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Crude Oil Prices Make a U-Turn in the Oversupplied Market (Continued from Prior Part) Downtrend channel
NYMEX-traded WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil futures contracts for September delivery rose for the first time in the last four trading sessions. Prices are trading close to the key resistance of $45 per barrel. September crude oil futures closed at $44.96 per barrel on August 10, 2015. Refined products’ inventories are swinging crude oil prices.
Support and resistance
The consensus of the falling crude oil stockpile could support crude oil prices. The next resistance for WTI is seen at $52 per barrel. Oil prices tested this level in July 2015. In contrast, the strong dollar and oversupply concerns could drag crude oil prices lower. The key support for crude oil prices is seen at $41 per barrel. Prices tested this level in January 2009.
JP Morgan estimates that US crude oil prices could average $48.50 per barrel in 2015 and $46.50 per barrel 2016. The downward trending channel suggests that crude oil prices could average around $42 and $50 per barrel in the short term. The EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) forecasts that crude oil prices could average around $55 per barrel in 2015 and $62 per barrel in 2016
ETFs like the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil ETF (SCO) benefit from falling crude oil prices. In contrast, they negatively affect ETFs like the VelocityShares 3X Long Crude ETN (UWTI).
Crude oil and natural gas producers like Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Devon Energy (DVN), and ConocoPhillips (COP) are also affected by falling oil prices. Combined, they account for 7.35% of the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE). These stocks’ crude oil production mix is more than 41% of their total production.
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Devon Energy Corporation
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CODE : DVN |
ISIN : US25179M1036 |
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Devon Energy est une société de production minière et de pétrole basée aux Etats-Unis D'Amerique. Devon Energy détient divers projets d'exploration au Canada. Son principal projet en exploration est JACKFISH OIL SANDS PROJECT au Canada. Devon Energy est cotée aux Etats-Unis D'Amerique. Sa capitalisation boursière aujourd'hui est 27,2 milliards US$ (25,6 milliards €). La valeur de son action a atteint son plus bas niveau récent le 18 août 1995 à 10,00 US$, et son plus haut niveau récent le 22 février 2008 à 99,19 US$. Devon Energy possède 525 000 000 actions en circulation. |