Oil & Gas

Saudi Aramco’s Disappointing Earnings Are The Least Of Its Problems

It might appear counter-intuitive to characterise Saudi Aramco’s first quarter net income of SAR119.54 billion (US$31.88 billion) as bad but, in the context of what the company is, it is. It is not so much the 19 percent drop in net income that will be troubling to savvy oil market watchers. Some of that can be explained by the drop in oil prices over the quarter.

OPEC Cut Failed To Lift Oil Prices, But The Year Isn’t Over Yet

Crude oil prices have been on a losing streak for four consecutive weeks now, erasing all the gains they booked after OPEC’s latest supply cut announcement as economic fears take precedence over demand expectations. When the cartel announced the cuts, almost every bank with a commodities department rushed to update their price forecasts, expecting prices […]