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The situation is increasingly serious confusion in Venezuela may soon generate bouts of shaking on the global oil market.
CNN Money commented, not only deep in an economic crisis and humanitarian, Venezuela also witness output of crude oil - foreign currency income is almost the only South American country - fell to its lowest level in 13 years.
in the context of the crisis continue to go bad, Venezuela's oil output even could fall further. A recent report of the Centre for Global Energy Policy at Columbia University US has called Venezuela is a "growing risk of supply on the oil market in 2017".
The price of oil in the world at around 45 USD / barrel, down from $ 110 USD / barrel two years ago. The main reason why oil prices fell as world oil supply surplus. However, the boundary between oversupply and lack of supply in the oil market is quite fragile, and Venezuela's entirely possible that the supply-demand reversal today.
Venezuela is "mystery factor" biggest on oil market - says Matt Smith, director of market research of basic goods companies ClipperData, said. "This country's economy was no longer in control. Concern is that Venezuela's oil output will decline further. "
Venezuela is a member country of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). But while the rest of OPEC to boost oil production, Venezuela to cut output, despite the country's oil reserves ownership has been the world's largest discovery.
In June, Venezuelan oil production of 2.1 million barrels / day, down about 30% from 3 million barrels / day in 2008 and decreased by 12% over the same period last year.
However, Venezuela's oil exports in the first 6 months of this year to go horizontal yoy in 2015, meaning that the troubles in Venezuela was not "touch" to the global oil market.
Venezuela is facing major challenges in maintaining the current oil exports. State-owned oil corporation PDVSA country's huge debt burden, including debt of several billion dollars is due in the autumn of this year. Many experts believe that PDVSA can not pay debts coming due payment.
The two companies leading oil services Halliburton and Schlumberger America's recently announced reduced activity in Venezuela due is not paid full. According to data from Baker Hughes, the number of Venezuelan oil rigs fell within 1 1/3 years.
In addition, due to the Venezuelan government refused to invest in infrastructure, oil and gas industry, the long-term trend production of crude oil and natural gas this country is going down.
However, there are some suggestions that part of the loss of oil production in Venezuela will quickly be offset by supplies from the US and other countries. US oil production has fallen by about 800,000 now b / d compared to recent highs, and the US oil companies have large flexibility in reacting to the supply shortage.
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