Argus Fundamentals

Boom and bust

Global oil demand is falling, and there is little Opec can do to arrest the slide in oil prices...

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Global Oil Report

Global refining - facing the middle distillate problem

Only a year ago refiners worldwide were enjoying record margins and talking of a ‘golden age’ of refining. Capacity utilisation in the main consuming regions had risen to record highs while demand continued to outstrip the ability of refineries to supply products. Now the golden age seems to be over...

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CGES Global Oil Report May-Jun 2008
Article by Margaret Chadwick

Global Oil Report

Non-Opec oil production - straining against depletion

Predicting non-OPEC supply remains a controversial and difficult task. In recent years, most forecasts turned out to be too optimistic, sending the wrong signal not only to the market but also to OPEC, which uses the threat of rising non-OPEC supply to justify output restrictions...

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CGES Global Oil Report Mar-Apr 2008
Article by David Long



Training courses

CPD points - accredited with The Law Society CPD scheme

Emissions trading introduction - one-day seminar

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Global oil market briefing - why are oil prices so high?

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UK gas market - introduction

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CGES Oil Price Seminar, October 2007

Oil prices - a fundamental explanation

Presentation by David Long at the Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES) Oil Price Seminar, London, 18 October 2007

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OIES "Gas Day" October 2006

UK gas - peak challenge

Presentation by David Long at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) "Gas Day", Oxford, 4 October 2006

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Updated 24 November 2008