Gulf Oil Is Available Again, But Asian Refiners Balk At Soaring Tanker Rates

Halliburton Sees First Signs Of Life In America's Oil Patch: "We Are In Early Innings" An emerging theme we are focusing on is the early stage of a major capex upcycle in America's oil patch, with even Goldman now moving in that direction and forecasting a boom that could echo the industry's expansion cycle of the early 2000s. Continental Resources CEO Doug Lawler was the first of the major oil patch players to mention in early April that "Continental is increasing our capital budget, which will increase production." Now, another giant...

Growing Number Of Oil Tankers Successfully Sneak Through Hormuz, Shrinking Iran's Leverage One week ago we reported that "As Gulf States Plan Bypass Pipelines, US Military Is Quietly Helping Ships Cross Hormuz." We now have more evidence that, whether with or without a US escort, a growing number of ships are transiting Hormuz.  According to Bloomberg, off the coast of Oman over the weekend, 16 tankers clustered together to transfer millions of barrels of oil that had been stranded in the Persian Gulf. A month ago, that area had been entirely empty.  They’re part...

Jim Cramer Just Sold His Bitcoin And Bulls Couldn't Be Happier Looks like $100,000 bitcoin may be on deck, because Cramer is selling. The ultimate inverse indicator Jim Cramer says he is selling all of his bitcoin, warning that rapid advances in quantum computing could threaten the cryptocurrency’s security within the next three to four years, according to Cointelegraph and Coindesk. The CNBC host made the decision after interviewing IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, who urged investors to be "paranoid" about the potential impact of quantum computers on modern cryptography. Cramer said the...