Natural gas prices fell by -0.75% to ₹237.5 due to increased daily production and higher-than-expected storage builds. The latest federal report showed utilities added 42 billion cubic feet of gas to storage for November 8, 2024, marking the fourth consecutive week of larger-than-usual injections. However, losses were limited by forecasts of colder weather, which is…
Natural gas prices dropped by 3.57% to ₹240.3, despite a smaller-than-expected storage injection by US utilities. Concerns over potential disruptions in US natural gas production eased as tropical storms moved away from the Gulf of Mexico. Baker Hughes reported a 3 to 102 increase in rig drilling activity. Storage injections have been at record lows,…
Thursday saw oil prices rise for the third consecutive day as government data revealed a sharp decline in US crude stockpiles, which helped the commodity recover from multi-month lows reached this week. While U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 29 cents, or 0.4%, to $75.52, Brent crude futures increased by 23 cents, or 0.3%, to…
Forecasts of warmer-than-usual weather over the next several weeks are expected to generate higher demand for air cooling, which helped natural gas prices rise by 2.94% yesterday and settle at 196. The weather forecast encouraged market optimism because rising temperatures usually lead to a greater requirement for electricity generation for cooling purposes, increasing natural gas…
Crude oil prices fell by -0.78% to end at 6746, under pressure from worries about how rising Middle East tension and a strong US dollar might affect the world’s oil consumption. The concerns about disruptions to the oil supply have been made worse by the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, including the Israeli troops’…
As the market weighed evidence of rising US demand as well as declining oil and fuel stockpiles against a strengthening US currency, crude oil prices managed to hover around a seven-week high on Friday. While U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil for August delivery stayed steady at $81.29 from its closing position on Thursday, Brent…
As a result of positive estimates for global demand and anticipation of ongoing supply constraints by major oil-producing countries, crude oil prices increased by 1.09% to settle at 6702 rupees per barrel. Strong growth in oil demand is anticipated in the second half of the year, according to reports from OPEC, the International Energy Agency,…
Energy services provider Baker Hughes (BKR.O), opening a new tab stated in its widely watched report on Friday that U.S. energy companies reduced the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating this week to the lowest since January 2022. In the week ending June 7, the number of oil and gas rigs declined by…
The world’s top oil-consuming countries, China, and the United States both have rising crude oil stockpiles and exports, which has caused a slight increase in crude prices yesterday, which ended at 6606 due to positive demand outlooks. A report by the Energy Information Administration showed that U.S. oil stocks had dropped by 1.4 million barrels…
A surprise storage withdrawal, approaching colder weather, and increased demand for heating over the next two weeks were among the unanticipated variables that drove up natural gas prices, which closed at 242 with a 0.67% gain. In sharp contrast to the 60 bcf withdrawal during the same week last year and a five-year average decline…
