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Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Upcoming changes in marine fuel sulfur limits will affect crude oil and petroleum product markets (1/30/2019)

In January, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released the Annual Energy Outlook 2019 (AEO2019) that includes an analysis of the medium- and long-term implications of upcoming changes to marine fuel sulfur specifications on crude oil and petroleum product markets. This analysis follows the release of EIA's January 2019 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) that examined the same marine fuel change implications through 2020. ... More »

Tuesday, 29 January 2019

Crude oil prices forecast to increase, but remain lower than 2018 averages as global inventories build (1/24/2019)

In the January 2019 update of its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that Brent crude oil prices will average $61 per barrel (b) in 2019 and $65/b in 2020, down from the 2018 average of $71/b (Figure 1). EIA forecasts that oil prices will remain lower than levels seen for much of 2018 because relatively strong global oil supply growth over the next two years outpaces growth in consumption. In 2019, EIA forecasts global liquid fuels production to average 101.8 million barrels per day (b/d) and consumption to average 101.5 million b/d, which would result in inventory builds. ... More »

Thursday, 24 January 2019

Crude oil prices forecast to increase, but remain lower than 2018 averages as global inventories build (1/24/2019)

In the January 2019 update of its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that Brent crude oil prices will average $61 per barrel (b) in 2019 and $65/b in 2020, down from the 2018 average of $71/b (Figure 1). EIA forecasts that oil prices will remain lower than levels seen for much of 2018 because relatively strong global oil supply growth over the next two years outpaces growth in consumption. In 2019, EIA forecasts global liquid fuels production to average 101.8 million barrels per day (b/d) and consumption to average 101.5 million b/d, which would result in inventory builds. ... More »

Wednesday, 16 January 2019

Upcoming changes in marine fuel sulfur limits will affect crude oil and petroleum product markets (1/16/2019)

In the January 2019 update of its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) includes the effects that upcoming changes to marine fuel sulfur specifications will have on crude oil and petroleum product markets. Set to go into effect January 1, 2020, the new International Marine Organization (IMO) regulations limit the sulfur content in marine fuels used by ocean-going vessels to 0.5% by weight, a reduction from the previous limit of 3.5%. The change in fuel specification is expected to put upward pressure on diesel margins and modest upward pressure on crude oil prices in late 2019 and early 2020. ... More »

Upcoming changes in marine fuel sulfur limits will affect crude oil and petroleum product markets (1/16/2019)

In the January 2019 update of its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) includes the effects that upcoming changes to marine fuel sulfur specifications will have on crude oil and petroleum product markets. Set to go into effect January 1, 2020, the new International Marine Organization (IMO) regulations limit the sulfur content in marine fuels used by ocean-going vessels to 0.5% by weight, a reduction from the previous limit of 3.5%. The change in fuel specification is expected to put upward pressure on diesel margins and modest upward pressure on crude oil prices in late 2019 and early 2020. ... More »

Wednesday, 9 January 2019

Crude oil prices end the year lower than they began in 2018 (1/9/2019)

Brent crude oil averaged $72 per barrel (b) in 2018, nearly $17/b more than the average price for Brent in 2017. The annual change for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) increased similarly, averaging $65/b, more than $14/b greater than in 2017. Nevertheless, Brent ended the year at $54/b, nearly $13/b lower than it began the year, while the WTI price ended the year at $45/b, nearly $15/b lower than at the beginning of the year (Figure 1). Last year marks the first time since 2015 that either crude oil ended the year at a lower price than it began. The spread between Brent and WTI prices increased in 2018, averaging $7.02/b, nearly double the 2017 average spread. ... More »

Friday, 4 January 2019

This Week in Petroleum: Best of 2018 (1/4/2019)

Today's This Week in Petroleum articles were originally published throughout 2018. New feature articles of This Week in Petroleum will return on January 9. The accompanying charts and tables have been updated to reflect data from the latest Weekly Petroleum Status Report for the week ending December 28, 2018.. ... More »

This Week in Petroleum: Best of 2018 (1/4/2019)

Today's This Week in Petroleum articles were originally published throughout 2018. New feature articles of This Week in Petroleum will return on January 9. The accompanying charts and tables have been updated to reflect data from the latest Weekly Petroleum Status Report for the week ending December 28, 2018.. ... More »

The Stages Of A Scam

1. Foundation Work: This is the preparations which are made before the scam is put in motion, including the elaboration of the plan, the employment of assistants and so forth.

2. Approach: Is the manner of getting in touch with the scammers victim — often most elaborately and carefully prepared.

3. Build Up: Rousing and sustaining the interest of the victim, rousing his emotions, showing him the chance of profit and filling him so full of anticipation and cupidity that his judgment is warped and his caution thrown away.

4. Pay-off or Convincer: An actual or apparent paying of money by the conspirators to convince the victim and settle doubts by a cash demonstration.

5. The Hurrah: This is like the dénouement in a play and no scam or con scheme is complete without it. It is a sudden crisis or unexpected development by which the victim is pushed over the last doubt or obstacle and forced to act. Once the hurrah is sprung the victim is clay in the scammer's hands or there is no game.

6. The In-and-In: This is the point in a scam act where the conspirator may put some of his money into the deal with that of the victim; first, to remove the last doubt that may tarry in the gull's mind.