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According to OPEC march 2009 bulletin, the total short positions contracts for crude oil were 208,000 contracts in February 2009 as compared to 172,000 contracts in January 2009. The total open interest contracts for crude oil reached 1,225,000 in February 2009 as compared to 1,211,000 contracts in January 2009.
According to OPEC march 2009 bulletin, Non OPEC countries oil supply have fallen by 0.2mb/d in 2008, while for 2009 it is expected to increase by 0.4mb/d as compared to 2008. Crude oil production of OPEC countries declined by 0.7mb/d in February 2009. OPEC NGLs and non conventional oils are expected to average 4.8mb/d in [...]
According to OPEC Bulletin, World oil demand growth in 2008 declined by 0.1mb/d to negative 0.3mb/d, while the forecast for 2009 was reduced by 0.4mb/d to negative 1.0mb/d. This was due to the continuous deterioration of world economy and accompanying erosion in demand growth. OECD countries demand is expected to decline by 1.3mb/d, while the [...]
According to British Petroleum, the daily oil production in Iran was 4,401 thousand barrels in 2007; exhibiting a CAGR of 1.5% from 1997 levels of 3,776 thousand barrels. However, the total daily consumption stood at 1,621 thousand barrels in 2007 representing a CAGR of 2.7% over the 1997 levels of 1,239 thousand barrels. Iran accounted [...]