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A look into the Seasonality of oil prices

Oil goes up and down, thrown about by supply, demand, OPEC, cold snaps, heat waves, threats of war or inflation. Everything seems to affect it. We thought it would be interesting to examine oil on its seasonality. All this is

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Petro-Wealth Ownership Report for Texas, 2020

For the full annual 2020 Texas Petro-Wealth report in pdf click on the following link: Produced by Blackbeard Data to outline the demographics of Texas oil and gas ownership. Executive Summary Based on our calculations Texas petro-wealth totals approximately $129

Where is Oil headed? Dec 2021 forecast

When the SARS-CoV-2 began to spread in China in February, my team forecasted the probability of the WHO declaring a pandemic. We were concerned about Covid having a much IFR (Infection Fatality Rate), approaching the 1918 IFR of 2-3%, not

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During the pandemic, time is on the side of mineral buyers

There is a unique opportunity for mineral buyers for a few months. We all know the economic effects of Covid. High unemployment, financial stresses, sometimes a lingering sickness and an uncertain future. In Texas we have an additional economic stress

White Paper on HBP Estimated LeaseHold released

A long time coming, our HBP is now in 8 states, and we have finally written our white paper explaining some of our process of how we built it out. The white paper link is half way down this page…https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/held-by-production-polygons

Blackbeard Data’s methodology for wellspot correction

We have added a paper on the nuanced approach Blackbeard Data takes in correcting wellspots. white paper on BBD wellspots – 27AUG20

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Golden Window For Buying Oil Royalties During Covid19

With the collapse of oil prices, comes an opportunity for mineral and royalty buyers. Not just your average run-of-the-mill opportunity, but an extraordinary one. This unusual time has brought financial stress to many households. With little warning, many royalty owners

Iran’s Oil Exports Collapse as Hormuz Standoff Drags On September 9, 2026
More than six months after the U.S.-Iran war began, shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted, and oil prices are once again closing in on the $100 per barrel mark. The U.S. and Iran remain deadlocked at the start of the seventh month of the conflict. But the U.S. economic pressure on Iran […]
Hedge Funds Pile Into Fuels as U.S. Supply Squeeze Deepens September 8, 2026
For the first four months of the war between the United States and Israel and Iran, oil traders remained largely bearish. The overwhelming expectation was that the war would end soon—even as July rolled around—and oil flows out of Hormuz would recover. Instead, the world is slipping into a fuel shortage, and traders have gone […]
Why The U.S. Is Racing To Lock Down Iraq’s Most Explosive Geopolitical Gas Prize September 8, 2026
Sharing its eastern border with Iran, its northern border with Turkey, its western border with Syria and Jordan, and its southern border with Saudi Arabia, Iraq is arguably the single most geopolitically important country to the U.S., China, and Russia in the entire Middle East. In turn, the lawless western desert province of Anbar is […]
Copper Surges Above $14,500 as Supply Squeeze Deepens September 8, 2026
Copper futures in London reached a record high on Tuesday as expectations of US tariffs drew record volumes from the seaborne market into US warehouses, tightening availability elsewhere despite subdued demand. As we highlighted on Monday, deteriorating conditions across global mining operations are adding to supply woes. Benchmark three-month futures on the LME gained nearly 1% to reach $14,533 a […]