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This bumper 28 minute show breaks an exclusive interview with a senior engineer from Mexican state oil company Pemex, who says "the days of the Mexican super giants are over." He claims Pemex is in the "doorway of depletion" and "in the middle of the Hubbert curve." Hea...

In a bumper 22 minute show Oilcast examines the apparent return of Chinese demand growth. Why has it happened? Why is the market ignoring it? What will it do to prices? And why was Chinese demand flat so far this year? We talk to Deborah White of Societe Generale, Mike Wittner of Calyon and Kevin No...

Hi again...

How much: Well, we shall have to see what we are going to do with Oilcast first. I think it's going to take a bit of time...it's a tad up in the air right now. All options are being considered...

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Cheers for the kind words etc. Much appreciated. All awards welcomed! ;) If you want to go on Oilcast's mail list just mail me at oilcast at gmail dot com...just will give you alerts as to when a new one is out etc. As regards the analysis...I get what you're saying Tess. I think we did point out th...

The International Energy Agency report, 'Resources to Reserves' comes under the Oilcast analysis spotlight this week. As well as a long look at 'peak oil' the report is also an interesting document, as much by what it omits as by what it contains. Plus odd weather systems, price movements, American ...

This week Oilcast takes a look at the way Rita could affect the oil industry. Will the consequences be as serious as predicted? Or will good luck prevail and a sell-off ensue? Also from the OPEC meeting in Vienna we hear Kuwait's oil minister Al-Salah ridicule British chancellor Gordon Brown, plus n...

Many thanks for the kind words, really glad you like it. Made my day

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Oilcast.com returns after its summer break with a look at the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the oil business.
Whilst the mass media trumpet wild speculation and conjecture Oilcast.com looks at the reailty.
Myopic markets, basic truths and analysis that is not driven by panic...

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In this Oilcast we look at the possible outcomes of the death of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia. We also take a look at a market so sensitive it hardly even needs any news to - once again - break record price highs. But the news that did it includes CNOOC, India's platform disaster and Iranian politics. ...

Power cuts are now happening around the world. Have you noticed? Oilcast.com has, in China, the UK, California, New Zealand plus fuel riots in Yemen. Also the market trades lightly around $60, Colin Campbell on the quarterly results from the majors, Thunderhorse will not produce in 2005 and plenty m...

In this Oilcast Adam Porter takes a look at the implications for oil over the currency revaluation by China. Will it mean higher prices? Lower prices? Is it a simple straightforward conclusion or a complex one? How many factors are involved? And what is the most radical aspect of the revaluation? ww...

In this Oilcast Adam Porter takes a look at the latest falling figures from Norway, plus the effects of Hurricane Emily in Mexico. Also China and Brazil link up, so do Total and Syria and we take a longer look at some of the reasoning around the two camps of China analysts. Are you a China Bear or f...

Oilcast's Cooperative Price Forecast Index (CopriDex) for July 18th to 22nd is $60.95.

The forecast for last week was $62.20.
The five day average NYMEX price was $59.10.
Last week's forecast was too high by $3.10 or 4.98%.

Forecast for next week 25th-29th now ongoing...