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FRI

02

NOV 2018
Sunrise Pipeline Proves a Pleasant Surprise

How fast can US pipelines get built? That question has been asked this autumn at conferences around the world.

It’s no wonder. The Permian Basin has arguably become the global swing supplier. Production has soared, helping offset supply declines from OPEC.

MON

29

OCT 2018
Ursa and Airbus to Continue Partnership on Use of Radar Satellite Data

ITHACA, NY - October 29, 2018 – Airbus Defence and Space will continue to provide access to its radar satellite data to Ursa Space Systems (Ursa), a data fusion and analytics company. Both parties signed a new four-year contract after having started their cooperation in 2015.

TUE

23

OCT 2018
White Paper: Comparing Ursa Data to EIA

Ursa's weekly crude inventory data for Cushing has a strong correlation to EIA's weekly data for this location. This complementary white paper demonstrates the correlation and reliability of Ursa's data, which comes out days ahead of EIA data.

FRI

19

OCT 2018
The View from Geneva



The Ursa Team road trip continued this week. Fresh from the Platts North American Crude Export Conference, we flew to Geneva to attend the Argus Global Crude Summit.

FRI

12

OCT 2018
5 Takeaways From Platts Houston Global Crude Conference



We don’t just see earth from space. We like to hit the road, meet with clients and interact with folks in the industry which is exactly what we did this week.

Seven of us descended upon Houston to attend the S&P Global Platts North American Crude Oil Exports Summit, which was sponsored by Ursa.

THU

11

OCT 2018
White Paper: Oman Crude Futures and Storage


Monitoring the global oil supply chain involves more than just analyzing weekly SAR images.

Our team also keeps tabs on important events that could impact the oil market, then we match that with our SAR data to deliver more impactful information to our users.

WED

10

OCT 2018
Ursa's Zackary Downey Named to SSPI's "20 Under 35"



Follows CEO Adam Maher's 2011 SSPI Promise Award

FRI

05

OCT 2018
Saudis Throw Hail Mary to Ease Oil Prices



Video of US energy secretary Rick Perry, Saudi Arabia oil minister Khalid al Falih and ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods attending a college football game on September 8 quickly made the rounds on social media.

MON

01

OCT 2018
Case Study: Winds Shifting for Caribbean as Crude Oil Storage Hub



THU

27

SEP 2018
Dated Brent Goes Dutch



You could be forgiven for missing this headline with all the attention placed on the meeting of oil ministers held September 23 in Algiers.

“Platts eyes changes in dated Brent crude price assessment,” Reuters reported.

THU

20

SEP 2018
Canadian Crude Looks for a Home



These should be good times for oil producers.

Crude futures have stabilized around $70-$80 per barrel. Prices generally look high enough to make money, but not too high to cause demand destruction or invite megaprojects destined to flood the market for years to come.

The longer this Goldilocks scenario lasts the better for oilmen around the world.

THU

13

SEP 2018
Can Colombia Say Goodbye to Crude Pipeline Bombings?



The pipeline between the Cano Limon oil field in northeast Colombia and the Caribbean town of Covenas has been bombed repeatedly by leftist guerrillas for more than 30 years.

A fresh round of attacks that began last month blamed on the Marxist National Liberation Army (ELN) has occurred at a fragile moment in the country’s history.