Caracas to dollarize dissidence, starting at the pump

Venezuela's petro is a fictitious financial instrument backed by undeveloped oil reserves. How could it affect the gasoline market, especially when PdV's oil production is in crisis?

16 July 2018

Nord Stream halt provides data complications

A substantial drop in Russian exports later this month will not give any support to European prompt prices, but will complicate data comparisons. Flows will fall when Nord Stream halts on 17-30 July, but Gazprom’s sales will not slow.

31 July 2018

The Trump effect on the global crude oil market

US president Donald Trump is vocal about perceived trade imbalances, and crude oil is caught in the crosshairs. US policies are only starting to impact global markets, but oil prices are already rising and energy flows could become part of a trade war.

19 June 2018

Gooooooooool Duque: Investors cheer on Colombia

Colombians donned in yellow are mourning their football team´s loss to Japan today, but many are still celebrating the decisive victory of conservative candidate Iván Duque over former guerrilla Gustavo Petro in Sunday´s presidential election.

18 June 2018

Global LNG markets yet to hit Henry Hub anchor

BP’s annual statistical review highlighted the growing correlation between global gas markets, but the Henry Hub is not yet providing the price floor. Northeast Asian and European gas markets are already closely connected and their correlation with US gas prices has

15 June 2018

Are you ready to say goodbye to your car?

“I am not against fossil fuels. I use them myself every day... They are some of my best friends.” This is quite a bold statement — even if made in jest — from someone who argues that investors in fossil fuels are doomed as the world transitions to a lower-carbon future

12 June 2018

Paving the roads of the future

The number of vehicles on the road globally is likely to double in the next 30 years.

07 June 2018

Cutting the cake in Vienna

As the Vienna gatherings of oil ministers loom, attention turns to the cutting of the cuts cut cake. Will the participants in the output deal decide to ease the restraints in recognition that the market is more or less rebalanced? If they do, how generous will the relax

04 June 2018

How to win friends and influence people

Just in the past month, Trump has slapped tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the EU, and has threatened a similar tariff hike on auto imports. Trump also reimposed sanctions on Iran’s oil sector that would directly affect European refiners and force European cou

24 May 2018

Coal edges oil in gas price formation

This is the second of two blogs looking at the influence of coal, emissions and oil markets on gas prices.

23 May 2018

Whatever it takes

This is the first of two blogs looking at the influence of coal, emissions and oil markets on gas prices.

23 May 2018

A tale of two Deltas

In the delta, it is the best of times and it is the worst of times. Which time it is depends on which delta you can see.

22 May 2018

IMO 2020 — Sailing through a sea of chaos

“With shipping transporting more than 80pc of global trade to people and communities all around the world, it is clear that IMO’s actions have an effect beyond the ships it regulates,” the maritime organisation said in the spring edition of its online magazine.

16 May 2018

Polymer industry needs to seize the moment

An overarching message from the marine litter-themed Polytalk 2018 conference was a plea for the plastics industry to “seize the moment” and harness the new public enthusiasm to tackle plastic waste.

14 May 2018

Liening in on Venezuela

PdV’s growing dependence on its offshore logistical network has made the Venezuelan national oil company a vulnerable target for a long list of creditors.

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