Analysis
2022, February, 17, 13:50:00
U.S. OIL PRODUCTION WILL RISE
U.S. crude oil production will increase to 12.0 million b/d in 2022, up 760,000 b/d from 2021.
2022, February, 16, 11:55:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $94 ANEW
Brent traded at $93.90 a barrel, WTI was at $92.71 a barrel.
2022, February, 16, 11:45:00
RUSSIAN URALS NEEDED
Urals CIF Rotterdam was assessed at Dated Brent minus $3.645/b on Feb. 15, recovering somewhat from near term lows but still around the lowest level since the pandemic-led demand collapse of summer 2020
2022, February, 16, 11:30:00
EUROPEAN GREENHOUSE GAS UP
Estimates by Eurostat showed emissions by business activity amounted to 881 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents, up 6% from the third quarter of 2020 when COVID-19 related restrictions had induced a sharp economic contraction.
2022, February, 15, 14:30:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $94
Brent fell $2.65, or 2.8%, to $93.83 a barrel, WTI dropped $2.82, or 3%, to $92.64 a barrel.
2022, February, 14, 12:10:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $94
Brent was down 12 cents, or 0.1%, at $94.32 a barrel, WTI rose 1 cent, or less than 0.1%, to $93.11 a barrel.
2022, February, 14, 12:00:00
RUSSIAN OIL FOR CHINA UP
Russia returned as the top supplier to China's independent refineries in January -- overtaking Malaysia -- with arrivals amounting to 2.77 million mt, up 45.7% from the previous month.
2022, February, 14, 11:35:00
U.S. RIGS UP 22 TO 635
U.S. Rig Count is up 22 from last week to 635, Canada Rig Count is up 1 from last week to 219.
2022, February, 11, 11:45:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $91 ANEW
Brent fell 58 cents, or 0.6%, to $90.83 a barrel, WTI declined 45 cents, or 0.5%, to $89.43 a barrel.
2022, February, 11, 11:40:00
GLOBAL OIL DEMAND 2022: +4.2 MBD
In 2022, oil demand growth is expected at 4.2 mb/d unchanged from last month, with OECD and non-OECD projected to grow by 1.8 mb/d and 2.3 mb/d, respectively.
2022, February, 10, 15:20:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $92 ANEW
Brent rose 34 cents, or 0.4%, to $91.89 a barrel, WTI was at $90.17 a barrel, up 51 cents, or 0.6%.
2022, February, 10, 14:50:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN BY 4.8 MB TO 410.4 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 4.8 million barrels from the previous week to 410.4 million barrels.
2022, February, 9, 12:30:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $91 YET
Brent down 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $90.70 a barrel, WTI was at $89.18 a barrel, down 18 cents, or 0.2%.
2022, February, 9, 12:25:00
OIL PRICES 2022-23: $87-$68
This dynamic leads to rising global oil inventories from 2Q22 through the end of 2023, and the Brent spot price will fall to an average of $87/b in 2Q22 and $75/b in 4Q22. The Brent price will average $68/b for all of 2023.
2022, February, 9, 12:10:00
ENERGY RESOURCE ADEQUACY RISKS WILL UP
Throughout the West’s diverse energy resource portfolio, in recent years there has been a shift away from large baseload resources (e.g., coal, nuclear) toward more renewable and largely variable resources.
