Texas cold blast boosts oil
Sharon Cho, Rob Verdonck and Alex Longley, Bloomberg
Feb. 15, 2021
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Oil rallied to a 13-month high as cold weather in Texas disrupted flows from America’s largest shale patch, exposing the fragility of global supplies amid sharp cutbacks by OPEC and its allies.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures surged as much as 2.5% and rose above $60 a barrel for the first time since January last year. Brent crude in London, meanwhile, rose above $63. Permian oil production has fallen by as much as 1 million barrels a day as temperatures fall to minus 1 Fahrenheit (minus 18 degrees Celsius) in Midland, Texas, the de facto capital of U.S. shale production, according to the National Weather Service Midland.
Oil climbs for 7th-straight session
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Offshore drilling rigs in the North Sea.Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
Oil continued its advance for the seventh straight session on expectations of a strong rebound in demand and as as the dollar weakened.
Futures in New York climbed to above $58 a barrel, the highest since January 2020 after a choppy trading session Tuesday. The nearest Brent contract sharply widened its premium to the following month, pointing to supply tightness, with inventories shrinking globally and amid expectations of further supply declines in the U.S. A weaker U.S. dollar is boosting the appeal of commodities priced in the greenback.
Biden to bar Keystone pipeline within hours of taking office
Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Ari Natter, Bloomberg
Jan. 20, 2021
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Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy is moving forward with plans to build the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline, a project to move heavy crude oil from the tar sands region of Canada to Nebraska where it will then move on to refineries in Illinois and along the Gulf Coast. TC Energy
Joe Biden will cancel the Keystone XL oil pipeline hours after becoming president on Wednesday, killing once again a cross-border project that had won a four-year reprieve under his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump.
Oil slumps along with consumer sentiment
Andres Guerra Luz, Bloomberg
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FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M.Charlie Riedel/Associated Press
Oil slid by the most in three weeks as a stronger dollar and weak U.S. economic data stoked concerns over an economic rebound.
Futures in New York tumbled 2.3 percent on Friday after a rally in oil earlier in the week pushed the benchmark into overbought territory. The U.S. dollar strengthened, reducing the appeal of commodities priced in the currency. U.S. consumer sentiment cooled more than forecast in January and other economic data such as sluggish retail sales and producer prices also portray the obstacles still facing the country as it emerges from the pandemic.
Oil extends gains on expectations for shrinking U.S. supplies
Andres Guerra Luz, Bloomberg
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In this Thursday evening, April 2, 2020 photo, traffic passes over the Midland-Odessa county line in front of an oil rig storage yard. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)Eli Hartman/Associated Press
Oil advanced after settling at a fresh 10-month high, with an industry report showing U.S. crude inventories fell by more than expected.
Futures rose further above $53 a barrel after the American Petroleum Institute was said to report that domestic crude stockpiles fell by 5.82 million barrels last week. Inventories are expected to decline by 3 million barrels, according to the median estimate of a Bloomberg survey for Wednesday’s U.S. government storage report.