As long as oil above 60, that’s a good sign for E&P companies to be in profit. Oil will only go higher as the world is adjusting to the new norm and recovery. Sooner or later, demand is going to go roof again.
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Oil drops more than 7% in worst day since September
(PUBLISHED THU, MAR 18 20211:37 AM EDTUPDATED THU, MAR 18 20212:40 PM EDT)
Oil prices sunk for a fifth day running on Thursday on a stronger dollar, a further increase in U.S. crude and fuel inventories and the weight of the ever-present COVID-19 pandemic.
Brent crude slid 6.94% to settle at $63.28 per barrel. U.S. oil settled 7.12%, or $4.60, lower at $60 per barrel, after shedding 0.3% in the previous session. Both contracts are down 6% over the past five days.
“Short-term developments - stuttering vaccine rollouts and the build in U.S. oil inventories - are driving sentiment, but the longer-term oil outlook is still encouraging,” said PVM Oil Associates analyst Tamas Varga.
“Yesterday’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting provided a boost to equities ... U.S. economic growth has been revised upwards while unemployment is expected to decline.”
A sharp rise in the value of the dollar after the Fed meeting has also driven the oil sell-off.
Government data on Wednesday showed U.S. crude inventories have risen for four straight weeks after severe cold weather forced shutdowns at refineries in the south. An industry report estimating a decline had raised hopes of a halt to the gains.
U.S. crude inventories rose by 2.4 million barrels last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday, a day after the American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated there had been a 1 million barrel decline.
Varga added the market would be waiting for U.S. manufacturing data next week for further indications on the health of the world’s largest economy.
“Lower crude demand from Asian buyers as a result of upcoming refinery maintenance and probably higher prices is also something not helping crude at the moment,” said UBS commodity analyst Giovanni Staunovo.
A slowdown in some vaccination programmes and the prospect of more restrictions to control the coronavirus have tempered expectations for a recovery in fuel use.
Britain said on Thursday that global supply bumps meant its vaccine rollout would be slower than hoped in the coming weeks but it expects deliveries to increase from May.
A number of European countries have halted use of the AstraZeneca shot because of concerns about possible side effects, though the World Health Organization said Europe should continue to use the vaccine.
Oil and gas supermajor BP said on Thursday it had started developing plans for what would be the largest hydrogen project in the UK, aiming to produce 1 GW of blue hydrogen by 2030, as part of its efforts to contribute to industry decarbonization and the UK’s low-carbon energy plans.
Blue hydrogen is hydrogen produced by converting natural gas into hydrogen and carbon dioxide, with the CO2 then captured and permanently stored.
higher oil stock due to high crude oil import by US. and low refinery factory that process crude oil(67.4%). Crude Oil in SPR is unchanged at 637.8 thousand.
foreign investors come and go as like to save guard their investments. it doesn't reflect to the share price to move north. still the market and the sensible investors look for fundamental going forward. once new ceo comes in he could to nothing overnight to change the company's fate. it will take sometime. the ceo should announce how he is going to turn around the company.
If this continues... middle east stability affected... supply can be an issue... but, it'll be good for crude oil price. P/S : love hate relationship coz the RON95/97 also will go up.... so how la?
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