From Reuters Global oil benchmark Brent futures fell more than 3% on Monday on global growth concerns after U.S. President Donald Trump last week threatened China with more tariffs, which could limit crude demand from the world’s two biggest buyers. Brent crude LCOc1 fell $2.08, or 3.36%, to settle at $59.81 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1
From CNBC Crude oil prices could sink by as much as $30 a barrel if China decides to buy Iranian crude oil in retaliation to the latest U.S. tariff measures, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “While we retain our $60 a barrel Brent forecast for next year, we admit that a Chinese decision to reinitiate Iran crude purchases
From the EIA Saudi Arabia’s crude oil production approached a four-year low in May 2019, averaging an estimated 9.9 million barrels per day (b/d), more than 1 million b/d lower than its all-time high in November 2018. Production in Saudi Arabia dropped following a December 2018 agreement by members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces sanctions for Zhuhai Zhenrong and its chief executive The United States government will be imposing sanctions on Zhuhai Zhenrong Company Limited, a state-run oil company in China, and its chief executive for purchasing crude oil from Iran. On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced
From Bloomberg Iran-owned tankers continue to haul shipments to bonded tanks, oil held by Iran’s state-owned producer and Chinese companies Tankers are offloading millions of barrels of Iranian oil into storage tanks at Chinese ports, creating a hoard of crude sitting on the doorstep of the world’s biggest buyer. Two and a half months after the White House banned the
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Vaca Muerta production growth leads to LNG exports In the past few years, Argentina’s natural gas production has been steadily rising, mainly due to an increased focus on the Vaca Mueta shale and tight gas play, located in the Neuquén Basin. Currently, production from the Vaca Muerta accounts for 23% of
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 The United States has been a net exporter of natural gas since 2017 In the United States, natural gas is one of the most prevalent sources of energy, and according to the EIA, in 2018, 90% of the natural gas consumed by Americans was produced domestically. In general, thanks to the
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Two vessels seriously damaged after seemingly intentional strike Two tankers were attacked Thursday near the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman, leading to a spike in oil prices as markets opened today. U.S. officials are blaming Iran for the incidents; however the country has vehemently denied any involvement. Source:
Domestic production has reduced imports approximately 83% since peak As of March of this year, the EIA estimates that the United States Gulf Coast imports approximately 1.8 million barrels of crude oil per day (BOPD), the lowest recorded rate since 1986. The highest recorded rate of imports occurred in Mach of 2007 when the average was approximately 6.6 million BOPD.
From Bloomberg Over two million barrels a day of new pipe capacity planned, Storage capacity at Cushing could reach 100 million barrels America’s largest oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, is growing even as producers and traders look to move surging West Texas production to the coast for export. The U.S. petroleum industry is planning to build about 4.8 million barrels
From the Grand Junction Sentinel Oregon energy researcher and consultant Robert McCullough has done work in the liquefied natural gas realm while keeping an eye on the controversial Jordan Cove LNG proposal in his home state. “We were watching the hubbub around Jordan Cove and I said, ‘you know, nobody really believes this is going anywhere. Why don’t we write
Guidance: production above, CapEx below By Richard Rostad, analyst, Oil & Gas 360 EOG Resources (ticker: EOG) announced first quarter results today, showing net income of $635 million, or $1.10 per share. EOG reported much smaller derivative losses than many E&P companies this quarter, with derivative losses of only $20.5 million. After adjusting for derivatives and other charges, EOG earned
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