-Geopolitical risk mounts a comeback. -US “reopen” movements exposes risk of politicizing crises. Politicizing a crisis is indicative of a lack of genuine leadership and it often results in unintended blowback. This is true in the case of the coronavirus and the oil markets. Right-leaning leaders that represent oil-producing states in the US spent much … More The Daily Dose
-The times they are a’changin’. -US may need an all-options-approach to save shale. Sweeping demand destruction that followed a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia was the systemic shock that changes the things in ways that usually only general wars can. If economic and manufacturing performance are tantamount to national strength, the international dynamics … More The Daily Dose
-Cushing is already full. -The US oil economy may need a panic button. The primary US commercial storage facility in Cushing, Okla., is full for all intents and purposes. That’s the word Tuesday from Ole Hansen, the head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank, after the biggest collapse in US crude oil prices since record-keeping … More The Daily Dose
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