Businesses in the United States, Israel and other countries were planning to invest billions in export terminals. Now, those projects are being canceled or delayed. Mark Le Dain, VP of Strategy for Validere offered his perspective to the New York Times on the implications of...
Validere’s Mark Le Dain shared his thoughts on last week’s positive oil market developments and his expectations for this week. Read more in Rigzone’s weekly market insights here and here....
Validere’s Mark Le Dain explores the data dynamics that impact crude storage numbers in April’s edition of World Pipelines. Read the article....
Oil prices are bottoming out at historic lows as a federal program to help the oil patch, including a backstop for banks that lend to the energy sector, is on its way. Tarun Ajwani, VP of Business Development at Valdiere offered his perspective to the...
Countries have been shut down and markets are reacting to an unprecedented situation. Concern for the global economy is far surpassed by the immediate concern for the safety of loved ones. In that regard, we thank those fighting the pandemic on the front lines and...
Last week was exceptionally challenging for the global oil market. Mark Le Dain, Validere's VP of Strategy, along with a panel of market experts offer their insight on OPEC+ supply and what to expect this week. Read the Rigzone article....
In a technical paper in the Pipeline and Gas Journal, Validere’s CTO Ian Burgess highlights the application of AI in increasing netbacks at a midstream terminal facility through the optimization of operational decision making. Read the article here. ...
Multiple complications reported globally related to VLSFO Following the implementation of IMO 2020, there is evidence of multiple complications globally related to very low sulfur fuel oils (VLSFO). Recently, red alerts have been issued from VLCC owners specifically flagging the sediment, high catalyst fines, high calcium...
As crude quality becomes increasingly important, key risks to reliable product supply are market events that affect quality, rather than simply volume. Changes in crude quality supply expectations are happening more and more regularly due to heightened regulatory and social shifts, along with the ever-present...
Associated Gas and Growth Forecasts A key concern for future North American gas prices is associated gas, since this production wedge is less responsive to price. The main reason often cited is the Permian, where oil production appears to be economic enough to keep gas production...