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MAR 2018Oil Market Rebalancing - Signs in the Caribbean
Is the crude oil market still rebalancing, or is U.S. shale already starting to have an effect on supply? Inventory levels in the Caribbean can provide some insight. Using Ursa’s Caribbean inventory level data, we discovered a drastic draw in the U.S. Virgin Islands in the last 8 months:
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MAR 2018Chinese Inventories to Equities Use Case
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FEB 2018Ursa Adds Key European Oil Storage Locations
The company's latest move in their global oil reporting expansion
Ithaca, NY – February 28, 2018 – Ursa Space Systems Inc. (Ursa) today announced the worldwide release of their new Europe Oil Storage Report, which includes 18 key locations in the European region such as Antwerp and Rotterdam.
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FEB 2018INE Contract Locations Announced
Just this week, storage locations for the Shanghai INE crude futures contract were announced:
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FEB 2018Use Case: Forecasting Chinese Crude Inventory Change
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JAN 2018The Shanghai Crude Oil Benchmark is on the Horizon
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JAN 2018Why Direct Measurements are Better for Global Energy Data
(Fig 1: The same image of Ningbo, China taken on the same day. Optical imagery is on the left. SAR imagery, which can see through clouds, is on the right.)
Not only is the type of sensors used important, but the methods of collection and the measurement approaches can also be essential to building a valuable data product. For instance, the following can all impact quality:
The frequency of collect
Consistent area collects
The use of direct measurement versus estimation and interpolation
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NOV 2017Chinese Refinery Runs Predicted by Ursa & ClipperData Analysis
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OCT 2017ClipperData & Ursa Partner to Monitor China Refinery Demand
The combination of reliable storage and vessel-by-vessel cargo tracking to deliver unprecedented granular transparency of China’s weekly crude oil demand
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OCT 2017Ursa Predicts Chinese Oil Demand
This morning, Bloomberg published an article regarding an analysis piece written by Barclays Plc analysts, fueled by Ursa China Oil Storage data.
By using Ursa’s consistent and reliable oil inventory measurements all throughout China, Barclays was able to conclude that, “... this is bullish for oil fundamentals... It implies that China’s refinery runs and end-use consumption may be understated, and that global balances are tighter than consensus and our own forecasts.”