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Return of the global swing producer
Despite not wanting, Saudi Arabia is back in its traditional role of the global swing producer.
While the...
Syed Rashid Husain
A crude metamorphosis in the offing
The Opec+ cuts are taking effect and US data is starting to reflect these changing market conditions.
Will the US energy independence dream come true?
The global energy horizon continues to evolve.
Oil will not end, oil era would
The presence of crude has been acknowledged in shale deposits for decades.
Opec grappling urgency as volatility weighs in
A volatile 2019 is very much on the cards as far as crude markets are concerned. Oversupply and demand worries are...
For crude, volatility surfs down
Why has Opec's decision to cut output failed to deliver?
For Opec, the end of cartelisation nears
Opec's control over the crude world is slipping and the organisation is beginning to look weaker and meeker.
A crude shift of power
AN interesting, new, phenomenon is banging on the global energy horizon. The energy world is no longer unipolar....
Russia has the final say on global crude output
The deal is finally done — courtesy Russia. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its...
MBS, Trump and some crude realities
For the first time in over a year WTI went below the $50 a barrel.
Global growth slowdown dents oil demand
The US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude ended Friday’s session down $4.21, or 7.7pc, at $50.42.
Saudi Arabia plans to cut oil output
A couple of months are too long a period in the crude world. Things change rapidly.
Crude feels the calm before the storm
The overheated crude markets have finally cooled down — and just before the mid-term elections in the US.
Bleak outlook for global crude demand
In the wake of changing global economic scenario, the attention has now shifted to demand destruction.
Camel, Cadillac and petrodollars
Al Dakhil cautions that in case actions are taken against Riyadh, the US will “stab its own economy to death”.
The murky geopolitics of crude oil
How are China and India reacting to the upcoming embargo on Iranian oil?
The brunt of crude crunch
Crude is in for tumultuous times. Panic is taking over markets. And screws are being tightened on Saudi Arabia.
Iran sanctions could send oil hitting $100 per barrel
Iran's production "is going to be significantly less than it was, and probably lower than expected."
Crude bears the brunt of Trump’s tweets
Trump once against castigated the Opec, blaming them for high oil prices.
Regulating oil prices leaves Riyadh in a tight spot
The oil kingdom is back in the saddle.