If one number summarizes the global oil market, it’s 93,002,710.
That’s how much oil was produced around the world every day in 2014. But how much oil does the U.S. have compared to the world’s top producers?
This chart shows how much the top 15 oil-producing countries generated in 2014…
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Oil prices have gained 17.5% in the last month. This week, they reached $62 a barrel for the first time since December.
The rally reinforces our oil price predictions that WTI and Brent will rebound throughout 2015.
Here’s why we’re bullish on our projections - and how you can profit from their momentum…
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The price of oil has climbed sharply in the last month. As of April 17, futures of WTI oil were priced as high as $56.81. That's a gain of more than 29% from their $44.03 bottom from mid-March.
Investors trying to play rebounding prices have flooded into oil stocks in the last month.
Here at Money Morning we recently had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Kent Moors, Money Map Press' Global Energy Strategist, for a quick chat about oil.
Kent had taken time out of his frequent world travels - scoping out the latest global energy profit developments - to stop by our HQ in Baltimore.
Here's what he told us about his "ground level" view of the real impact recent geopolitical events in Iran will have on the price of oil.
It's not what most experts think...
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The $70 billion acquisition of BG Group plc (LON: BG) by Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE: RDSA) will result in a merged company with market value double that of BP plc (ADR) (NYSE: BP) and bigger than Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX).
According to Bloomberg News, this deal counters the prevailing view...
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Will the oil sanctions on Iran be lifted? That's the big question in the news today - and the markets are reacting. During his latest appearance on Fox Business, Shah talks with host Stuart Varney about what might happen to oil prices if those sanctions are removed.
He also has some thoughts on a stock whose beaten-down price he sees as a buying opportunity.
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WTI futures tanked last week, with the oil benchmark hovering around $45.50 for April delivery on Friday. But Kent Moors has identified important profit opportunities amidst the carnage - and will share them with you.
Kent has now filed three field reports...
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The S&P 500 gained 8 points today to close at a new record high. The cause? Positive macro-economic forces spreading across Europe.
The Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, improved data on the German economy, and improving prospects for a Greek debt agreement pushed stocks higher.
Here are the top market stories from today - plus our new profit tip for investors...
Massive new oil supply has led Saudi Arabia to compete for market share by dramatically cutting prices. The impact of this cheap oil in North America is mixed. But certain regions are clear beneficiaries, such as those surrounding auto-reliant Detroit.
Just across the roughly 1.5 mile expanse of the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit is Windsor, Canada. Its fortunes are tightly interwoven with those of the Motor City. One Canadian firm with operations in Windsor is sure to benefit from the glut of cheap oil.
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The Keystone XL has become a basic element in America's new energy security. By connecting to the Canadian gas supply, the pipeline could mean America's energy independence is only a few years away.
And Greece is following suit, welcoming a connection to Russia's gas supply.
Here's exactly what's going to happen with these two proposed cross-border pipelines...
Pundits continue to emphasize global supply as a major problem for oil prices, but a look at this oil chart shows those concerns over supply are overstated.
There's no denying global oil supply is on the rise. In 2014, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported oil inventories increased 0.8 million barrels a day (bpd). In 2015, that could grow to 0.9 million bpd if production remains the same.
Talking heads say that's a sign oil prices will continue to slip. But they're missing the point.
Here's the proof that oil supply talk has been overstated...
For the first time since 2008, stocks traded down on the last trading day of the year and the first trading day of the New Year.
Whether this will prove to be a mere statistical curiosity or a harbinger of troubles ahead remains to be seen, but there are enough headwinds facing investors to force them to don foul weather gear for the year ahead.
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Future gas and oil prices are in focus this week as the U.S. and its allies have initiated airstrikes in Syria and Iraq.
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Facing rampant inflation and a shortage of dollars, Venezuela's state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), is looking to sell its Citgo assets for $10 billion.
But the deal may be undervalued, and the PDVSA's financial problems may be the work of the Venezuelan government.
Beware of unintended consequences.
That's the advice I'd give Western leaders when imposing sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis.
You see, Putin's been racking up his air miles, hastening the pace to replace the petrodollar.
It's a topic I recently discussed here, along with an investment idea for a "counterattack."
At the end of Putin's two-day trip to China last week, the two nations signed a landmark natural gas supply deal, driving another large nail in the dollar's coffin.
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