Production levels
December 15th, 2007 at 06:29pm
Under China Oil+ Crude oil+ Middle East+ Oil industry+ Production levels
There have take place several global energy crisis’s that affected the oil price. For example in 1973 a large selection of the OPEC nations forced an oil export embargo. This oil embargo was organized as a protest against the Western help for Israel during the Yom Kippur War. In two years time crude oil prices rose more than 400% from $3.00 to $12.17.
In 1979 the worldwide oil market was focused on the Iranian revolution causing an another future energy drama followed by a 35% peak in crude oil prices only ten years later caused by the Gulf War. Around the millennium year 2000, crude oil prices got a boost by high fuel taxes and mass protests in the United Kingdom organized against the UK oil industry. From 2003 up till now late in 2007, crude oil futures broke record after record as the United Stated was involved in the Iraq War. The increasing demand (hunger/addiction) for crude oil in China, India, Russia and the United States caused the upward pressure on oil prices. Additionally the recent fall of the dollar made crude oil cheap for countries trading in an other currency. The dollar drop helped the crude oil price above the $95, late December 2007.
Crude oil is the #1 resource in the worldwide resource usage. Oil is consumed in significant large quantities by us people. Although you maybe think you as individual you don’t but you do! Drive your own vehicle? Do you live in a house or do you frequently use public transportation like a bus? This all means you do rely on crude oil. The crude oil prices are volatile of which the cause can be found in the supply and demand curve for crude oil. Finally sentiment and expectations playing a major role on oil markets. The latest global warming concern resulted in a downwards adjustment of crude oil demand forecast based on warmer winters.
By Oilism.com
December 3rd, 2007 at 06:33pm
Under Middle East+ OPEC+ Production levels+ energy prices
THE OPEC does not want raise oil production. According to the OPEC there is no shortage to oil at this stage.
90 dollars
THE OPEC, the organisation of oil exporting countries, have decided not to increase oil production levels at this moment especially now crude oil prices decreased up to under the 90 dollars a barrel. This has been communicated by OPEC ministers just for the beginning of the meeting in Abu Dhabi.
No Oil shortage
Spokesmen from among others OPEC countries like Saudi Arabia, Libya and Qatar also agree that the market shows no proof of a shortage for oil. According to the ministers there is nothing wrong with oil supplies controlled by OPEC, although crude oil prices are still relatively high.
By Oilism.com
December 3rd, 2007 at 06:23pm
Under OPEC+ Production levels
Saudi oil minister finds crude oil unfair priced.
According to the Saudi oil ministerAl-Naimi there is a sufficient supply of crude oil to meet to the demand at this moment. At current levels the price of crude oil is too volatile and unfairly because of the supply demand ratio. Al-Naimi saids this yesterday on an energy congress in Singapore.
Production
Al-Naimi did not want discuss the question if the OPEC will raise production levels because this wil be decided next week. The organisation of Oil Producing Countries meets then in Abu Dhabi. High on the agenda is the current crude oil price which reached last week a record of 99.29 dollar. The price of a barrel of 150 litres of crude oil has meanwhile sunk back down to approximately 94 dollars a barrel.
By Oilism.com
November 25th, 2007 at 06:48pm
Under Crude oil+ Middle East+ Oil and gas+ Production levels
The price for a barrel crude oil has approached the 100 US dollar barrier.
During the electronic trade in Asia the barrier of 99 dollars was broken and a new record of 99.29 dollar was reached. Afterwards the price of crude oil fell something, but a poll position was sent for monday trade. Experts call the price increase of this moment exaggerated.
The increasing oil price coincides at this moment especially with the rate of the dollar, the currency in which crude oil is traded. The US dollar has strongly decreased the last periode. Check Dollar Drops for the latest USD currency exchange rates. Some analysts think however that the price increase of oil does not weights the decrease of the American currency.
Therby the price increase of crude oil coincides with an increasing demand for oil now the winter knocks on the door for Christmas. Weather analist expect harsh weather in the east upcoming winter. During last weeks OPEC meeting the decision was to increase the oil production capacity.
On this news the Januari future for a barrel crude oil closed Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange 89 dollar pennies higher on $98,18. The previous record, of last Tuesday, was set on $98,03.
If we have a good combination of a further drop in US the dollar, geopolitical news and a considerable decline of the oil stocks, then we can hit the $100 for sure 100%, thus Jim Ritterbusch, president of Ritterbusch and Associates, in the United States.
By 0dmin
October 26th, 2007 at 11:31am
Under Crude oil+ Historical oil prices+ Oil and gas+ Production levels+ Uncategorized+ energy prices
As history demonstrates, energy prices have typically been high and volatile. Energy prices, particularly crude oil and natural gas can fluctuate by more than 60% from year to year. The past year has certainly been no exception to this volatility.
The average oil barrel price for October 2007 climbed by more than 30% in relation to May 2007.Today, crude oil prices hovering around $91 per barrel about 30% higher than one year ago and 5 years ago it hovered around the $20. That is a 450% raise within 5 years!!These are a direct consequence of a highly crude oil supply-demand curve and today’s drop in the US Dollar. Minor changes in supply or demand, even on the order of just a million barrels per day, can significantly impact the price of crude oil or a couple of cents off the US dollar exchange rates triggers non US countries to buy lot’s of barrels. This increasing demand will be followed by Supply concerns primarily arise from:
- Geopolitical instability. Instabilities in OPEC regions diminish production and raise fears about OPEC’s future ability to safeguard global energy needs. In addition, past movements in Nigeria, Bolivia, and Venezuela for local control of oil supplies have added instability to the marketplace couple of months ago. Nowadays the tensions in Turkey and Iran/Iraq play a big role in the sentiment on the oil market.
- OPEC’s hesitancy to increase daily production levels. Some fear that the Middle East fields have peaked, but others believe that OPEC maintains a tight supply to benefit from high prices.
- Crash or drop of the US Dollar to lower levels will impact the demand for oil which can cause a shortage on supplies and reserves.
- Insufficient midstream and downstream infrastructure to deliver increased oil and gas production in a timely manner.
- Natural disasters. Approximately 20% of the Gulf of Mexico’s oil and gas production was offline after Hurricane Katrina’s visit. Since much of this production was marginal, it may never come back online because of cost-prohibitive repairs. Global warming will cause more and more natural disasters in the near future.
Forecast: Oil keeps on Raising
With the continued instability problems in several parts of the world, the near future will likely bring continued high and volatile energy prices. Furthermore, adverse weather conditions caused by global warming and climate changes, experts predict more natural disasters on the magnitude of Katrina over the next several years. This could add several dollars to oil barrel prices. The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects average barrel prices to increase slowely over the next 12 months, yet other groups argue that this statement is too conservative. For example, investment bank Goldman Sachs anticipates a “super spike” in oil prices with potential surges to $105 per barrel. The bank also expects oil prices to remain high through the rest of the decade.
By Oilism.com
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