Wholesale gas prices fell in the Netherlands and Britain on Tuesday, affected by lower demand due to warmer-than-normal weather and ample supply amid stable liquefied natural gas shipments. The Dutch gas contract for the month of the nearest maturity for the fifth consecutive trading day fell 13.50 euros to 116.50 …
Read More »Where are natural gas prices heading?
Factors that could impact the volume of LNG exports in the next months include the planned outage at Cove Point in October and Freeport LNG resuming partial operations by mid-November. EIA forecasts total US liquefied natural gas exports to account for 12.3 Bcf/d in 2023.Spot prices at the US benchmark …
Read More »Iran Announces Readiness to Supply Part of Europe’s Energy Needs in Cold Winter
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that Iran is asking the International Atomic Energy Agency to stop its investigations into Iran’s nuclear activity, noting that this was one of Iran’s conditions for reviving the joint nuclear agreement. The spokesman said in a press statement that Iran is …
Read More »WTI rises on US-Iran Talks, US Stockpiles data
After fluctuating in a choppy trading session on Wednesday, West Texas Intermediate rose 1.2% to settle near $95 per barrel. The Energy Information Administration data showed that US crude stockpiles fell amid record petroleum exports. Meanwhile, the US sent its response to the EU’s latest proposal to rescue the 2015 …
Read More »EIA: Global oil demand to rise by 2.08 million bpd in 2022
The global oil demand is expected to rise by 2.08 million barrels per day (bpd), down from 2.23 million in the previous forecast, to 99.43 million bpd in 2022, the US Energy Information Administration said in its latest monthly report, as reported by Reuters.Crude oil prices continue to push lower …
Read More »WTI price benefits from supply fears
US crude oil prices reclaim the $100 level on supply issues. Russia’s halt of a Kazaks terminal cut supply by 1.2 million BPD.Oil prices rise on Thursday, jumping from weekly lows around $95.13, as the US dollar retraces from two-year highs and recession fears abate. At the time of writing, …
Read More »North American Natural Gas Futures Surge Amid Volatility
May contracts concluded for the prompt month for New York Mercantile Exchange natural gas futures opened with a bang Wednesday, rising 27.5 cents day/day and settling at $5.605/MMBtu while June futures gained 27.7 cents to $5.658.After slumping to start the week, natural gas futures regained momentum similar to last week’s …
Read More »WTI Mixed Amid Supply Concerns
WTI has been choppy on Thursday, swinging between the $112s and upper $116s as traders weigh various themes.Traders continue to fret about Russian supply disruptions due to Western sanctions as US/Iran talks falter. Oil markets have seen volatile trade thus far this Thursday, with traders juggling a multitude of themes. …
Read More »Natural Gas Prices Retreat, Remain Within Range
Natural gas futures reversed lower on Friday as analysts mulled updated inventory data and as overnight weather modeling dialed back the extent of lingering late-winter cold. After brushing up against the $5/MMBtu mark Thursday, the April Nymex contract was down 8.1 cents to $4.909/MMBtu earlier trading, and further retreated at …
Read More »Gasoline Prices Fell in US After A Record High Last Week
Gasoline prices at US gas stations fell over the weekend after hitting an all-time high last week following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Sunday, retail gasoline prices fell for the second day in a row, to $4,325 per gallon, below the record high of $4,331 set on Friday, according …
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