Oil Defies a Correction…

The returns are coming in from the distant precincts of the oil patch, and the winner is……… Oil! The price for oil has barely budged based on the Saudi Summit. There has been no summer sell-off, and I’d be surprised to see a significant pull-back as the summer driving season kicks into gear. (Followed by hurricane season, and then the buildup for winter heating stocks, followed by winter.) What’s going on? Well, what the Saudis give — in proposed, future increased production… the Nigerians take away — with ongoing oil patch carnage that forces the likes of Shell & Chevron to close vast pipeline systems.…