ForexLive - Brent threatens to take out the June high

September 24, 2021 – ForexLive

Brent threatens to take out the June high

By: Adam Button

Talk of gas-to-oil switching in power plants is helping brent to widen the spread to WTI. So is the improvement in European growth. Historically, a $7-8 spread isn't unusual owing to more-abundant North American supplies.

RBN Energy has a good report on the lack of capital spending in oil.

“Oil and gas producers are spending just $0.27 in 2021 for every $1.00 in investment they made in 2014, when oil was $100/bbl, and $0.58 for every $1.00 in investment in 2018, when the oil price was comparable to today's.”

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