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Unrest Brewing in Oil Producing Countries
Coronavirus and collapsing oil prices have hollowed out budgets of oil-producing countries, raising fears of instability.

Oil Sinks As U.S. and Iran Step Back from Brink of War
The supply risk is far from over despite de-escalating Iran-U.S. tensions, but the price retreat reflects a world still awash in oil.

Infrastructure Week Hearings Point Toward U.S. Solutions for Fallout From Rising Mideast Tensions
The oil price increase sparked by the recent attacks on Saudi oil tankers is concerning for the United States, because oil is the lifeblood of the American economy.

How High Can Oil Prices Go?
Oil prices are currently underpinned by unplanned supply outages, OPEC manipulation, geopolitical uncertainty, limited spare capacity, rising demand, and speculative buying.

Venezuela’s Production Losses Could Accelerate as Chevron Becomes a Target
Venezuelan intelligence arrested two employees of Chevron who balked at signing contracts with PDVSA. The move has broad implications and will likely lead to even more production losses.

Attacks on Oil Infrastructure Increase as Prices Reach Multi-Year Highs
A SAFE analysis shows that there were 1,480 terrorism incidents against oil and gas facilities worldwide between 2011 and 2016, a 387 percent increase from twenty years ago.

Rising Oil Prices, Geopolitical Risk Serve as Crucial Reminder on Fuel Economy
The geopolitical events of today are a perfect reminder of why the country must not come to an impasse over fuel efficiency standards.

Top Oil Market Developments in 2017 & Key Uncertainties for 2018
Oil markets surprised this past year with higher-than-anticipated prices, & next year will likely bring even more unanticipated events and volatility. Here are some of the top market developments of the past year and key issues for 2018.

Market Uncertainty Ahead as OPEC Looks to Extend Production Cut Through 2018
OPEC will attempt to manage perceptions in both the physical and financial markets—but given its track record, it will not likely produce stability and certainty, but instead ambiguity and volatility.