It’s the time of year to make predictions. 

This week, we attended an event hosted by the New York Energy Forum (NYEF) to discuss the outlook for oil prices. 

Where are oil prices headed in 2020? What will be the main stories impacting the market? 

A survey conducted by NYEF showed most respondents believe oil prices in 2...

How much oil is in storage in case of a supply disruption?

Over the last week, this perennial question moved front-and-center as the escalating conflict between the US and Iran put Middle East energy infrastructure at risk of becoming military targets.

The situation in the Middle East was the most dramatic in a series of...

With 2019 drawing to a close, let’s look at the news stories and events that shaped the year, as chronicled on this site.

Every week, we published a new blog aiming to show how Ursa data can be used to better understand the global oil market.

Below is a sample of the topics covered. 

Thanks for reading! And if you’d like...

What do you consider the most important US crude oil storage site?

Chances are the site is located on the Gulf Coast, the beating heart of the US oil industry. 

The Gulf Coast contains more than half of the country’s refining capacity, making it a huge demand center. The region is also the outlet for US crude exports. 

Mu...

This week OPEC ministers and allies gathered in Vienna to discuss a coordinated production cut agreement set to expire in March. 

When news broke Dec 5  that the group (called OPEC+) had decided to deepen the cuts by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd), the outcome was both a surprise and expected at the same time.

Deeper cuts...

The world’s top oil exporter will soon sell shares in state-owned Saudi Aramco in what figures to be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history.

That’s significant because the IPO has forced Aramco to reveal lots of information about the company to potential investors. 

Last week, we reviewed the IPO prospectus...

On November 9, Saudi Aramco released a prospectus ahead of a planned share offering that could rank as the largest IPO in history. 

At 658 pages, the document is a deep dive into Aramco’s corporate structure and physical operations.

What would Aramco disclose about its oilfields? Would we learn anything new about product...

Are you interested in learning how satellite imagery can be turned into valuable data?

If so, and you’re in Houston on November 13, then please swing by a networking event we’re hosting that evening (details and RSVP here). 

Come for the food and drinks. And stay for a presentation highlighting insights into the oil mark...