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The 5 Countries That Could Push Oil Prices Up

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Oil prices appear to be stuck in the $50s per barrel, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t serious supply risks to the market. An unexpected disruption could occur at any moment, as has happened in the past, leading to a sudden and sharp jump in prices. As of September, Venezuela only produced 1.89 bank Citi said.

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Could Venezuela Gas-Price Rise From 5 Cents Sell Greener Cars?

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If you have friends in Europe, you might have heard them complaining of gas prices topping $8 per gallon. Until you see what our counterparts in Venezuela are paying for gas--with the nation''s subsidies, drivers pay a nominal 5 cents per gallon.' It''s certainly enough to make you feel better about the average $3.60

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Eni report: global oil reserves and oil production up in 2018 due to US

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The first volume of the report, the World Oil Review, is devoted to oil reserves, supply, demand, trade and prices with a special focus on crude oil quality and on refining industry. OPEC registered zero growth as production in the Arab Gulf countries were offset by losses in Iran and Venezuela due to geopolitical issues.

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IHS Markit: Canadian oil sands production to be ~1M barrels higher by 2030 but with lower annual growth; boosted by deterioration in Venezuela

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Transportation constraints such as a lack of adequate pipeline capacity and the resulting sense of price insecurity in western Canada have weighed on new large scale incremental investments in the oil sands, said Kevin Birn, vice president, IHS Markit.

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Saudis Expand Price War Downstream

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The gross refining margin is nothing but the difference between the value of the refined products and price of the crude oil. In case of Saudi Arabia, the price of crude oil would be extremely low. Is Saudi Arabia likely to win a potential price war against Asian producers of diesel? By offering almost 2.8 In fact, at $5.60

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Opinion: The Saudi Oil Price War Is Backfiring

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With record production of 10.564 million barrels per day in June 2015, Saudi Arabia has been one of the major driving forces behind the current oil price slump. The Saudis have already sparked an oil price war with the Asian refiners downstream by offering close to 2.8 Is Saudi Arabia losing the oil price war? “It

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Opinion: How Much Longer Can OPEC Hold Out?

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Simply put, the world has too much oil at the moment which has resulted in the reduction of price levels from approximately $100 to $50 a barrel, and OPEC (as well as US shale producers) has a major role to play in this supply glut. Venezuela’s Woes. Iran Nuclear Deal: A warning sign for OPEC? Nigeria’s dilemma.