As WTI crude oil prices nudged $110/bbl last week, they were pushing against the levels that have destroyed demand and stalled growth before
John Robertson
PortfolioDirect
As WTI crude oil prices nudged $110/bbl last week, they were pushing against the levels that have destroyed demand and stalled growth before. A premium for a widening conflict in Syria is pushing price higher but global oil demand has also been rising enough to slightly outstrip supply increases through the year. OPEC would be pushed to make a judgement about prices if last week's pressures persisted. A 3% drop in consumption (from higher prices) would be equivalent to an annual loss of $35-40 billion for OPEC at current prices. Adding up to 1 mb/d in production might cause up to a 10% cut in prices putting as much as $90 billion in annualised revenue at risk for the OPEC countries. Countries with rising fiscal demands might be increasingly likely to let the higher prices run for the time being.
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John Robertson is Chief Investment Strategist for PortfolioDirect a provider of resource sector investment stock ratings and portfolio strategies for mining and oil and gas investors. He has worked as a policy economist, corporate business strategist and investment market professional for over 30 years after starting his career as a Commonwealth Treasury economist in Canberra. Since being Australia's top-rated commodities analyst and chief economist at one of Australia' leading stockbroking firms, he has advised companies across the mining, consumer products, IT and biotech sectors on their equity market relations. He leads the firm's investment evaluation and security structuring activities on behalf of the Australian Small Scale Offerings Board (ASSOB), the world's first equity 'crowdfunding' investment platform. John Robertson discusses the interaction of mining and investment markets in his weekly 'From the Capital' column in Mining Journal.
John Robertson
PortfolioDirect
John Robertson is Chief Investment Strategist for PortfolioDirect a provider of resource sector investment stock ratings and portfolio strategies for mining and oil and gas investors. He has worked as a policy economist, corporate business...
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John Robertson
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John Robertson is Chief Investment Strategist for PortfolioDirect a provider of resource sector investment stock ratings and portfolio strategies for mining and oil and gas investors. He has worked as a policy economist, corporate business...
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