★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeⓁ Saudi ArabiaPolitics & Policy Saudi Arabia Settles Conflict With Iran, Expands Chinese Relations and Non-Oil Business Activities Saudi Arabia's seven-year diplomatic freeze and proxy conflict with Iran appears to have come to an end after China brokered…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 16, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & Environment Oil Markets Struggle for Direction Amid Chinese Demand Disappointment and American Drilling Slowdown Mixed signals in energy markets have struggled to give any clear direction to oil prices so far this year. While…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 6, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeEnergy & Environment Oil Demand is Back on the Rise as US Falls Back onto SPR Sales, OPEC+ Production Sinks Summary: The EIA and OPEC have each raised their forecast for global oil demand in the year ahead. Both cited rising Asian…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 15, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerEnergy & EnvironmentⓁ Solar Spending on Clean Energy Tech Matches Fossil Fuel Investment as Peak Oil May be Coming Into Focus As part of new projections into the 2030s, BP cut its demand forecasts for crude oil by 2035 and raised expectations for…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 31, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentMarkets Refinery Margins Resilient as Fuel Prices Rebound, Disruptions Continue to Roil Output US refinery runs have remained suppressed after a winter storm knocked millions of barrels of capacity offline along the US gulf coast…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 25, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy Oil Prices Resurgent as SPR Drain Defies White House Pledge to Initiate Refilling Process Oil Prices are on a hot streak despite a recent spate of bearish supply data. Though crude stockpiles just recorded…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 12, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy Oil Price Rebound Defies Significant Surge in Stockpiles, Focus Likely Shifting to Re-Fill For Depleted SPR Oil prices have rebounded throughout the week, despite a significant build in commercial stockpiles. Part of that can likely be chalked up…McAlinden Research PartnersDecember 15, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeⓁ Saudi ArabiaPolitics & Policy Saudi Arabia Cements Status as Fastest-Growing G20 Economy, Advances Investment Ambitions Saudi Arabia remains on track to be the fastest-growing major economy in the world this year while posting a budget…McAlinden Research PartnersDecember 13, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy EU Price Cap on Russian Oil Unlikely to Meaningfully Impact Price, Will Probably Include Exemptions Ongoing talks surrounding a proposed EU "price cap" on Russian oil have stalled but will have to conclude before the Union's…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 28, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy Energy Takes Center Stage in US Midterm Elections, But a “Red Wave” Could Send a Bearish Signal for Oil Prices Though drilling and other oilfield services are booming throughout most of the world this year, the US's domestic industry has…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 8, 2022