Chip Famine and the new OPEC
19 Feb 2021 - Rory GreenSurging demand for semiconductors is putting pressure on vehicle production and US-China relations. Taiwan and Korea are the prime beneficiaries, insatiable demand for their exports and rising prices adds conviction to.
#Trade War #China #Technology #OPEC #Semiconductors #GeopoliticsGeopolitical Spotlight shifts to semiconductors - the new oil
10 Feb 2021 - Rory GreenThe structural shift in demand for semiconductors moves the focus of global geopolitics and finance from the Persian Gulf to the South China Sea. The rapid acceleration of the “internet of things”, to-date and to-come,.
#China #Oil & Gas #OPEC #Semiconductors #GeopoliticsIs peak oil now behind us?
27 May 2020 - Stephen O'SullivanIn the last blog on energy a couple of weeks ago A bad week for Big Oil... with worse to come?, I highlighted two different views about Peak Oil out in the market: those who thought that the moment of Peak Oil (as in.
#OPEC #Oil Price #Russia #Saudi ArabiaA bad week for Big Oil... with worse to come?
07 May 2020 - Stephen O'SullivanThe last week was quieter in the oil markets as far as prices were concerned and there was a steady drift upwards on the back of some economies partially reopening. It was, however, reporting week for the oil companies.
#Oil & Gas #OPEC #Oil Price #RussiaAfter oil at -$40, what next?
27 Apr 2020 - Stephen O'SullivanLast Monday we warned that oil prices could turn negative. That evening they did just that, with the main US domestic grade WTI trading as low as -$40/bbl for the May contract (sellers were paying buyers to take the.
#OPEC #Oil Price #RussiaOPEC+ agreement: A band-aid to delay the crisis
14 Apr 2020 - Stephen O'SullivanOver the past weekend OPEC+ (OPEC plus Russia - and now plus a few other countries as well) announced that it had reached an agreement to cut oil production in response to the dramatic falls in oil demand following the.
#OPEC #Oil Price #Russia #Saudi ArabiaProspects for the recovery of the global oil market
03 Apr 2020 - Stephen O'SullivanOn January 1 Brent crude oil was trading above $66/bbl. Three months later, it had fallen by more than 60% from that level. A coronavirus-driven decline was followed by a collapse when the three-year old agreement.
#China #Oil & Gas #Covid19 #OPEC #Oil Price #RussiaOil price declines and the impact on China’s energy complex
12 Mar 2020 - Stephen O'SullivanOil prices have been steadily declining in recent weeks as the impact of the coronavirus on energy demand in China and the rest of the world has become evident. This slide accelerated significantly at the beginning of.
#China #Oil & Gas #Covid19 #OPEC #Oil Price