http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/crude Blog Articles Tagged with 'crude' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1148204?rsstype=tag&tag=crude What will it take to raise oil prices? On Monday, a Saudi Aramco supertanker was hijacked by Somali pirates. Chevron and Shell both announced pipeline disruptions in Nigeria. And yet crude oil prices barely moved, still trading around $56 a barrel.Fe... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:38:52 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1148204?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1148090?rsstype=tag&tag=crude Crude oil futures slumped to about $55 due to recessionary numbers in Japan and demand worries in China, Bloomberg reports. Despite the downward spiral, OPEC now says it is unlikely to cut production when it meets in Cairo later this month, also in B... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:40:03 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1148090?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1148132?rsstype=tag&tag=crude G-20 recap. G-20 leaders met this weekend to discuss solutions to the global financial crisis. The group called for a regulatory crackdown on high-risk lending and investments, and will require banks to meet higher capital standards and better ris... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:14:08 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1148132?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1148047?rsstype=tag&tag=crude There are a couple ongoing debates regarding deflation vs. inflation, one which we should be more worried about. Last July, with crude oil aiming for $150 per barrel, most people were worried that hyper-inflation was just around the corner. But now t... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:54:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1148047?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1147909?rsstype=tag&tag=crude Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (November 3 9, 2008)Welcome to Wall Street, Barack Obama. His victory signaled a change in US political direction, but the biggest election day rally ever a surge of 4.1% in the S&P 500 I... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:25:41 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1147909?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147856?rsstype=tag&tag=crude Only weeks ago, due to the unprecedented rise in fuel costs, analysts were predicting doom for the airline industry. Today, crude oil is over 60% less than it was just over three months ago and the price of jet fuel is about what it was in early 2007... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:56:37 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147856?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1147490?rsstype=tag&tag=crude OPECs hastily-arranged meeting in Cairo later this month is meant to finally shore up crude oil prices which have fallen 60% since their July high. It might do just the opposite.Thats due to more than just the psychological effect of OPEC essentially... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:39:55 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1147490?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147411?rsstype=tag&tag=crude On Thursday, emerging market ETFs soared with Brazil (EWZ) up 12.34%, Russia (RSX) up 19,6%, India (INP) up 7,97% and China (FXI) up 14.87% This reminds me of Warren Buffett's remark a few weeks ago, if you wait for the robins, the spring will be o... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:19:45 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147411?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1147383?rsstype=tag&tag=crude With the developed world in recession, crude oil futures slipped to $57 on fears the developing world wont be able to sustain demand, Bloomberg reports. The signals are worrisome: Chinas electricity output declined for the first time in four years du... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:39:31 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1147383?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147422?rsstype=tag&tag=crude Bear market bounce. In a stunning turnaround, markets recovered from an early drop on Thursday and rallied to a strong close as bargain hunters got back into the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell below 8,000 at its intraday low,... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:16:12 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147422?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1146943?rsstype=tag&tag=crude The lousy economy is forcing down the price of crude oil and gasoline in spite of OPECs best efforts to slam on the brakes. Its also pushing down the price of natural gasand that could make challenging times for clean energy even tougher.Don t get ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:40:06 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1146943?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1146932?rsstype=tag&tag=crude This spring I reviewed Robert Bryce's book, Gusher of Lies, a thorough debunking of the notion that America could or should become energy independent any time soon. In a provocative article in Slate, he has connected the dots between our steadily r... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:05:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1146932?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1146835?rsstype=tag&tag=crude Crude oil futures slipped below $56 Thursday as recession fears stoked worries about falling demand for oil, Bloomberg reports. The International Energy Agency again slashed its demand growth forecasts for next year, and not even Chinese demand is co... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:39:54 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1146835?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1146852?rsstype=tag&tag=crude The IEA (International Energy Agency) released their 2008 World Energy Outlook yesterday and it included a few sobering surprises. Recall that back in early July, after the IEA released their Medium-Term Oil Market Report and just before the spot p... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:12:16 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1146852?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146874?rsstype=tag&tag=crude The IEA (International Energy Agency) released their 2008 World Energy Outlook yesterday and it included a few sobering surprises. Recall that back in early July, after the IEA released their Medium-Term Oil Market Report and just before the spot p... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:12:16 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146874?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1146854?rsstype=tag&tag=crude On October 24th, I posted a report which noted that crude oil had broken through its 200 day moving average and was likely headed to test its January 2007 lows at $50 per barrel. Wednesday, oil closed at $56.16 to reflect a -13% decline since posting... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:39:30 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1146854?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146615?rsstype=tag&tag=crude It seems that everywhere you turn, you'll find recommendations for Obama-friendly ETFs. And if there's one consistent theme, it's the demand for greener alternatives to energy. Yet with crude oil not seeing $57 per barrel since February 2007 more t... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:31:03 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1146615?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1146442?rsstype=tag&tag=crude Lower oil prices these days are both a result of the economic slowdown and a possible cushion. But they could be a very mixed blessing.The Paris-based International Energy Agency is worried about an oil supply crunch in coming years. Its not due to g... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:37:41 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1146442?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1146524?rsstype=tag&tag=crude OPEC keeps cutting production, and Oil prices keep falling anyway . . .December Crude Oil Futuresclick for updated chart:Chart via Barcharts ... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:19:58 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1146524?rsstype=tag&tag=crude http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1146347?rsstype=tag&tag=crude Crude oil futures slipped to around $57, shrugging off Chinas big stimulus package, Bloomberg reports. Crudes fall to a 20-month low raises the prospect of another million-barrel cut by OPEC, in the NYT.The International Energy Agencys much-awaited r... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:37:20 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-environmental-capital/1146347?rsstype=tag&tag=crude