Oil market flashes warning about stock levels in 2018: Kemp

Oil traders have become increasingly doubtful that OPEC will manage to cut crude stocks down to the five-year...

Oil traders hunt for shale’s pain threshold: Kemp

Crude prices are likely to remain under pressure until there are signs the number of rigs drilling for oil in ...

Goodhart’s Law and OPEC’s output deal: Kemp

No evidence has emerged of cheating on the OPEC/non-OPEC production agreement so far. But Goodhart’s Law is a reminder traders should expect countries to try to circumvent any target once it has been chosen.

OPEC risks Pyrrhic victory with oil policy: Kemp

If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined, King Pyrrhus of Epirus...

Should we worry as oil stocks hit 3 billion barrels? Kemp

Nearly 3 billion barrels of crude petroleum and refined products are being stored by oil firms in the advanced ...

Tanker arrivals create volatility in U.S. oil stocks: Kemp

U.S. crude stocks unexpectedly rose by almost 2.4 million barrels last week, breaking a run of eight consecutive weekly declines and sending oil prices sharply lower. ...

Prospect of nuclear deal is already weighing on oil prices: Kemp

Lifting sanctions on Iran’s oil industry could significantly change the outlook for oil supply and prices, ...