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The Saudi Dilemma: To Cut Or Not To Cut

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To cut and push up prices or not to cut and preserve market share, this is the question that Saudi Arabia is facing ahead of this year’s December OPEC meeting. million barrels daily, including from Russia, to reverse the free fall of oil prices. Saudi Arabia cannot afford another slump in oil prices,” he warns. “It Kemp agrees.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Even a casual glance at the IMF’s World Economic Outlook statistics for Russia shows the tight correlation since 1992 between GDP growth on the one hand and oil and gas output, exports, and prices on the other (economic series available here ). percent of GDP in 2014. Natural gas data from Gazprom). billion respectively).

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Opinion: OPEC Divorce And Self-Destruction Thanks To Saudi Oil Strategy?

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Despite low oil prices, Saudi Arabia is maintaining its investment in its oil industry. Of this, the Saudi government will finance $239 billion, while private investors will finance $79 billion, as well as investments in refining (which it does not specify). percent increase), based on Saudi Arabia’s conflict with Iran.

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Day Of Reckoning For US Shale Will Have To Wait

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“We think that banks are generally giving producers more time to improve financial health and that spring ‘16 redeterminations could be much tougher without significant commodity price improvement,” said Jonathan Wolff, an analyst with Jeffries, according to SNL. Maintaining access to finance can come at a price.

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Opinion: Oil Megaprojects Won’t Stay On The Shelf For Long

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One casualty of the oil price downturn could be the megaproject. The collapse of oil prices, however, could kill off the megaproject. That is a feature that is hard to overemphasize in today’s oil pricing environment. Maintaining access to finance can come at a price. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com.

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Opinion: Saudis Could Face An Open Revolt At Next OPEC Meeting

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OPEC next gathers December 4 in Vienna, just over a year since Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi announced at the previous OPEC winter meeting the Saudi decision to let the oil market determine oil prices rather than to continue Saudi Arabia's role of guarantor of $100+/bbl oil. percentage points. percent, matched the increased domestic output.

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Opinion: The End Of An Era: Is The US Petrodollar Under Threat?

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With China now the world’s biggest oil importer and the US increasingly stressing domestic production, the days of dollar-priced energy, and therefore dollar-dominance, look numbered.”. The company was also seeking financing for a gas project in Russia despite Western sanctions. “It Rise of the Yuan.

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