Midweek News 15May

Source: EIA (May 2013)

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Central Banks

  • ECB Clashes With Germany Over Resolution For Failed Banks. (Reuters)
  • Will "Reforms" Make Banks Safer & Resolve TBTF? (IMF)

Geopolitics

  • EU Oil Manipulation Probe Focusing On Platts Pricing. (Bloomberg)
  • Commodity Trading. (Platts) 
  • US Energy Tax Policy Poised For Changes, Or Not.... (Platts)

Supply/Demand & Markets

  • API: +1.1mil. (Reuters)
  • EIA: -600k v +450k exp. (EIA)
  • US Shale Boom To Displace OPEC As Driver Of Supply Growth, Sayeth IEA. (IEA)