Virendra Chauhan
Virendra has a keen interest in the energy sector having completed a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics with a particular focus on renewable energies. His thesis was focussed on understanding the electronic properties of semiconducting materials for photovoltaic energy applications. Following the completion of his studies, Virendra spent a year on the European Oil & Gas Equity Research team at Nomura International. He has a first class degree in Chemistry from Imperial College, London before completing his Ph.D. from the University of Warwick in collaboration with Boston University where he conducted experiments at the National Synchrotron Light Source in New York on a programme funded by the US Department of Energy.
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Key agency forecasts
Published 12 Jun 2013
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The past few days has seen the release of key agency forecasts, with the EIA and OPEC releasing reports yesterday, whilst the IEA report was released this morning. There wasn't much new in this month's Key Agency Reports, with 2013 global oil demand growth largely unchanged at around 0.8 mb/d, u.. -
June OPEC MOMR summary
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EIA June Short-term Energy Outlook summary
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US Department of Energy
Published 5 Jun 2013
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The latest EIA weekly statistics showed a large draw in crude stocks, by 6.3 mb w/w, thereby reducing the overhang to the five-year average by 3.1 mb to 35.5 mb. This week's draw was a function of imports falling w/w by a substantial 0.549 mb/d, to 7.268 mb/d, the lowest level since December 2012.. -
10 South Korean reactors offline – shortfall to be largely met by LNG, with fuel oil burn at the mar
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10 South Korean reactors offline – shortfall to be largely met by LNG, with fuel oil burn at the mar
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Russia and FSU – Apr/May 2013
Published 4 Jun 2013
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Preliminary data for May from the Energy Ministry pegged Russian oil production at 10.48 mb/d, higher y/y by 0.15 mb/d. Rosneft's output was higher y/y by 60 thousand b/d and Gazprom's by 50 thousand b/d, helping to more than offset declines elsewhere, such as from TNK BP's assets, which declined.. -
Buzzard Equipment failure causes further issues for North Sea Output
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Macro update: Weakness spreads to Asia, whilst Eurozone shows signs of improvement, US mixed
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Brazilian oil output down y/y for 12th month in April, although declines ease
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Japan oil data – April 2013
Published 31 May 2013
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Japanese oil demand registered a y/y decline of 0.14 mb/d (3.4%) in April to 3.88 mb/d, with the weakness in crude and fuel oil burn due to a warm winter largely offset by improvements in the top and the middle of the barrel. Leading the declines this month were fuel oil and crude burn, which alo.. -
US demand and trade– Mar 2013
Published 30 May 2013
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In the latest Petroleum Supply Monthly, US oil demand for March was kept broadly unchanged, revised lower by just 33 thousand b/d to 18.476 mb/d, now higher y/y by 0.26 mb/d (1.4%). This is slightly above our expectations (0.8%), and was underpinned by a large upward revision to gasoline figures... -
US oil and shale output - Mar 2013
Published 30 May 2013
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US liquids production for March was pegged at 10.427 mb/d in today's Petroleum Supply Monthly, higher y/y by 0.784 mb/d. Crude output averaged 7.124 mb/d, slightly higher than the downwardly revised February data of 7.109 mb/d. Output was higher y/y by 0.820 mb/d, but this was the lowest rate of.. -
US Department of Energy
Published 30 May 2013
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The latest EIA weekly statistics showed crude inventories build by a substantial 3 mb, thus increasing the overhang to the five-year average by 2.7 mb. This takes crude stocks in the US to a record high, just shy of 400 mb, although line-fills distort the headline figure somewhat. Given that dome.. -
UK oil data – March 2013
Published 30 May 2013
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Preliminary April crude output for the UK was pegged at a dismal 0.81 mb/d, with y/y declines at 0.16 mb/d (15.4%). This comes during a period when Forties supply had improved materially, with no outages to the Buzzard field and with Elgin-Franklin having returned from a year-long outage. In fina..
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