Gaddafi’s death will bring stability to the region and allow oil to start flowing out of Libya sooner. TOBIAS VANDERBRUCK | 2011/10/21 Gaddafi is gone, and how. Yet, his legacy would be tough to scratch. The news of his death marks the beginning of a new era for oil exploitation in Libya which markets greeted […]

The US credit downgrade is a downgrade of the US dollar, which oil producing nations will denigrate increasingly. TOBIAS VANDERBRUCK | 2011/09/13 Standard and Poor’s (S&P) credit rating for the US was pulled down a notch to AA+ from AAA in August 2011 for the first time in the history of the rating system. The […]

Saudi Arabia has been overstating its oil reserves for decades and will not meet increased demand in 2012. STEVE AUSTIN | 2011/08/01 Predictions for the future? Here’s one based on the available pointers: Tighter oil supplies in 2012. In fact, brace yourself, a potential demand surge could, in essence, bring this faraway calculation of next […]