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Goldman raises Brent oil forecast to US$100 as rally builds
Oil’s rally has rekindled talk of the possibility of US$100-a-barrel pricing
September 21, 2023
Broker's Calls
There could be oil price spikes towards US$80 per barrel or higher in late-2022 and beyond, says DBS
2022 should still represent a reasonably balanced market.
November 18, 2021
Broker's Calls
BOS upgrades oil price forecast subject to vaccination speed
Oil prices will also benefit from increased fiscal spending by a unified Democrat government in the US.
January 13, 2021
Company in the news
Keppel, Sembcorp, Sembmarine’s pivot from O&M industry still nascent
All three companies, which had benefited immensely from operating in the O&M industry, will be doing so less going forward.
December 18, 2020
Broker's Calls
Gold prices come down; black gold prices go up: OCBC Bank forecasts
SINGAPORE (June 23): As countries around the world are reopening their economies, despite the lack of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), gold and crude oil prices could see contrasting movements.
June 23, 2020
Sustainability
How will the oil price plunge impact renewable energy?
SINGAPORE (April 9): Burning more fossil fuel hurts the environment, but with crude oil prices staying way below the historical peak, the lure of basic economics has stymied the pace in which renewable energy is used as an alternative.
April 09, 2020
Oil & Gas
The global oil market is broken, drowning in crude nobody needs
ut the issue is even more pressing because global tank capacity, mostly concentrated in a few hubs like Rotterdam, the Caribbean and Singapore, isn’t available to every producer.
March 29, 2020
Oil & Gas
Crude oil prices see double whammy from Covid-19, Opec+ spat; likely to stay low ahead
SINGAPORE (March 13): Crude oil prices have already taken a blow since the start of 2020. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus or Covid-19 did not only infect more than 119,000 and kill more than 4,000, but also impeded economic activity. This led to
March 13, 2020
Offshore & Marine
SembMarine sees another year of red, but new orders momentum could improve
Despite an uptick in crude oil prices in 2019, a recovery in oil exploration and production activity was somewhat limited. This inevitably prolonged the downturn in the oil services industry, which has seen a glut of rigs and offshore
March 06, 2020
Oil & Gas
Market observers shun oil and services sectors, but some locally listed names could shine
SINGAPORE (Dec 20): Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco), the kingdom’s national oil corporation (NOC) and world’s biggest oil producer, had a positive debut on the Tadawul exchange. Its shares have gone up 19% from its IPO price of SAR32, closing at S
December 20, 2019