An extra bucket of cold water—the Convent refinery shutdown in Louisiana by Shell is more meaningful than it seems, Stratas Advisors says in its latest oil price forecast.
Shell said on Nov. 5 it will shut down its refinery in Convent, La., the largest U.S. facility to close since the coronavirus pandemic first hit and devastated economic demand worldwide.
A vote of confidence—three different oil markets are behind crude price volatility, Stratas Advisors says in its latest oil price forecast.
Global oil participants saw contradicting messages last week from OPEC and Russia with regards to their approach for rebalancing markets, reminiscent of what happened in early March, Stratas Advisors says in its latest oil price forecast.
Die another day—oil markets misunderstood OPEC’s recent outlook for oil demand to plateau in late 2030s, Stratas Advisors says in its latest oil price forecast.
Shell, which decided to build the plant in 2016, has not provided a cost estimate for the facility. Analysts have estimated the project will cost $6 billion to $10 billion.
U.S. energy firms last week added oil and natural gas rigs for a third week in a row for the first time since October 2018 after price increases in recent months prompted some producers to start drilling again.
Dear Prudence—trading floors will be a major challenge for oil markets, Stratas Advisors says in its latest oil price forecast.
The first of a group of three tankers carrying Iranian fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela entered the waters of the South American nation on Sept. 28, according to Refinitiv Eikon data.
So far in 2020 the oil market has seen Brent crude plummet, the U.S. lose 3 million bbl/d of crude production and European refiners more than halve utilization rates. However, as incredible as it seems, the worst might be yet to come, Stratas Advisors says in its latest oil price forecast.