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2016
year mood -0.46 · -0.90 to +0.10 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-1 -0.5 0 +0.5 +1 Jan Feb -0.90 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec +0.10
month values ▾
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
-0.85-0.90-0.70-0.55-0.45-0.40-0.40-0.40-0.58-0.15-0.27+0.10

Energy sentiment is sharply negative this month, driven primarily by oil prices collapsing to $26 per barrel—the lowest in 13 years—slamming upstream producers and exploration budgets. The rout reflects oversupplied markets and weakened demand growth, overwhelming any support from broader macro easing.

How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 06, 2026
Top energy stories of 2016
Sep
OPEC agrees to first oil cut in eight years worldoil.com →

OPEC reached a preliminary agreement to cut production to 32.5–33 million barrels per day, lifting oil prices over 6% and benefiting producers like Saudi Arabia and Exxon Mobil. Iran is exempt from freezing output, and final quotas will be set in November, marking a shift toward supply management with potential market-wide implications for oil prices and energy sector revenues.

Nov
OPEC Agrees to First Production Cut Since 2008 npr.org →

OPEC agreed to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day, its first reduction since 2008, with non-OPEC members like Russia committing to additional cuts of 600,000 barrels daily. The move aims to rebalance global supply and stabilize prices, supported by expectations of rising oil demand and declining non-OPEC output. Market implications include higher oil futures and potential stabilization of energy markets in 2017.