Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Analysis-OPEC+ may stick with deep oil cuts for longer due to weak demand- oil and gas 360

Analysis-OPEC+ may stick with deep oil cuts for longer due to weak demand

(Investing)– LONDON – OPEC+ will have little room to manoeuvre on oil policy when it meets in December: it would be risky to increase output because of weak demand, and difficult to deepen supply cuts because some members want to pump more, sources and analysts said. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies led by Russia, the group

Shale's efficiency boost is not guarantee of strong future growth- oil and gas 360

Shale’s efficiency boost is not guarantee of strong future growth

Oil Price HSBC’s recent forecast suggests U.S. shale oil production will keep rising for another four years before peaking, but the real story is more complex. Wood Mackenzie highlights a new era of efficiency gains in shale, yet these advancements come with significant costs that could hinder future growth. Despite last year’s impressive 1 million barrels per day increase, driven by unexpected efficiency improvements,

OPEC’s trillion-dollar bet against U.S. shale- oil and gas 360

OPEC’s trillion-dollar bet against U.S. shale

Oil Price Since 2008, the shale boom has grown U.S. oil production by about 9 million barrels per day. In the early days of the shale boom, when it wasn’t clear whether this development would have a significant impact, it was largely ignored by OPEC. By late 2014, as U.S. oil production growth was approaching 5 million BPD, OPEC decided

Saudi Arabia should follow Russia, even if it kills OPEC- oil and gas 360

Saudi Arabia should follow Russia, even if it kills OPEC

Houston Chronicle Is it really over? So soon? Russia’s unwillingness to go along with Saudi Arabia’s emergency supply cut fuels speculation the whole OPEC+ thing is done. I don’t agree. OPEC+ has always been largely a marketing and political tool. Formally ditching it now would merely make obvious the underlying truth: OPEC+ wouldn’t exist in the first place unless OPEC on its

Here’s why financial markets are tanking around the world- oil and gas 360

Here’s why financial markets are tanking around the world

CNBC A group of oil-producing nations known as OPEC failed to reach a deal with its allies over oil output cuts following a meeting in Vienna on Friday. This led OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia to slash its official selling prices for April and reportedly prepare for an increase in production. The shocking move came after OPEC ally Russia rejected the 14-member organization’s

The Key Question: How Much Longer Will OPEC+ Hold Together?

From Forbes Jason Bordoff, the Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, noted on Twitter early Monday morning that “Everyone who’s been writing for years that shale is the new swing supplier, this is what spare capacity looks like. Shale can’t do that. It can grow remarkably (and has) but still takes time to respond and then does

$2 Trillion Annual Investment in New Supply is Needed to Meet Energy Demand to 2040: IEA

Worldwide, government policy decisions will be prime determinant of world’s energy direction In a new report, the International Energy Agency outlines new scenarios regarding fuels use and supply and demand, saying government policy decisions will determine what happens in the energy space, and that to meet global energy demand, investment in new supply of $2 trillion per year will be

U.S. Shale to Offset Global Production Problems: Analysts

From CNBC A sustained upswing in U.S. shale growth is likely to offset global production problems over the coming months, energy analysts told CNBC on Wednesday. The mood music in the energy market has been heavily influenced by a flurry of demand-side developments of late, with investors continuing to monitor an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, the financial crisis in

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Who Will Drive Global Oil Prices in 2015 – U.S. Shale Producers, Saudi Arabia or OPEC?

Falling oil prices have helped sell a lot of Rolaids lately, particularly in places like Houston where U.S. E&Ps are trying to plan their future drilling commitments, based on uncertain commodities prices in 2015. On Monday, some NYMEX options traders said they viewed $80 as a bottom, even on the heels of Goldman’s revised bearish oil forecast it released over the