Monday, October 05, 2015
Oil prices have wreaked havoc on the market over the past year. Most people have pointed to OPEC as the reason prices have plunged and thousands of U.S. oil workers are out of work. But is OPEC really to blame for the drop ...
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Monday, October 05, 2015
Vladimir Putin’s order to begin bombing targets in Syria this week has reminded the world not much has changed in Moscow. But on the same token, it has leaders wondering exactly what Russia’s ultimate strategic goal is with the aggression in Syria. ...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The oil market is continuing to struggle with no end in sight. With the price per barrel having dropped under $50 by nearly $10 since the end of the summer driving season—pre-Labor Day—the market keeps getting hit. And with factors at play...
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Friday, September 04, 2015
“If oil prices stay low longer enough, supply will go down naturally.” This, according to Arkady Dvorkovich, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, is the theory driving Russia’s decision to not cut oil production. Russia intends to continue to flood the...
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Wednesday, September 02, 2015
What’s happening with oil right now is eerily similar to what happened in housing 8 years ago. If you don’t see the parallels, consider in 2005 construction in suburban Phoenix, Las Vegas and Tampa was booming. Everything from strip plazas to entire...
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Tuesday, September 01, 2015
Following nearly a decade of collective record profits, US oil companies have been forced to decommission about 40% of the rigs fully functioning no more than two years ago. Having dropped 50% since June of 2014, the price of a barrel of...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015
As you may know, the oil industry is a global one. When we’re paying rock bottom prices at the pump, not only are oil drillers in the US impacted by the pinch, so too are drillers in...
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Friday, August 21, 2015
There’s more bad news for the struggling oil industry, but good news for drivers and consumer confidence. Oil this week was down 4% putting crude at 6 ½ year low....
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Wednesday, August 05, 2015
The Texas oil industry turned out unprecedented volumes since 2010 of billions of dollars. This has buoyed thousands of jobs ever since… until the market began to tumble. And as the price of oil wanes and ...
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Monday, August 03, 2015
Having dipped below $50 a barrel for the first time in 6 months to a meek $49.85, crude oil prices have dipped well into bear market territory. But this comes as little surprise given the $20+ skid...
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