Commentary – Some Verses of Advice on Oil Price

OIL AND GAS FUNDAMENTALS

Commentary – Some Verses of Advice on Oil Price

Produced by Peter Tertzakian | February 17, 2015by Peter Tertzakian

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I have never heard an oil executive recite poetry in a board meeting. But that’s not to say it hasn’t happened. Nor does it suggest that wise words can’t come from literature. Read more

OIL AND GAS FUNDAMENTALS

Commentary – The Seesaw Recovery

Produced by Peter Tertzakian | February 10, 2015by Peter Tertzakian

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What will the oil price recovery look like? It’s a topic being hotly debated across the oil capitals of the world; from Dubai to Aberdeen, from Houston to Calgary; in the coffee shops and around family dinner tables, all the way to the boardrooms. Read more

Commentary – The Oilmageddon of 2015

Produced by Peter Tertzakian | January 27, 2015by Peter Tertzakian

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Canadian oil and gas industry associations have delivered their outlooks for the coming year. Their forecasts are pretty grim. Job losses in the thousands, private and public sector budget cuts, drilling rigs banging against each other trying to find a parking spot. Realistically, the publicly published numbers are optimistic. Read more

OIL AND GAS FUNDAMENTALS

Commentary – The Art of Winning an Oil Price War

Produced by Peter Tertzakian | January 20, 2015by Peter Tertzakian

The price war rages on. Barrels of oil, lobbed into the world’s well-supplied market, are now worth less than $50 a piece.

Producer factions are reporting their casualties. Multi-billion-dollar budget cuts. Multi-thousand employee layoffs. Hundreds of rig releases. Major project delays. And it’s only just begun. There is no mercy below $50. Read more