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Ten thousand contracts print instant $125 million profit as oil crashes twelve percent on the planted leak. Iran flips the script with Persian Gulf Strait Authority and oil rips back eight percent after the shorts already cashed. BREAKING: According to our analysis, ~$920 million worth of crude oil shorts were taken 70 minutes before an …
by confoundedinterest17 Since the attack on Iran by Israelis and US forces, crude oil and gasoline prices have soared … back to Obama and Bidem era levels. How about the impact of the Arctic cold blasts the northern states have received? You can see the spike in the Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Price
🚨🇹🇭 Meanwhile in Thailand The panic buying a fuel is spreading everywhere quickly across Asia right now. pic.twitter.com/rT3Jy6Ynfn — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) March 27, 2026 BREAKING: Russia has agreed to further increase crude oil sales to India, now set to double from January's levels to 40%+ of India's total imports, per Reuters. Just 2 months …
NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, – India’s Reliance Industries, operator of the world’s biggest refining complex, has purchased 5 million barrels of Iranian crude, days after the U.S. temporarily removed sanctions on the oil, three sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The Indian refiner bought the oil from the National Iranian Oil Co., two of the …
March 20 (Reuters) – United Airlines (UAL) CEO Scott Kirby said on Friday the airline will cancel about 5% of this year’s planned flights in the short term, as jet fuel prices surge due to the Middle East conflict. “If prices stayed at this level, it would mean an extra $11 billion in annual expense …
🚨OIL UNDERPRICED BY FINANCIAL MARKETS Goldman’s Jeff Currie says 'paper' crude oil near $100 is disconnected from physical markets trading barrels between $130 and $170, with refined products above $200. A clear disconnect between paper and physical oil trade. pic.twitter.com/Tzoy4AnLZq — Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) March 19, 2026 Citi’s “two scenarios” for the US war on …
This is the MOST MANIPULATED market in stock market history. — Midas (@midascabal) March 10, 2026 Crude Oil has to be impossible to trade right now Red = Transportation Secretary Chris Wright says the Navy escorted a ship through the Strait of Hormuz, -8.3% Blue = Social Media post deleted, +5.49% Green = repost below, …
https://www.ft.com/content/d546fd5b-4a0c-4b90-8bee-9e85b75458ed Qatar expects all Gulf energy producers to shut down exports within weeks and drive oil to $150 a barrel, the country's Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said, per FT — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 6, 2026
Brandenburg’s state Environment Ministry warned of a “large oil spill” after a pipeline accident. It said that emergency services were on site and that details on the size and cause of the spill were not yet available. State authorities in Brandenburg reported a major oil spill north of Berlin late on Wednesday, saying there had …
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EIA now sees Brent crude falling below $60 by the end of 2025 and averaging around $50 through 2026. https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press573.php The US rig count is already in freefall. It’s down to 411 this week, from 487 in January. Back in December 2022, there were 780 rigs running. That’s a 52% collapse. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/crude-oil-rigs OPEC+ has reversed …
Crude oil volatility just exploded to 71.5—its highest level in over a year. Historically, $OVX above 55 signals major stress in energy markets. We’re now well beyond that. This isn’t noise. This is dislocation. pic.twitter.com/w3S5TnB9JN — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) June 17, 2025 What it implies: Energy markets are on edge. This level of …
It’s down because the USA talked Israel not to strike Iran oil. Most people thought that there was going to be a huge supply shortage by the end of this week h/t moyismoy
Daily oil production has increased by 22% over the last 4 years. Since 2008, production has skyrocketed 350% from ~3.8 million barrels per day. The US is now the world’s largest oil producer exceeding Russia’s output by ~35% and Saudi Arabia by ~38%. The US is dominating global oil production. BREAKING: US crude oil production …
via oilprice: Crude oil exports from Iran hit the highest level in six years during the first quarter of the year, data from Vortexa cited by the Financial Times has shown. The daily average over the period stood at 1.56 million barrels, almost all of which was sent to China, earning Tehran some $35 billion. …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics is really about insane money printing after Covid and the installation of Biden as President. Biden and The Federal Reserve are both pushin’ too hard. Biden to fundamentally change the US and The Fed trying to cope with the inflation reaction. With Covid and then Biden’s selection as President, Federal outlays exploded …
https://twitter.com/Jules31415/status/1766993362488279464 Winning an Oscar now just means you won the woke contest — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 10, 2024 The Oscars have hit a new low in desperation. John Cena, who had a cameo in “Barbie,” walked onstage covered only by a large envelope on his private parts. Elon Musk’s remark that winning an Oscar …
Russian crude shipments take a hit from storms and a drone strike, reaching a two-month low. Adverse weather and geopolitical events impact exports. Russian crude shipments hit by storms and Baltic drone strike Russia’s seaborne crude shipments fell to the lowest in almost two months, undermined by adverse weather and a Ukrainian drone strike that …
Saudi Aramco (ARMCO) on Sunday cut the official selling price by $2/bbl from January levels to $1.50/bbl over Oman/Dubai quotes, the lowest in over two years. Prices in northwest Europe and the Mediterranean were reduced $1.50 to $2/bbl vs. the ICE Brent crude benchmark compared to January prices. On the other hand, U.S. oil production …
CRUDE OIL BEAR MARKET 🚨: Crude Oil entered a bear market last week after falling more than 20% from its September high pic.twitter.com/OOcb90HAoP — Barchart (@Barchart) November 20, 2023
The energy minister of Saudi Arabia says OPEC+ is ready to wait months for insights from "actual data" before modifying policies in response to price fluctuations in the crude market. Keyword:Months. This is going to be a wild and unpredictable ride. Energy. — Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) October 8, 2023 Down futures just opened ~200 …
WTI Crude Oil briefly crossed $95/bbl after news of dangerously low stockpiles at Cushing. pic.twitter.com/UWE7urddWG — Ayesha Tariq, CFA (@AyeshaTariq) September 28, 2023
“LIKE THE DOT-COM BUBBLE”: Monster stock market rally & short squeeze likely before year end
Surging over $92 a barrel today, oil continues to climb since late June to exceed a 30% price increase over 90 days. (click on “1D” above chart) https://www.investing.com/commodities/crude-oil With the extension of the Russia/Saudi production cut as of 09/05/2023 past 12/31/2023, this trend is likely to continue and exceed $100 a barrel before September’s end. …
by confoundedinterest17 Jerome Powell is the God of Hellfire and he brought us …. FIRE! By rapildy raising The Fed’s target rate rapidly. And then sending mixed signals as inflation begins heating up … again. WTI crude just hit $90. Rising oil prices may be one of the reasons. After yesterday’s hotter than expected rebound in …
by confoundedinterest17 Its hard to watch Biden and The Progressive Greens destroy the enegy security of this great nation. Biden is draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, probably in a misguided attempt at ensuring we never go back to abundent petroleum again. Crude oil inventories are now the lowest since 1985. Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg …
The rig count is still in plunge mode… *A cumulative $4.9T of investments in global upstream oil and gas are needed by 2030 to meet market needs and prevent a supply shortfall" —International Energy Forum (IEF) and S&P Global Commodity Insights. https://t.co/8mRu56mQ9e pic.twitter.com/EoXmE1DPHd — Lawrence McDonald (@Convertbond) September 4, 2023 BREAKING: Crude oil prices rise …
