Petroleum Daily Report 10-18-2023

Oil was up 2% today on the back of a big U.S. crude storage draw and continued Middle East tensions.  The U.S. Energy Information Administration said energy firms pulled 4.5 million barrels of crude from stockpiles during the week ended October 13, 2023.  Supplies declined 800,000 barrels at Cushing to its lowest level since October […]

Petroleum Daily Report 10-17-2023

Oil prices were mostly flat today. Both benchmarks have been rallying since tensions flared up in the Middle East. “Oil prices are wavering as energy traders await to see if the U.S. diplomatic efforts will be successful in preventing the Israel-Hamas conflict from turning into a wider regional war,” said Edward Moya, senior market analyst […]

Petroleum Daily Report 10-16-2023

Oil prices were lower today as expectations are rising that the US and Venezuela will reach a deal easing sanctions on their crude exports. “The reported deal … would help to raise the country’s oil output from very depressed levels,” said William Jackson, chief emerging markets economist for Capital Economics. “But the sector requires enormous […]

Petroleum Daily Report 10-12-2023

Oil prices were up earlier in the session but traded down after a surprise build in crude inventories. Crude inventories rose by 10.2MM/bbls last week much higher than analysts’ expectations of a500K/bbl build. Lower refining utilization rates and higher net imports added to the crude build, said Bob Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho. […]

Petroleum Daily Report 10-9-2023

Oil prices surged today, recouping some of last weeks losses as tensions in the middle east cause fears of a wider conflict potentially disrupting oil flows. “The most serious outcome for crude is that the conflict escalates into a more devastating proxy war which could affect crude supply,” said Rebecca Babin, senior energy trader at […]

Petroleum Daily Report 10-6-2023

Oil prices managed a gain today but still suffered steep losses week over week, with the largest weekly decline since March. Brent posted a weekly decline of 11% while WTI posted a drop of 8%. US job growth surprised to the upside, far exceeding analysts forecasts and increasing worries of further rate hikes. “Today’s (jobs) […]

Petroleum Daily Report 10-5-2023

Oil prices were lower again today extending yesterday’s losses as worries about fuel demand are outweighing OPEC+s decision to main oil output cuts. Brent and WTI have declined about $10/bbl in less than 10 days. “This is typical speculative trading activity – trying to make the best out of a bad situation after the bloodbath […]