Boom, bust or both? The challenge of predicting 2019’s oil market balance

In the oil market, balance is a difficult game. Calculating whether the 100 million barrel per day world market is likely in the months ahead to have a surplus or deficit of supply, or be balanced, where supply equals demand, is never simple. Projections must take into account a host of factors —...

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Mexico’s Pemex launches tender to import U.S. crude cargo -document

Mexico’s state-run oil company Pemex has launched a tender to buy a 350,000-barrel cargo of U.S. Light Louisiana Sweet (LLS) crude for delivery between Oct. 20-22 at the Pajaritos terminal, according to a document seen by Reuters on Monday. Source: Reuters (Reporting by Marianna Parraga, editing by...

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Brent oil hits highest since 2014 before U.S. sanctions on Iran bite

Brent crude oil hovered close to its highest since November 2014 on Monday, supported by supply concerns before U.S. sanctions against Iran come into force next month. December Brent crude futures were up 23 cents at $82.96 a barrel at 1121 GMT, having touching their highest in almost four years at...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/brent-oil-hits-highest-since-2014-before-u-s-sanctions-on-iran-bite/

U.S. to be ‘strong supplier’ of compliant marine fuels ahead of 2020 thanks to shale boom -JBC

Owing to its booming shale industry, the United States is likely to become an important supplier of low-sulphur marine fuels ahead of major new emissions regulations in 2020, Vienna-based consultancy JBC Energy said. “The (United States) is likely to emerge as a strong supplier of compliant fuels...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/u-s-to-be-strong-supplier-of-compliant-marine-fuels-ahead-of-2020-thanks-to-shale-boom-jbc/