The Crude Oil Markets

Today, the regulatory environment has expanded both in terms of the crude markets with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversight as well as the plethora of environmental and governmental agencies’ approval necessary to secure drilling permits. These agencies have proliferated and evolved amidst the need to ensure safety and protect the environment.

We begin analyzing key components of the crude markets and its relationship to crude oil production. The objective is to provide tools, terminology, and key operational metrics to help you perform your own analysis of the crude oil markets and conduct due diligence on crude oil producers.

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