WTI Archives

News

Jim BlazeTuesday, November 3, 2020

Commentary: Your railroad contingency plan?

Overall, there will be lower rail volume levels continuing into the first quarter of 2021.

AskWaves

John KingstonFriday, January 3, 2020

What’s the difference between WTI and Brent crude oil?

Brent and WTI refer to indexes that measure the price of oil

Company earnings

John Paul Hampstead, Director, Passport ResearchThursday, August 1, 2019

Royal Dutch Shell earnings slashed by 25 percent year-over-year

It's hard to see a structural recovery in natty gas prices.

Finance

John Paul Hampstead, Director, Passport ResearchTuesday, July 2, 2019

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Oilfield service trucking carriers crushed by evolving demand

Halliburton, Schlumberger Limited, and Basic Energy Services have seen their stock prices decimated by weak demand and a fierce price war.

Company earnings

John Paul Hampstead, Director, Passport ResearchFriday, April 26, 2019

Chevron posts earnings beat on aggressive expansion in Permian Basin

WTI’s recovery this quarter should accelerate production in the Permian Basin, driving further truckload demand.

Economics

John Paul Hampstead, Director, Passport ResearchThursday, January 24, 2019

The Permian Basin’s demand for crude oil tanker trucks could quadruple in Q2

Lower WTI prices mean slower pipeline construction and more pressure on crude-by-truck.

Canada

Vishnu RajamanickamThursday, January 17, 2019

Today’s Pickup: a Supreme Court verdict that could shrink margins of Uber and Lyft

Gig economy companies contend with Supreme Court ruling that mandates full time workers to be considered as employees and not contractors; oil supply reduces after…

News

John Paul Hampstead, Director, Passport ResearchWednesday, January 9, 2019

Fracking jobs peaked in June; so did flatbed rates

Spot flatbed lanes in the oil field are more volatile and priced at a premium to national averages. They’re closely correlated to fracking activity in…

News

John Paul Hampstead, Director, Passport ResearchWednesday, December 19, 2018

Today’s Pickup: carriers position drivers closer to home

Crude oil crashes; FedEx slashes profit forecasts; Musk unveils Boring Company’s first tunnel; container and petroleum exporters fight at Port of Houston; Fed expected to…

News

Vishnu RajamanickamFriday, November 30, 2018

Today’s Pickup: DHL is turning to AI-enabled robots to improve warehouse efficiency

DHL’s advent into warehouse automation; India struggles with air pollution as coal consumption increases; WTI rates in danger of falling further.