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

    By , Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -

    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...

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

By , Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -

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...

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

By , Quantitative Specialist, Money Morning -

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…

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

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning -

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...

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

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning -

oil stock

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.

This Oil Pipeline Stock Could Jump 116% Thanks to Booming Production

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning -

After years of subpar performance, North American Oil Production is back.

According to a report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration last week, U.S. oil production rose to 10.7 million barrels a day in June.

This is the latest jump in what has turned into a two-year rally for a beleaguered North American oil industry.

And it shows no signs of letting up - June's numbers put the U.S. on track to reach a record 11 million barrels a day before the end of the year.

One of My Favorite Drillers Is Set to "Strike It Rich" All Over Again

By , Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -

The Delaware Basin in arid western Texas and southern New Mexico used to be a good deal more inviting than it is today.

In fact, around 300 million years ago, when the region was south of the Equator, the area was a lush, tropical reef teeming with Permian life, covered by the warm Delaware Sea, which was part of the ancient Panthalassa Ocean.

Nowadays, the fossilized remains of that reef are exposed in the hot desert air, and the once-aquatic landscape has given way to scrub and the national parklands of Carlsbad Caverns and the Guadalupe Mountains.

The area is also known for its vast, thick deposits of limestone...

... and shale. Virtually endless expanses of oil-rich shale - wellspring of the second American energy revolution.

And one company is in the perfect position to reap the rewards of this ancient treasure...

$100 Crude Oil? It Could Happen Sooner Than You Think

By , Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -

The two major global crude oil benchmarks - West Texas Intermediate and Brent - both saw solid gains this week.

Despite the pundits' skepticism, our Dr. Kent Moors remains bullish on both benchmark prices and doesn't think we're too far off from seeing triple digit prices...

Why I Know Crude Oil Prices Have Much Further to Climb

By , Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -

According to our Dr. Kent Moors, crude oil prices have much further to climb.

In fact, he's going to show you the most telling indicator to explain why he's so bullish on the black gold's future...

The One Reason Oil Has Nowhere to Go but Down

By , Money Morning -

The One Reason Oil Has Nowhere to Go but Down

Practically overnight, oil has fallen 8% from a nearly four-year high.

And we don't expect it to recover any time soon.

Without this information, you could be leaving yourself open to catastrophic losses...

The Three Global Crises Will Impact Every Dollar You Make

By , Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -

Global crises

Currently, the oil market is cashing in on the many geopolitical "lottery tickets" it has on hand.

Additionally, as we speak, our Dr. Kent Moors sees three global crises emerging that will impact every dollar you make.

You Can Easily Become an Oil "Wildcatter" in Your Own Right

By , Executive Editor, Money Morning • @privatebrief -

Oil Pump Rig

Our Bill Patalon recently sat down with our oil and energy expert, Dr. Kent Moors, to talk about how to be an oil "wildcatter" in your own right - and a record-breaking opportunity he's tracking.

Here's Kent...

Iran's President Is in Jeopardy; Here's How It Will Affect Your Wallet

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning -

Iran

Oil rose yesterday to its highest since May 2015 - thanks to the unrest in Iran.

Iran's increasing volatility both at home and abroad will continue to affect oil prices.

Here's what to look out for...

This "Triple Play" Is Key to Profiting from Energy's Tense "New Normal"

By , Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -

Energy

Last Thursday, I filled my Oil & Energy Investor readers in on the best energy investing strategy to use in a world wracked by rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the Persian Gulf, and of course, Venezuela.

Now, energy is still making people fortunes. That hasn't changed, and it's not likely to in the future, either.

But in an increasingly anxious world, investors will see bigger, more consistent profits when they find a way to bridge two critical sectors: defense and energy.

In fact, in my monthly, paid Energy Advantage and weekly Energy Inner Circle investment research services, I'm adding significantly more "weight" in the stocks that do this very bridging.

Normally, I'd keep these plays close to the vest; after all, it's only fair. We've already enjoyed double-digit gains in these companies, and the upside potential is still enormous.

More importantly, the geopolitical situation is changing so quickly, and the impacts are so profound, that I want to make sure everyone is holding these three stocks at a minimum.

So here they are...

I'm Paying a Heavy Debt This Memorial Day

By , Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -

Memorial Day

We will talk about energy markets another time. I have something else I need to share with you.

Today, we honor those who have made the supreme sacrifice to allow the rest of us to live the kind of lives we do.

For me, personally, this is a very tough time of the year. And it is all coming back to me this morning.

It's prompted me to think about my time on the front lines of the Cold War and its aftermath, while walking in what these days feel like another guy's shoes.

I was then playing "The Great Game" of geopolitical conflict as a profession; a game with some very high stakes. A game that helped make me who I am.

Thinking about those days brought back the faces of people who helped shape me. I owe them my life. For a few, that debt is a very literal one.

And that, you see, is what makes this time of year so difficult for me. Because this week, May 31, marks a bittersweet anniversary.

It is one of two dates on which I should have died...

Make No Mistake: The Banks Are Manipulating Oil Prices Right Now

By , Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -

oil

The oil sector is buzzing with rumors at the moment, and, as usual, the financial news channels have absolutely no idea how to handle it.

One day, they'll be talking about OPEC abandoning its oil deal and letting oil prices fall.

The next, they'll be all over a drop in stored U.S. oil driving prices up.

You'd be forgiven for not knowing what on Earth is going on and thinking you should just stay out of the energy market altogether.

But nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, now is a great time to get in. You see, there's a reason why oil prices nosedived so fast recently...

And why they're recovering at record speed.

Here's what my contacts are telling me...

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