Yesterday’s natural gas price decrease of -0.07% to 146.8 was somewhat expected given the market’s ongoing struggles with a substantial surplus. However, expectations of milder weather for the coming week meant that demand for the commodity would likely increase, so the downside was limited. Prices were also somewhat supported by increased gas flow to LNG…
With predictions of colder weather and higher heating demand over the next two weeks, natural gas saw a significant spike of 2.46% yesterday, closing at 141.7. This change in weather forecasts helped to boost market confidence, as did a persistent decline in U.S. output after petrol prices fell to a 3-1/2-year low in February. Due…
The world’s largest oil consumers, China and the United States, saw rising demand on Friday, which contributed to an increase in oil prices. Additionally, the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled favorably that rate cuts might be possible. The price of a barrel of Brent crude futures had increased by 0.45%, or 37 cents. U.S. West Texas…
Following significant decreases in fuel supplies and a less-than-expected increase in U.S. crude inventories last week, oil prices increased little on Thursday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude prices increased by 18 cents to $79.31 a barrel, while Brent crude futures increased by 15 cents to $83.11 a barrel. The benchmarks gained almost 1% on Wednesday…
Natural gas ended the week at 133.3, a minor decrease of -0.22%, as the market was influenced by near-record output and a smaller-than-expected storage removal the previous week. Because warmer-than-normal weather suppressed heating demand, U.S. utilities removed 49 billion cubic feet of natural gas from storage, falling short of market estimates of a 67 bcf…
The mild winter weather, recent disruptions at LNG export plants, and a surge in production all contributed to the decline in natural gas prices, which closed at 151, down -1.82%. Analysts predict that due to the difficult market conditions, some producers may reduce their gas drilling operations. According to Baker Hughes, the number of gas…
Wednesday saw a slight increase in oil prices as expectations for growth in US oil output to be mostly stable through 2025 allayed concerns about an oversupply. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude increased 41 cents, or 0.6%, to $73.72, while Brent crude futures increased 38 cents, or 0.5%, to $78.97 a barrel. On Monday, both…
The International Monetary Fund’s optimistic growth projection for the global economy in 2024 was met with strong performance from crude oil, which ended up 1.23% at 6478. Fears about the implications for the biggest user of crude oil in the world were stoked by this event. Regarding supply, for the most of 2023, Iran was…
A combination of factors boosting market optimism caused crude oil prices to close 0.28% higher at 6399. The market was infused with liquidity and hopes of an economic revival were reinforced by China’s recent stimulus announcements, especially the lowering of the reserve requirement for banks. One of the main factors driving the rising demand for…
Profit booking amid a complicated mix of reasons that included the most recent EIA report, riots in Libya, and growing tensions in the Middle East drove crude oil’s 2.15% spike, which it settled at 6071. According to the EIA Petroleum Status Report, U.S. crude stocks fell by 5.503 million barrels in the week ending December…
