OPEC warns of severely limited excess capacity of oil
The shortfall of global oil supplies sent prices up more than 50% this year, and the group of oil exporting...
The shortfall of global oil supplies sent prices up more than 50% this year, and the group of oil exporting countries warned this week the shortage probably will continue beyond 2023. The current problem for consumers is the obvious shortage of petroleum as the global economy expands.
OPEC noted that “preliminary data for OECD commercial oil stocks level stood at 2,712 million barrels in June 2022, which was 163 million barrels lower than the same time last year, and 236 million barrels below the 2015-2019 average and that emergency oil stocks have reached their lowest levels in more than 30 years.”
Odessa oilman Kirk Edwards looks for the futures market to stay strong for the rest...
Odessa oilman Kirk Edwards looks for the futures market to stay strong for the rest of this year and next year. Asked what he expects for the rest of 2022, Edwards said, "It depends on Russia."
"If they decide to pipe gas to Germany, things will be much better. If Russia keeps choking off Europe, there'll be very high gas prices this winter and that will cause shortages in the U.S., too."
Edwards' company, Latigo Petroleum, is one of the largest natural gas producers in the Texas Panhandle.