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The Implications of Qatar Leaving OPEC

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On Dec. 3, a week-long rumor finally saw the light of day.

I had heard it prior to my departure for Singapore last week, and it had at the time been the substance of some talk on its potential importance – if true – during our meetings.

Well, it is no longer just a rumor.

On Monday morning, Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi announced that the Persian Gulf state was leaving OPEC, effective Jan. 1, 2019.

Qatar is a minor oil producer, averaging some 600,000 barrels a day, putting it at the bottom of the OPEC ladder along with Ecuador.

However, it is a major natural gas producer and the world's leading exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

But there is a more important reason why the Qatari departure from OPEC is likely to shift the regional tensions into a higher gear.

And it's not about oil.

It's all about using natural gas as an increasing global lever...

Oil

A Rift Emerges in the Oil Industry as the Conversation Deepens in Singapore

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Here in Singapore, things influencing the oil world continue to make themselves clearer.

Recently, the oil market has been slammed with a tidal wave of volatility, and back a few weeks ago we had the largest drop in oil prices since 2015.

However, since I've been attending meetings here at OSEA 2018 in Singapore, one signal that the implosion in oil prices is nearing its end has surfaced.

In each of the last several downward cycles in the price of both daily pegged benchmarks (West Texas Intermediate in New York and Brent in London), a divergence has emerged prior to the recovery of pricking levels.

That divergence has begun over the past few trading sessions.

It amounts to a recovery in the market prices of crude oil and natural gas production companies while the underlying price of oil continues to move downward, and it has already become a topic of conversation here in Singapore.

From the floor, the issue even made its way into my plenary address before the OSEA 2018 conference.

And here's why...

Oil

How to Escape the 2018 Oil Crash – and Make a Killing in the Process

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Just when oil investors thought the worst was over and oil prices were on an upward trajectory, they were hit with the 2018 oil crash.

And it may not be over, as oil continues to stumble.

But you can turn it into an opportunity to bag a big-time payday...

Oil

[CHART] Why We're Doubling Down on Crude Oil

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It's no secret oil prices have taken a beating over the last two months. WTI crude oil plummeted 24% from $75 a barrel in October to $57 a barrel today.

Normally, a collapse like that would send oil investors into a panic. And sure, a few media personalities are acting hysterical.

It's no secret oil prices have taken a beating over the last two months. WTI crude oil plummeted 24% from $75 a barrel in October to $57 a barrel today. Normally, a collapse like that would send oil investors into a panic. And sure, a few media personalities are acting hysterical.

Oil

The Shocking Role of Iranian Sanctions in Crude Oil's Plunge

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The collapse in oil prices has now reached historic levels.

Tuesday's 7% plunge in West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the largest slump in more than 30 years of futures contracts – marked the 12th consecutive daily loss for the New York benchmark. Before rebounding slightly yesterday, crude had been down more than 22% in less than a month.

Now, we've spoken many times before about the numerous reasons why crude prices can plunge: artificial manipulation from short sellers and institutional monkeyshines, geopolitical tensions, distortions in supply and demand, even outright oversupply – we've seen it all before. 

In this present case, some of this current decline is warranted, given the market's overestimation of Iranian sanction impacts and, to a far lesser extent, some weakening in underlying fundamentals.

But to be sure, the leading cause of the plunge has been a combination of what I have called the "lemming fixation" (a penchant for jumping off the cliff en masse) and some outright market manipulation.

I'll have more to say on this shortly, in a more extensive analysis my team and I are preparing right now.

But it's the completely counterintuitive - yet entirely predictable - effect of the recently re-imposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic that I want to explore today...

Oil

My Favorite Way to Tap the Double-Digit Profit Pipeline in Oil & Gas

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With oil prices nearly 12% higher than they were a year ago, our Chris Johnson's Best in Breed system has identified a couple XOP components that will put money into you pocket…

Read More…

Oil

Here's Where Oil Prices Are Headed (and Why There's No Stopping Them)

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Saudi Arabia isn't budging on oil prices.

In fact, they couldn't bring oil prices lower even if they wanted to.

Here's where oil prices are headed next...

Oil

How to Use Options to Play the Next Oil Wave

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Crude oil prices are rising again.

Much to the relief of oil investors.

The rise has been reflected both by the West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark used for futures contracts set on New York, and Brent, the equivalent set daily in London.

As of close of trade Sept. 19 – which happened at 2:30 for oil – WTI was at $71.12 a barrel, the highest since July 10. Meanwhile, Brent closed slightly higher at $79.23.

I have previously addressed the main reasons for why the price is moving up here in Oil and Energy Investor, and for some time now, the supply side of the market balance has been tightening.

Thanks to this, there is something interesting stirring in the oil sector – something that manifested in a recommendation to my Energy Inner Circle premium subscribers just a couple days ago.

I don't often do this, but this is a fast-track recommendation I'm including in Oil & Energy Investor today, because you're not going to want to miss out on this...

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Double Your Money Now That the United States Is the World's Largest Oil Producer

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For the last 45 years, Russia and Saudi Arabia have dominated global oil production. However, U.S. production is roaring back – and rewriting the international balance in the process.

Last week, the U.S. Energy Department announced that the United State surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world's largest oil producer for the first time since 1973.

America's stunning rise to the top of the production field has fostered the next catalyst to generate a triple-digit return for investors.

Oil

Double Your Money with the Best Oil Pipeline Stock to Buy

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Today, we're going to show you one of the best oil pipeline stocks to buy. Because right now, the crude oil market (and energy in general) is in an extremely bullish trend.

Domestic oil production has reached historic levels, at more than 11 million barrels per day.

And as production rises, demand is increasing for oil pipelines every single day...

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