces for attacks on refineries

Oil Price Brazil’s state oil major Petrobras has stepped up security at its refineries in response to threats of attacks on the infrastructure, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources.   The threats come as supporters of Brazil’s previous president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed Brazil’s Congress, the presidential palace, and the Supreme Court this weekend. The riots first erupted following the narrow victory of President

Vital Energy completes rebranding- oil and gas 360

Vital Energy completes rebranding

Oil and Gas 360 Fourth-Quarter 2022 Production Expected to Exceed Guidance TULSA, OK, Jan. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTLE) (“Vital” or the “Company”) today announced the completion of the Company’s rebranding and on Monday, January 9, 2023, will begin trading under the ticker “VTLE” on the NYSE. The Company’s new website is www.vitalenergy.com. Additionally, Vital updated

Energy price volatility to continue in 2023 amid geopolitical uncertainty- oil and gas 360

Energy price volatility to continue in 2023 amid geopolitical uncertainty

BOE Report TORONTO – Deloitte says energy prices will likely be volatile in the first quarter of 2023 as geopolitical uncertainty continues.   The firm’s energy, oil and gas price forecast released Monday says global factors including the war in Ukraine and China’s rocky COVID reopening will continue to contribute to tension between supply and demand. After breaching the US$100

U.S. shale workers’ pay growth slows as explorers reduce oilfield activity- oil and gas 360

U.S. shale workers’ pay growth slows as explorers reduce oilfield activity

World Oil (Bloomberg) — Monthly wage growth in the U.S. shale patch slowed to less than 1% in November as explorers pulled back activity to manage record costs in the oilfield.   Average hourly earnings in oil and gas extraction for nonsupervisory workers were up 0.6% in November from the previous month to $42.19, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data

Oil rises as Chinese border opening spurs fuel demand optimism- oil ad gas 360

Oil rises as Chinese border opening spurs fuel demand optimism

Nasdaq Oil prices climbed on Monday as the borders reopened in China, the world’s top crude importer, boosting the outlook for fuel demand growth and offsetting global recession concerns.   Brent crude futures LCOc1rose 90 cents, or 1.2%, to $79.47 a barrel at 0520 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was up 90 cents, or 1.2%, at $74.67. Hopes for less-aggressive U.S. interest rate rises are buoying financial