
BY TOM BULFORD
News that Royal Dutch Shell is to halt development of its vast Canadian tar sands project is a sign of changing times in the oil industry - and one that will not be well received at the AIM-listed provider of data to the oil industry, ...
Supply & Demand For Oil
You are on page 1 of 4In these harsh times, it’s good to speak to a businessman who is happy with life. ‘Round here’, John Hayward told me, ‘manufacturers are doing pretty well. Not, of course, if they are supplying the building trade. But if they are exporting, they are doing fine.’ ...
Necessity, as I am sure I need not remind you, is the mother of invention. And no economic need is greater than that for energy. Despite this, the oil and gas industry spends relatively little on research and development. True, it spends vast amounts towing ...
The diet is over: US oil consumption is about to surge "Oil consumption has fallen enough to bring prices sharply lower," declared the Vancouver Sun on Monday morning. This means oil will plunge below $100 a barrel, it said. Oil responded by rallying 8% over the ...
Speculators like you and I are bad. Really, really bad. You should hold your head in shame. Evil speculators drove the global economy to the brink earlier this year. They creamed off obscene profits as decent hardworking people struggled to pay their bills. Shame ...
Okay, unfortunately she’s not quite old enough to stand (you have to be 35). But if she were, I’d vote for her and here’s why… If you’ve been paying attention to the current race for the Whitehouse you’ll have noticed some interesting goings on of late. Last ...
You must get ready to pounce when the time is right
The oil price continued to fall from Friday’s all-time high. Oil lost over $10 in the last two days… but the long-term oil bull case is still intact. We may see further dips in the coming months. ...
He’s a decade too late – the oil price will stay high
George Bush’s plans to boost US oil production are pathetic… but there was nothing more he could say. None of the measures announced yesterday will have an effect for a decade or more. This ...
Israel’s getting fidgety… it hasn’t bombed Iran since 1984. Speculation that they’re going to is pushing the oil price up and making oil and gold very attractive indeed…
Fear is stalking the markets – and share valuation across the board took a ...
If Iran is bombed, it will happen in December… and all bets for the oil price will be off…
If the US or Israel bombs Iran, all bets regarding the oil price will be off. Just the threat of an attack sent the oil price soaring overnight. All futures ...
Supply & Demand For Oil
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