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(Bloomberg) --Time will tell which one is out of sync: Is it a forward oil curve that yields 11% on an annualized basis for investors, or is it a headline price of West Texas Intermediate crude near $83 a barrel? Because if there’s one thing over which there’s growing consensus in the oil market, it’s... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian stocks tumbled on Thursday to an 11-month low, while interest rate futures jumped and the currency weakened on fears that the government will bend a constitutional spending cap. Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said late on Wednesday the government may try to exempt 30 billion reais ($5.3 billion) of spending from its fiscal... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) --Oil hit a fresh high after a U.S. government report showed an unexpected drop in crude stockpiles, allaying concerns that higher prices would blunt demand. Futures in New York rose 1.3% to a fresh seven-year high, after earlier falling as much as 1.2% on Wednesday. Domestic crude inventories fell 431,000 barrels last week, according... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A surge in oil prices is drawing fund managers back into shares of oil and gas companies, even as some remain unsure that the price gains will stick. Energy stocks in the S&P 500 (.SPNY) are up 53.8% for the year to date compared with a 20.2% gain for the broader index, as rising demand... Continue Reading →
(Rigzone) The United States has added 10 rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes latest rotary rig count, which was released on October 15. The ten rigs added week on week comprised nine land rigs and one offshore rig. The total U.S. rig count now stands at 543, comprising 529 land rigs, 12 offshore... Continue Reading →
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, announced on Saturday the launch of "THE RIG", which it said would be the world's first tourism destination on offshore platforms. The fund, the engine of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's economic transformation plans for Saudi Arabia, manages a portfolio worth $400 billion. It added in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Oil prices hit a fresh three-year high on Friday, climbing above $85 a barrel on forecasts of a supply deficit over the next few months as rocketing gas and coal prices stoke a switch to oil products. Brent crude futures were up 80 cents, or 0.95%, to $84.80 a barrel at 0930 GMT.... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, frustrated that he has been blamed for gasoline price increases, is now inclined to privatize oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA), he said on Thursday, adding he would discuss the idea with economic advisors. "Now I want to privatize Petrobras. ... I will check with the economic team what we can do... Continue Reading →
(OE) By David Linden Head of Energy Transition at Westwood Global Energy Group If we want to reach net zero by 2050, there is an increasingly high risk that some of the oil and gas infrastructure investments (i.e. in platforms, pipelines, processors, storage sites etc) made today will result in stranded assets. In other words,... Continue Reading →
Oct 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank sold $1 billion worth of currency swaps in a surprise auction on Wednesday afternoon, and said later it would hold another sale on Thursday, seeking to boost the local currency from nearly six-month lows. The central bank said it sold all 20,000 foreign exchange swap contracts offered in... Continue Reading →
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