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Oil

Forecast: There Are Big Changes (and Big Profits) Coming to the Oil Sector in 2017

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Late in the summer of 2016, I predicted that crude oil prices would be in the mid-$50s by the end of 2016, and the low $60s by the first quarter of 2017.

And at the start of the week of Dec. 12, 2016, West Texas Intermediate sits at just under $54. Frankly, I'm not seeing anything in the market that would force me to revise my forecast right now. 

But make no mistake: There is a change underway right now that will only accelerate in 2017. The "rising tide" of crude prices will not "lift all boats" equally. I'm predicting that investors will see some big shifts in the oil markets and where their profits come from.

You see, the source of global oil demand itself is refocusing, and that's where we'll see the biggest changes.

Some players will lose out: The traditional high-dividend "supermajors" – BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Total SA, Eni, and ConocoPhillips – will see their long-term viability and short-term profitability severely challenged.

But nimble, globally oriented oil investors could see some of their biggest profits yet in 2017 from the places I'm about to show you...

Oil

Here's Who's in Charge of the Oil Deal Now (It's Not OPEC)

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With the details and participants still not finalized, the OPEC oil deal’s future is unclear.

These two factors are the keys to its survival and success...

Energy

Where Natural Gas Prices Are Headed in 2017

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As of yesterday, the U.S. Henry Hub natural gas benchmark rate is now up 36.5% for the month.

At close yesterday, the price was $3.55 per 1,000 cubic feet, or million BTUs (British thermal units), the standard measurement in the United States.

To put that in some perspective, the price was $1.96 as recently as May 26, and the year-to-date low was $1.65 on March 3. It hit a two-year high earlier this month.

Traditionally, natural gas prices in the United States have been heavily influenced by the seasons, with the severity of winters generally being the main determinant of how high prices would go.

But that's no longer the case…

With demand for natural gas coming from many new sources, the price is no longer tied to the weather – setting prices up to go higher.

Here's exactly how high the price of natural gas will go in 2017...

Oil

The Only Reason Why OPEC's Oil Deal Might Last

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OPEC's historic oil deal shocked markets, but the most difficult negotiations are still ahead.

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There's only one way to make this accord work...

Energy

How to Invest in Energy with the Middle East on the Brink

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I just got back from Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, where I attended a series of meetings with colleagues from across the energy "universe."

The scope and pace of development in this Persian Gulf city-state are staggering. Just five years ago, the astonishing, massive Etihad Tower complex we stayed in didn't even exist. This place is constantly expanding and reinventing itself.

So Abu Dhabi was an apt setting to discuss the sweeping changes that will shape the immediate future of energy investing – changes that threaten the fragile political order of the Middle East and will likely force a redrawing of U.S. security interests.

Everything is in flux right now, so I'm recommending energy investors look at one particular kind of oil producer that should prove largely insulated from what's coming next.

But first, let me show you what's at stake here...

Oil

Why the OPEC Oil Deal Is Now in Doubt

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The OPEC oil deal has been dictating crude prices lately.

But even as the cartel prepares to engineer the deal, these two factors still threaten its success.

Energy

Why Trump's Biggest Energy Impact Won't Be Coal

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Americans are continuing to digest Donald Trump's upset election victory on Nov. 8, but the continuing debate and uncertainty over what's ahead isn't limited to social issues.

Two major energy policy issues in particular – Trump's promise to make America energy independent and his stated desire to renegotiate or cancel the "nuclear deal" with Iran – have insiders all over the world concerned as well.

A great many of those insiders are here with me in the United Arab Emirates for meetings on the future of energy, particularly over the next four years.

But amid all the uncertainty, there's a big issue out there that isn't really being addressed. It's on the table here in the Emirates because it could have the biggest impact of all...

Energy

What President Trump Means for Your Energy Investments

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With markets mulling the Trump administration's potential energy policies, here's how these two campaign-trail proposals would affect your energy investments.

We also examine how they'd impact the broader energy market as a whole...