Hormuz Stalemate Raises Risk of Oil Prices Hitting $120
Oil prices are holding steady for now, but a closed Strait of Hormuz and shrinking global inventories have analysts warning of a sharp price spike within weeks.
Logan Ruiz4 min read
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Logan Ruiz4 min read
Shadow Oil Fleet Moves 4 Million Bpd Through Hormuz Strait
Oil fund USO jumps 2.77% as Gulf producers route over 4 million barrels a day around the Strait of Hormuz through a shadow tanker network built to dodge the Iran…
Logan Ruiz4 min read
India's Russian Oil Imports Remain Strong Despite Hormuz Tensions
Crude oil fund USO jumped 2.77% as India's record breaking Russian oil imports and a slow Hormuz recovery reshape global crude flows and tanker economics.
Aaron Roberts5 min read
Crude Oil Definition: Why It Matters for Investors and Markets
Crude oil just jumped nearly 3% as tracked by the USO ETF. Here's the crude oil definition, what drives its price, and why OPEC, inventories and the dollar still matter…
Aaron Roberts8 min read
Oil Prices Could Rally Next on Stockpile Buying Demand
USO holds steady near 130.91 dollars as nations rush to rebuild oil reserves drained by the Middle East war, with China's stockpiling strategy now the model everyone wants to copy.
Logan Ruiz4 min read
Gulf Oil Leak: How Crude Is Escaping the Strait of Hormuz
The United States Oil Fund (AMEX:USO) traded at 130.66 dollars on August 19, up 0.28 percent on the day, sitting comfortably inside its 52 week range of 102.42 to 142.33…
Trevor Harris3 min read
Have Middle East Oil Flows Rebounded to 15 Million Bpd as US Claims
USO jumps nearly 3% as officials claim Middle East oil flows have fully rebounded, but ship tracking data tells a very different, far more constrained story.
Tara Burke4 min read
Did Somalia See The Moon? Oil Discovery Hopes Grow
USO surged 6.73% as traders eyed a Turkish drilling campaign off Somalia that could send Hormuz free crude toward Asian refiners for the first time.
Logan Ruiz5 min read
Saudi Reroutes Oil as Capacity and Security Limits Emerge
: Wait, formatting error introduced accidentally. Traffic through Hormuz has ticked up again, still described by ING analysts as running in single digits but higher than before. U.S. Energy Secretary…
Tara Burke3 min read
How Oil Refineries Work: Key Functions Explained
Crude oil surged nearly 6% as USO hit 139.49 dollars, pushing RSI past 71. Here is what the spike means for refiners, crack spreads, and fuel prices ahead.
Logan Ruiz4 min read
Oil Refiners Profit as Market Stays Volatile
Crude oil has slid back to pre war levels, but gasoline and diesel remain expensive, handing refiners record profit margins. Here is why the gap between crude and fuel prices…
Aaron Roberts4 min read
Carrying Costs Explained: Types, Examples and Business Impact
Crude oil's swings trace back to storage costs, OPEC+ output decisions, geopolitical risk and the dollar. Here is how carrying cost logic explains what moves USO right now.
Logan Ruiz4 min read
Crude Oil Prices Today: What Is Driving the Latest Market Moves
Crude oil prices hinge on a constant tug of war between production discipline, inventory swings, geopolitical shocks and the dollar. Here is how the market actually works.
Aaron Roberts6 min read
What Is Crude Oil? Definition, Types and How It Is Used Explained
Crude oil is the unrefined petroleum pumped from underground reservoirs and refined into fuels and chemicals. Here is how it forms, how it is priced, and why it moves markets.
Logan Ruiz5 min read
New England Residents Frustrated Over High Energy Prices
USO hovers near its 52 week low even as New England braces for a possible winter energy squeeze, with utilities blaming the Jones Act and record gas exports for tightening…
Tara Burke3 min read
Europe Increases Imports of Russian Fuel Oil
Crude oil hovers near oversold levels as USO trades at 103.98 dollars, while Russian fuel oil flows swing back toward Europe and the Middle East, away from US Gulf Coast…
Aaron Roberts4 min read
