Stratas Advisors
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Stratas Advisors is an energy industry consultancy offering subscription services, analysis, customized reports and advisory retainers.
Editor's note: Updated Aug. 17, 2020.
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Houston, TX
United States
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Paisie: Uncertain Demand Roils Oil Market Outlook
Oil could range from sub-$50 to $75, depending on how tariffs shake out.
Paisie: How a World in Flux Impacts Oil Prices
Sanctions, tariffs and production strategies are buffeting crude markets as wild cards like tariffs and geopolitical conflicts make headlines.
What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (March 17, 2025)
The price of Brent crude could get a boost from Trump’s threats of sanctions on Russia, Iran and Venezuela, but it is doubtful it will break $72/bbl, Stratas Advisors says.
Paisie: Assessing an Uncertain Energy Future in Three Scenarios
Several years ago, Stratas Advisors developed three long-term energy scenarios. A scenario depicting greater market volatility in an increasingly unstable world is appearing more likely.
What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (Feb. 3, 2025)
The Trump administration announced a 10% tariff on Canadian crude exports, but Stratas Advisors does not think the tariffs will have any material impact on Canadian oil production or exports to the U.S.
Paisie: Oil Prices to Rise in Fourth Quarter
Weakness in crude markets is connected to struggling economies in the U.S., EU and China.
Despite Low Prices, Thrifty, Efficient E&Ps Keep Distributions Flowing
Even with lower commodity prices, producers have maintained healthy shareholder returns through dividends and buybacks thanks to M&A, drilling efficiencies and capital discipline.
Paisie: Oil Demand to Rise 1.2 MMbbl/d in Second Half
WTI’s price is expected to stay in the low $80s/bbl.
What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (July 15, 2024)
Stratas Advisors expects economic news to put some downward pressure on oil prices during the upcoming week.
Paisie: OPEC+ Will Be Able to Manage Prices
Disappointing economic news has contributed to a drop in oil prices.
Oil Market Shifting Back to Supply/Demand
Stratas Advisors' John Paisie forecasts the price of Brent crude to increase during the second and third quarters of this year and move toward $90/bbl.
What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (Jan. 22, 2024)
Geopolitical risks continue to increase, but Stratas Advisors' John Paisie expects the oil market will stay steady unless conflicts create a material impact on oil flows.
Paisie: Prices to Depend on Whether OPEC+ Keeps Cuts in Place
To convince the market of OPEC+’s ability to sway oil prices, the international organization will have to take back control and maintain production cuts at least until the second quarter of 2024.
Hart Energy at 50: How We’ve Grown
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What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (Nov. 13, 2023)
For the upcoming week, Stratas Advisors forecast during the fourth quarter that oil demand will outpace supply by around 900,000 bbl/d.