Thursday, January 23, 2025

Trump Calls on U.S. Firms to Exit China as Trade War Escalates

From Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday pressured U.S. companies to leave China after Beijing unveiled retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. goods, stoking fears their escalating trade war will tip the global economy into recession. Trump, who has accused China of unfair trade practices and pushed for a deal that would rebalance the relationship in favor of U.S.

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Trade War Impasse Casts a ‘Dark Cloud’ Over Outlook for US Oil Shipments, Analysts Warn

From CNBC An escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies is negatively impacting the outlook for U.S. crude shipments, energy analysts have warned, amid fears that China could soon dramatically reduce its intake of American oil. Trade tensions between Washington and Beijing prompted some external observers to warn the outlook for China-bound U.S. crude shipments was firmly skewed

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Oil Soars Near 5% as U.S. Delays Tariffs on Some Chinese Goods

From Reuters Oil prices on Tuesday jumped by the most so far this year after the United States said it would delay imposing a 10% tariff on certain Chinese products, easing concerns over a global trade war that has pummeled the market in recent months. The Chinese products include laptops and cellphones. The tariffs had been scheduled to start next

Saudi Arabia and other key producers in OPEC signaled their intention to keep oil supplies constrained for the rest of the year, Oil & Gas 360

Saudis to Limit Oil Exports in September to Stabilize Market

From The Houston Chronicle Saudi Arabia plans to keep oil exports below 7 million barrels a day next month as OPEC’s biggest producer allocates less crude than customers demand in a bid to stabilize the market, according to the kingdom’s officials. State-run Saudi Arabian Oil Co., known as Aramco, will cut customer allocations across all regions by a total of

Oil Rises More Than 2% on Firm Yuan, Expectations of More OPEC Cuts

From Reuters Oil jumped more than 2% on Thursday on expectations that falling prices could lead to production cuts, coupled with a steadying of the yuan currency after a week of turmoil spurred by an escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions. Brent crude LCOc1 ended the session up $1.15, or 2.1%, at $57.38 a barrel, after hitting a session high of

Oil Surplus Makes Surprise Return Despite OPEC Cuts, IEA Says - Oil&Gas360

Oil Surplus Makes Surprise Return Despite OPEC Cuts, IEA Says 

OPEC may need to cut output to 17-year low to balance market  From Bloomberg   Global oil stockpiles swelled surprisingly in the first half of this year as production cuts by OPEC and its partners failed to prevent the return of a surplus, the International Energy Agency said.  World supply exceeded demand at a rate of 900,000 barrels a day during the

We Will Retain Production Cuts Nine More Months: OPEC+

I have no doubt U.S. shale will peak, plateau and decline By Bevo Beaven, Editor, Oil & Gas 360 At today’s press conference following OPEC’s annual meeting in Vienna, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih, also the chairman of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee of OPEC+ (OPEC plus non-OPEC countries), said the OPEC+ group had

U.S. Gulf Coast Crude Oil Imports at Lowest Level Since 1986 - Oil & Gas 360

U.S. Gulf Coast Crude Oil Imports at Lowest Level Since 1986

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.

Volatility Jumps in Canadian Oil Market After OPEC-Style Cut

From Bloomberg Alberta’s OPEC-style oil production cut is working as planned, according to the Canadian province, but a dearth of timely crude-market data means traders don’t really know what’s going on. Calls for a better system to inform the market about Canadian crude inventories, output and shipments are occupying center stage after local price volatility hit unprecedented levels as the country grapples

Alberta Keeps Production Cuts Steady Despite Vanishing Differential

February cuts will be at same level as January Alberta is holding course on its production cut plan even though the program has already achieved one of its primary goals, based on a release today. The province’s production cut plan requires all major oil companies to cut output, starting January. The cuts are intended to fade away over time, with

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Saudis to Press OPEC for a Million-Barrel Cut in Oil Production

‘One of the strangest OPEC meetings I can remember’: Crane From the The New York Times VIENNA — Saudi Arabia is poised to advocate that OPEC cut oil production by about a million barrels a day — roughly 1 percent of the global oil supply — as the group begins discussions on Thursday on ways to keep supply and demand

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Keystone XL Ruling Comes at Worst Time for Canadian Oil Industry

From Bloomberg Producers already grappling with shortage of pipeline space TransCanada line seen as key to relieving that congestion A Montana federal judge’s ruling that threatens to further delay TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline comes at one of the worst possible times for the Canadian oil industry. Energy producers in the northern nation already are struggling with a shortage of pipeline