Shale Hedges Threaten The Oil RallyOilPrice.comThe 20 percent increase in oil prices since September led to a wave of hedging by U.S. shale drillers eager to lock in future production at prices not seen in years. The flip side of that hedging wave is that …

Seeking AlphaThe Palm Oil Industry: Visualized Through Big DataSeeking AlphaPalm oil is an inexpensive and highly versatile vegetable oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree. It can be found in half of all consumer goods in Western grocery stores, …

OilPrice.comWhy Oil Prices Will Keep Moving UpOilPrice.comCrude oil prices were have hit a two-year highs. Despite the misgivings of some pundits who view oil simply as a means for making money from short plays, the global market has finally stabilized. Th …

Supermajors Square Off For The Top Spot In OilOilPrice.comBrent's close to $65 a barrel and WTI is climbing closer and closer to $60—and analysts are rushing to make bullish forecasts for the fourth quarter of the year. Big Oil is preparing for an even …

Can Iraq Dethrone Saudi Arabia In This Crucial Oil Market?OilPrice.comWe've been harping on in recent weeks about how Saudi has been slashing crude flows to North America, but as we can see in our ClipperData below, it has been cutting flows to other k …