-A fear factor may be at play in the price of oil. -The quarantine economy knows no quarter. First quarter GDP in the United States showed a 4.8% contraction, Germany – Europe’s largest economy – could post a 6.6% dip this year and Saudi Arabia reported that oil revenues were down 24% year-on-year. The quarantine … More The Daily Dose
-China chums the oil waters. -WTI may be on life support as a benchmark. Retail investors leap-frogged to late-month contracts for WTI, devastating the US benchmark for the price of oil. A perfect storm of market competition, demand destruction and technical trading parameters has brought the US oil sector to its knees. And it’s getting … More The Daily Dose
-The free market is working. -Eni says this is the most complex moment in 70 years. A do-nothing approach to the oil economy is impacting supply dynamics in a way that no artificial mechanism can. After cutting production earlier this month, Bakken producer Continental Resources is halting drilling operations in North Dakota. Italian major Eni … More The Daily Dose
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