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Oil Price Will Fall To $70 Us A Barrel In 2015, Goldman Sachs Says


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World is producing more than it needs, thanks to boom in shale oil, bank says

By Pete Evans, CBC News Posted: Oct 27, 2014 9:38 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 27, 2014 4:03 PM ET

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Oil prices have fallen by as much as 25 per cent in recent months, but they could fall further, Goldman Sachs says.

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Investment bank Goldman Sachs slashed its forecast late Sunday night for both West Texas Intermediate (known as WTI) and Brent crude — the two most common types of oil used and sold in North America and Europe.

Goldman Sachs says WTI will go for $75 a barrel in the first three months of 2015. Brent, meanwhile, will change hands at $85 a barrel. Both forecasts are down $15 from what the bank was last expecting. And both are forecast to slip even lower in the second quarter — historically a seasonally low time for oil prices — before rebounding a little in the summer of 2015.

If the prediction on WTI proves correct, it will be the lowest price for North American oil since 2010, when crude was on its way higher after cratering during the recession of 2008 and 2009.

Currently, WTI is trading just below $80 US. That's down from more than $100 a barrel as recently as four months ago.

The main reason the bank cited for its call is simple supply and demand — there's just more oil being produced now than the world needs, the bank says.

A boom in shale oil and gas in North America this year and last has drastically increased the amount of oil in circulation. This month, it's expected that the U.S. will pump out more crude oil than Saudi Arabia does — the first time that's been the case since the early 1970s.

Saudi Arabia could traditionally control the price of oil by limiting supply due to its status as the world's largest pumper of crude. Now, there's a conspiracy theory going around in oil circles that the Saudis are quite happy to let the oil price go into freefall long enough to convince new U.S. rivals it's not worth it to develop their resources.

"Goldman is saying a new oil order has arrived where the Saudis have decided to let the short-term oil price be low long enough to curb U.S. production in the shales," is how Judith Dwarkin, chief economist for the Ross Smith Energy Group in Calgary put it.

As one of the cheapest sources of oil in the world, the Saudis can certainly better afford to wait out the current price lull more than most. Projects in Northern Alberta can't afford to have nearly as much patience. "Oilsands are far more sensitive to drops in price," Dwarkin said. "You don't have to go to $75 to be in pain as an oilsands miner."

'The slump in global oil prices couldn't have come at a worse time for Canada.'—Capital Economics

Goldman says the North American oil price will average $73.75 for 2015 as a whole. Last year, the bank predicted the average price of North American oil would be $94.83 this year.

A sustained period of cheap oil would be welcomed by drivers and sectors of Canada's economy most affected by energy costs. But on the whole, it's likely to be bad news for Canada's economy, experts said Monday.

"The slump in global oil prices couldn't have come at a worse time for Canada," Capital Economics said in a note to clients Monday. "For a country that now produces 4.5 million barrels of crude oil per day, the recent decline in prices … represents a loss of $2.5 billion in annual revenue for producers."

Profits drying up

That's not to say Canada's oil patch isn't still turning a profit, though the same can't be said of some operations in other countries that have only recently started developing previously unprofitable oil deposits. Capital Economics says oil prices would have to drop a lot further before operations in Canada start selling at a loss, or shutting down.

"World oil prices are expected to remain above the marginal cost of domestic production and, therefore, don't pose a threat to existing oil operations," Capital Economics said.

So, just how low would oil prices have to fall before we see a real slowdown in Canada's oil patch? It's hard to say. "I don't know," Dwarkin said. "It depends how low prices go and how long they stay there."

 

 

 

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ninna ne chusa gas costco lo kottinchukuntuntee 3.1 ani undi..asalu CA lo ilanti roju eppudu chudaledu :)

baga taggai gas prices

http://www.gasbuddy.com/GB_Price_List.aspx

 

its actually a little dangerous phenomenon bro .... oil maree taggithe dollar value peruguthadi and people pull out their money from stock markets and invest them in commodities & bullion  , So stock markets padey chance untundi and temporary recession oche chance untadi

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its actually a little dangerous phenomenon bro .... oil maree taggithe dollar value peruguthadi and people pull out their money from stock markets and invest them in commodities & bullion  , So stock markets padey chance untundi and temporary recession oche chance untadi

yes...recession time lo oil price baga padipoyindi brahmi21.gif

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yes...recession time lo oil price baga padipoyindi brahmi21.gif

 

yup ..

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Neenu kuda edo forum lo chadiva with in 2 yrs dollar is gonna depreciate to 30's antunde... Aa roje vasthe GC lu naluka geekkodaniki kuda panikoiravu..

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Neenu kuda edo forum lo chadiva with in 2 yrs dollar is gonna depreciate to 30's antunde... Aa roje vasthe GC lu naluka geekkodaniki kuda panikoiravu..

aa roju raavalani korukundhaam 

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Neenu kuda edo forum lo chadiva with in 2 yrs dollar is gonna depreciate to 30's antunde... Aa roje vasthe GC lu naluka geekkodaniki kuda panikoiravu..

 

2008 aa time lo $ value 35-38 ala undey baa brahmi21.gif

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ma oorlo 2.89....eppudo ekkado vinna oil prices padipothe job market kuda padipotadi ani adhi nijamena?  

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Neenu kuda edo forum lo chadiva with in 2 yrs dollar is gonna depreciate to 30's antunde... Aa roje vasthe GC lu naluka geekkodaniki kuda panikoiravu..

miru mi gc la gola h1 raaka janalu chastunte 

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