Saturday, January 4, 2025

Oil Prices up Nearly 6% – Finally

Prices jump over $2.50 on inventory drop Oil prices today closed at $47.13, up $2.54, or 5.7% higher than where they started the day. The spike in prices is a bit of welcome news for the industry, which has been learning to live with oil prices at less than half their peak levels just over a year ago. Inventories saw

Chart of the Week: Crude Oil Inventories Steadily Retreating

But oil trades lower Crude oil inventories dropped for the eighth straight week in the Energy Information Administration’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report for the week ended June 19, 2015. Inventories peaked at 490,912 MBO in the last week of April, but have since averaged weekly declines of about 3,490 MBO. The current level of 462,993 MBO is still about 22%

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What is Fueling the Crude Oil Inventory Rally?

Crude oil inventories rose yet again in the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) report for the week ended February 20, 2015, setting another record high. For those keeping track, the inventory has climbed by more than 60 million barrels since its report on September 25, 2014 (18%), and approximately 48.6 million barrels since the end of 2014 (11%). Why do Inventories

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Natural Gas Inventory Exceeds Five-Year Average for First Time since 2013: EIA

Working natural gas storage has surpassed five-year average levels for the first time in more than a year, reports the Energy Information Administration (EIA). At 2,157 Bcf as of February 13, stocks are 58 Bcf greater than the five-year average. The last time inventories surpassed the five-year average was in November of 2013. Inventories ended the 2013-2014 winter withdrawal season