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Investment Trends In The Current Energy Transition
While divestment from fossil fuels and investment in green energy moves apace, oil and gas companies have been reaping immense profits from spiking oil prices.
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Investment Outlook In The Current Energy Transition
Energy transition has created quite a bit of uncertainty with regard to longer-term oil and gas investment. However, the current upcycle presents a repositioning window.
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Energy Transition: The Challenge For Oil-Producing Countries
Oil may never be removed from the global energy mix, but for countries which rely substantially on the commodity for revenues, the process of managed diversification has become indispensable.
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Oil And Gas Markets: Why The Uncertainty May Linger
Oil and gas prices may be rebounding from steep declines occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, but the impact of that pandemic could lead to enduring uncertainty in the market.
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Shale Oil Revolution: The Challenges Ahead
Production from North American tight oil formations soared over the past decade and brought significant changes to the global oil market; but it is now facing formidable headwinds.
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Crude Oil Prices And Current Market Dynamics
Crude oil prices have risen by more than 150% since Nov. 2016, reaching near four-year highs over the past few days. Even Saudi Arabia and Russia have been talking up a rollover of the production cuts.
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Peak Oil Demand Is On The Horizon
3 years ago

Well, while that may be inferred, I'm always cautious about "cyclical" processes especially as a basis for investment.

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Peak Oil Demand Is On The Horizon
3 years ago

I do share a three-phase process to the decline of oil demand: an initial decline, a plateau and a final decline to a base. That said, the gradient of the first and last phases, as well as the duration of the plateau phase will be determined by factors such as policies, regulations and technology. It may therefore be a little premature to assign well-defined timelines to these.

It is however worthy of note that even OPEC in its recent World Oil Outlook report, projects growth to fall from 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2018 to about 0.5 million bpd by the end of the next decade.

In a post four days ago, I itemized the challenges facing the US tight (shale) oil industry: and those will be instrumental in shaping the future of oil.

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Shale Oil Revolution: The Challenges Ahead
3 years ago

Production from both tight oil and conventional oil resources would probably not be ending any time soon. However, both face challenges going forward. For tight oil, especially shale, the days of frenzied output as seen just a few years ago, are most likely coming to an end.

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Crude Crashes As Saudis Signal Intolerance To OPEC 'Partners' Cheating
3 years ago

For years, OPEC was the world's "swing oil producer" in the sense that it had both high output and spare capacities and that meant that with just a turn of the spigots, oil prices would spike or fall depending on the direction of that turn. However, the massive ramp-up in US shale output has seen that country become the world's largest producer and a swing producer too.

That said, the frenzied US shale output is facing formidable headwinds (I have discussed them in a post to be published shortly) and could see a significant decline if those headwinds endure. In addition, two of the US "shale boom" pioneers recently stated that they do not expect to see those boom years again.

Why Oil Demand Won’t Follow Coal’s Death Spiral
3 years ago

With regard to "third world" countries, it is interesting to note that in what is seen as a pilot program for country and region, Rwanda, which has a German automobile (VolksWagen) assembly plant, is partnering another German energy company (Siemens) among others to develop an e-mobility platform. The assembly plant will be rolling out EVs while charging infrastructure will be provided by Siemens.

Crude Crashes As Saudis Signal Intolerance To OPEC 'Partners' Cheating
3 years ago

Well, OPEC hasn't really had its influence on the global oil market challenged to this degree. However, one factor that may work in its favor is the projection by two shale pioneers, of the decline in US tight oil output.

Crude Crashes As Saudis Signal Intolerance To OPEC 'Partners' Cheating
3 years ago

OPEC is really at "the" crossroads. In its recent World Oil Outlook report, it notes that growth in non-OPEC oil supply will exceed that in global demand by 2024. Further supply cuts by the cartel will only lead to further loss in market share in addition to revenue losses. Maintaining the status quo would probably not bring much relief.

Congress To Lift Four Decade Oil Export Ban: Will It Impact Crude Prices?
7 years ago

Energy issues in the United States legislature are very emotive and almost always divisive. This deal however will most likely be of little effect in the near term. First because in addition to arbitrage issues, U.S. crude grades will be competing with well-established ones of similar grade (e.g. Bonny Light, Qua Iboe Light which sell at premiums to international benchmark Brent). Secondly, in a low oil price regime, the U.S. producers may be unable to offer refiners the necessary price discounts to enable them come on board quickly.

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