The drop in crude oil prices is well documented, but will natural gas follow suit with winter approaching? The West Texas Intermediate spot prices closed at a two year low of $80.52 yesterday, down a total of $19.90 in the last three months (22.9% overall). Price cuts from Saudi Arabia have prompted the market to focus solely on supply news
The Energy Information Administration reported a build of 79 Bcf for the week ended August 29, 2014, in its latest Weekly Storage Report. The new inventory total of 2,709 Bcf is 471 Bcf less than 2013 and 495 Bcf below the five-year average (approximately a 15% difference). The build marks the 18th straight week of gains greater than 74 Bcf,
Weather Services International (WSI), a division of Weather Central, expects natural gas inventory numbers to largely recover in the coming months due to below-average temperatures in the “northern and central Rockies eastward across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions,” according to its seasonality report on July 21, 2014. Above-average temperatures are expected in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with
Prices for natural gas fell to a near six-month low early this week following forecasts for lower summer temperatures. On July 9, contracts for August gas traded as low as at $4.17 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) on the New York Mercantile Exchange. “Cooling patterns expected to hit the Midwest and Northeast over the next six to 10 days have
Crude Oil Inventory/’000 BBLS Current: 373,918 Actual Build/(Withdrawal): (9,874) Economist Average Estimate: (3,114) Previous: 383,792 Click here for the chart with five year averages. CRUDE OIL IN THE MEDIA *Fracking Firms Face New Crop of Competitors – WSJ So many companies have jumped into the hydraulic-fracturing business that the price of performing the key part of the oil- and gas-drilling
CRUDE OIL INVENTORY/’000 bbls (Week Ended 4/3/13) Current: 395,284 Actual Build/(Withdrawal): 6,696 Economist Average Estimate: 1,018 Previous: 388,588 Click here for the chart with five year averages. CRUDE OIL IN THE MEDIA *Bakken, Three Forks Has More Oil Than 2008 Estimate: USGS – Bloomberg Oil resources in shale formations of North Dakota, Montana and nearby states are 7.4 billion barrels,
NATURAL GAS INVENTORY Current: 1,734 Bcf Actual Injection/(Withdrawal): 30 Bcf Economist Average Estimate: 32 Bcf Previous: 1,704 Bcf Click here for the chart with five year averages. NATURAL GAS IN THE MEDIA *Pressure Mounts on US to Export Natural Gas – CNBC As the U.S. produces more of its own energy, pressure is mounting on the federal government to move
CRUDE OIL INVENTORY/’000 bbls Current: 387,641 Actual Build/(Withdrawal): (1,233) Economist Average Estimate: 1,082 Previous: 388,874 Click here for the chart with five year averages. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT *VIDEO: U.S. Need for Oil Is `Shrinking,’ Petrie Says – Bloomberg Thomas Petrie, chairman of Petrie Partners, talks about U.S. energy independence and the outlook oil prices and refineries. Petrie speaks with Tom Keene and
NATURAL GAS INVENTORY (Week Ended 4/5/13) Current: 1,673 Bcf Actual Injection/(Withdrawal): (14) Bcf Economist Average Estimate: (16) Bcf Previous: 1,687 Bcf Click here for the chart with five year averages. NATURAL GAS IN THE MEDIA *Fracking Doesn’t Cause Significant Earthquakes, Study Says – Bloomberg Hydraulic fracturing used to access oil and gas from rock and shale hasn’t caused “significant” earthquakes, according to a
NATURAL GAS INVENTORY (Week Ended 10/5/12) Current: 3,725 Bcf Actual Injection/(Withdrawal): 72 Bcf Economist Average Estimate: 79 Bcf Previous: 3,653 Bcf Click here for the chart with five year averages. NATURAL GAS IN THE MEDIA *Houston firm drilling exploratory well in NY shale – Houston Chronicle A Houston company has begun drilling a vertical well to explore the potential of
Every Thursday, EnerCom’s Oil & Gas 360® will deliver media stories, company updates, and research commentary covering the natural gas spectrum. The theme for this week: Make No Debate: The U.S. Kicks Gas. NATURAL GAS INVENTORY (Week Ended 9/28/12) Current: 3,653 Bcf Actual Injection/(Withdrawal): 77 Bcf Economist Average Estimate: 72 Bcf Previous: 3,765 Bcf Click here for the chart with
CRUDE OIL INVENTORY/’000 bbls (Week Ended 9/28/12) Current: 364,698 Actual Build/(Withdrawal): (482) Economist Average Estimate: 1,486 Previous: 365,180 Click here for the chart with five year averages. CRUDE OIL IN THE MEDIA *Presidential debate could shed light on energy issues – Politico Wednesday’s presidential debate offers one of the final chances to pin down the candidates on the energy issues
