After a federal report confirmed a storage build in line with market expectations, natural gas had a sharp decline of -3.61%, settling at 218. U.S. utilities increased their gas storage by 64 billion cubic feet (bcf), closely matching the predicted 67 bcf increase, according to the EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration). A 10-week low of…
Tuesday marked the fourth straight session of rising oil prices as concerns about a supply shortage brought on by Saudi Arabia’s and Russia’s prolonged production cuts increased in response to the U.S.’s lackluster shale output. While Brent crude prices, the international oil benchmark, increased by 58 cents, or 0.61%, to $95.01 per barrel, U.S. West…
As a result of important market events, crude oil had a big increase of 2.02%, finishing at 6871. Notably, the main forces behind this rally were the steep decrease in U.S. crude stocks and the belief that the leaders of OPEC+ would maintain a tight world supply. According to figures from the Energy Information Administration…
The price of crude oil yesterday increased by 1.08% to settle at 6726 on signs of tightening global supply, but the increase was restrained by China’s slowing economy and worries about additional U.S. interest rate increases. Unexpected rate cuts by the central bank failed to calm the market as fears about the country’s struggling economy…
With temperatures expected to stay above average until mid-August, there will continue to be a significant demand for air cooling, particularly in Texas. Nat. Gas yesterday settled up 7.1% at 227.2. The average gas production in the Lower 48 States of the United States has remained at 101.8 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) so…
As investors took profits on worries that future interest rate increases by central banks might stifle economic growth and global fuel demand, oil prices declined on Thursday, erasing some of the gains made the day before. The price of Brent crude futures had decreased by 27 cents, or 0.4%, to $73.76 per barrel. American West…
Crude oil yesterday decreased by -4.17% to close at 5705 as concerns over interest rates and inflation resurfaced, increasing questions about the prospects for gasoline demand. Pressure from important central banks was also perceived as being hawkish, which created worries that interest rates would keep rising for a longer period of time and worsen the…
As investors continue to track the amount of gas flowing to US LNG export plants and weather predictions, natural gas prices yesterday decreased by -4.94% to 207.7. As households and businesses turn up their air conditioners to escape the first heat wave of the summer of 2023, power use in Texas is anticipated to set…
In anticipation of increased crude demand from Chinese refineries, crude oil yesterday finished up 0.72% at 5877. According to data, China’s throughput at oil refineries increased by 15.4% in May compared to the same month last year, making it the country’s second-highest monthly total ever. According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) most recent Oil…
On Wednesday, oil prices plummeted in Asian trading as disappointing Chinese trade data fueled new worries about weakening demand in the nation. Prices have now completely reversed all gains from earlier this week due to OPEC production cutbacks. In May, China’s trade surplus hit a 13-month low, primarily due to a surprising decline in exports…
