Entries from Chemicals & The Economy tagged with 'Ali Naimi'
Oil slips back into the triangle, as QE3 is postponed
Remarkably, crude oil prices are continuing to trade in their triangle formation. As the chart shows, they tried to break out higher in recent weeks. But there was no follow-through. The high-frequency traders were clearly hoping the US Federal Reserve...
OPEC calls oil prices "beautiful"
OPEC's meeting wrapped up quickly yesterday, with Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi once again saying oil prices today were "beautiful". This highlights sentiment's ability to take prices in the opposite direction to fundamentals. For certainly, on fundamentals, OPEC should have...
Saudi says oil at $70 - $80/bbl is a "perfect price"
OPEC's Angola meeting lasted just 70 minutes yesterday. Before the session, Saudi Oil Minister al-Naimi noted that prices were at their target level of $70-$80/bbl, and called this "a perfect price". However, the underlying supply/demand balance remains fragile. As the...
OPEC holds quotas, rebuffs Bush
OPEC’s decision to hold its production quota at last Friday’s meeting came as no surprise to the markets, which were busy taking prices down $2/bbl on renewed fears of a US recession. But it did produce a warning from the...
OPEC targets stocks, not prices
There is some interesting material on the OPEC website, following this week's Summit, which clarifies their current strategy. The key points are: • OPEC is currently targeting inventories, not prices. Their policy is to keep OECD crude stocks within the...
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