Market Commentary
Israel Carried Out Limited Military Strike Against Iran
April 19, 2024
Israel has retaliated against Iran and the market reacted higher on the first news of these attacks but has since turned around and is trading in negative territory. WTI crude oil rallied nearly $ 3 dollars on the news of the attack to over $85 dollar per barrel. The calendar […]
Traders Are Concerned with Potential Israeli Response to Iranian Attack
April 16, 2024
Energy prices were lower in yesterday’s trading as Israel’s defense system performed very well against Iran missile and drone attack. Since there was no reported damage to energy infrastructure some of the risk premium came out of the market. Traders are still concerned about what Israel’s response will be and […]
Iran Launches Retaliatory Attack on Israel
April 15, 2024
Iran launched a retaliatory attack against Israel over the weekend. Many were concerned that energy markets would jump higher once the energy markets opened trading on Sunday night. The response from the markets have been very muted. Most market analyst are saying that Iran’s attack was in the words of […]
Energy Markets Are Higher on Fears of Iranian Retaliation Against Israel
April 12, 2024
The energy markets did selloff in yesterday’s trading with HO down roughly 0.04, gasoline down .01, and crude oil down 1.10. Prices were correcting and the bulls need to get to work here soon to save the potential for more upside. The market needed a correction, and they are getting […]
Inflation Rose Higher Than Expected in March
April 11, 2024
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March 2024 rose more than expected at the higher end of the ranges expected. The core CPI rose 0.4% in March versus February and 3.8% in March 2024 versus March 2023. These inflation numbers will give the Fed less incentive to cut rates any […]
Vitol Chief Warns Spot Crude Prices Could Reach $100 Per Barrel
April 10, 2024
The average estimates for the DOE report on the Bloomberg survey is for crude oil stocks to be up 466,000 barrels, gasoline down 1.686 million and distillates down 893,000 barrels. The API inventory numbers called crude oil up 3.034 million barrels, gasoline down 609,000 and distillates up 120,000. In its […]
Rumblings of a Cease Fire in Gaza
April 8, 2024
The Baker Hughes Rig Count said oil rigs were up 2 to a total of 508 and last year there were 590 oil rigs in operation. Energy prices were pushed higher on Friday driven by a better than expected US jobs report. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that […]
Daily Propane Production Approaches All-Time Highs
April 4, 2024
The DOE inventory report had crude oil up 3.21 million barrels, gasoline down 4.26 million barrels and distillates down 1.27 million barrels. Crude oil supplies at Cushing, Ok were down 377,000 barrels. US crude oil production held steady at 1.31 million barrels per day. Propane inventories were down 354,000 barrels […]
Energy Markets Rise on Conflict News
April 3, 2024
The API inventory estimates released late yesterday called crude oil down 2.286 million barrels, gasoline down 1.46 million and distillates down 2.54 million. The average estimate for today’s DOE numbers is for crude to be up 9,000 barrels, gasoline down 453,000 barrels and distilled down 664,000 barrels. The average estimate […]
Ukraine Hits Another Russian Refinery
April 2, 2024
Ukraine has made another attack on a Russian refinery. It was Russia’s third largest refinery about 800 miles from the front lines of the fighting in Ukraine. The strike hit the refinery’s main crude unit responsible for about half its production. Locals have said production was not severely impacted by […]
Mississippi River at Risk of Running Low for Third Straight Year
March 22, 2024
Energy markets have bounced a little after a few days of them trading lower. Prices are likely to be steady today as there is hope of a cease fire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Secretary of State Antony Blinken indicated that talks in Qatar my lead to a ceasefire. In […]
Indian Refiners Look to Lessen Reliance on Russian Oil
March 20, 2024
The API report is calling crude oil inventories down 1.5 million barrels, gasoline down 1.6 million barrels and distillates up 512,000 barrels. The estimates for today’s DOE from the Bloomberg survey are crude down 733,000 barrels, gasoline down 2.336 million, and distillates down 269,000 barrels. The average estimate for today’s […]