A week before OPEC is set to decide whether to roll over the current cuts into 2021, reports of renewed tensions within the cartel once again call into question the future of the organization, Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday. “Beyond the outcome of just another quota decision, however, there are …
Read More »Goldman Sachs: Saudi Arabia’s Budget Based on $50 Oil
Saudi Arabia’s Finance Ministry sees oil prices at around $50 a barrel for the next three years, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s analysis of the kingdom’s pre-budget statement. “Using our own estimates for the breakdown of government revenues, we calculate that the numbers presented in the budget statement are …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise after OPEC Warn Members to Stick to Quotas
Oil prices rose for a fourth day in a row on Friday, putting crude on track for a weekly gain of about 10 per cent, after Saudi Arabia pressed allies to stick to production quotas and banks, including Goldman Sachs, predicted a supply deficit. Brent crude was up 18 cents …
Read More »Oil Demand Could Exceed Supply by End-May
Oil demand could rebound enough to exceed supply by the end of this month, Goldman’s head of commodities Jeffrey Currie told Barron’s Market Brief, noting that this would be in no small part because of the production cuts implemented by all major producers. However, there are some 1.2 billion barrels …
Read More »Goldman Sachs still Sees Crude Prices Falling after OPEC+ Deal
Goldman Sachs said on Sunday that the deal between major oil producers to cut output by nearly 10 million barrels per day is ‘historic yet insufficient,’ adding that no deal would be enough to offset the sharp drop in demand already occurring. The investment bank still expects oil prices to …
Read More »Oil Sector Hit Disproportionately by Corona Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic and resulting plunge in crude prices will result in a leaner, stronger oil industry but raise the risk of shortages further down the line, Goldman Sachs analysts said March 30. Crude prices suffered another sharp fall on March 30 as the pandemic worsened and the Saudi Arabia-Russia …
Read More »US Oil Companies to Slash Spending Amid Saudi-Russian Trade War
American oil producers are slashing their budgets for new operations for the rest of this year, which means far fewer new rigs, a painful downturn for dozens of oil-field services companies and the certainty of layoffs, from Texas to North Dakota. Worldwide, the coronavirus pandemic has kneecapped the petroleum business, …
Read More »China Coronavirus could Push Oil down by $3
Most of the demand loss will come from jet fuel as the risk of disease discourages travelers from getting on a plane.
Read More »Oil Could Fall $3 as China’s Deadly Virus Spreads
The outbreak of a deadly coronavirus that’s spread from China to the world is likely to impact oil markets globally.
Read More »Gold Is Better Hedge than Oil amid Middle East Crisis
Oil prices had peaked to their highest levels since the assault on two Saudi Arabian production facilities last September.
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