PFL Market Reports

Oil prices were lower today as demand for gasoline (product supplied) was lower than expected and gasoline inventories were much higher than expected.

Oil prices were higher today, with Brent touching two-week highs in a volatile trade session. “Crude oil has staged an incredible turnaround today,” said Robert Yawger, executive director of energy futures at Mizuho. “There was no big red bullish headline to greenlight the rally, but the combination of beaten down open interest and low trade […]

Oil prices rallied today as Gazprom officially declared force majeure on its supplies to a “European Customer” (Germany). They will be halting supplies to the region indefinitely, which will lead manufacturing and utilities to transition to oil over gas. European nations are already taking measures (dimming streetlights, restating power plants) and asking citizens to turn […]

Oil prices were higher today after comments during President Biden’s visit indicated that Saudi/OPEC was pretty much tapped out in terms of near-term production. “Part of the support is that everybody and their brother who digs down into the Saudi situation see that they don’t have a lot of capacity left,” said John Kilduff, partner […]

Oil prices continued their decline as record US inflation and abysmal earnings from Wall Street intensified recession fears.

Oil prices continued their decline as record US inflation and abysmal earnings from Wall Street intensified recession fears.

Oil prices fell to a three month low as recession fears and a new COVID-19 wave in China spooked the market.

The oil market is being pulled in two directions with exceedingly tight physical fundamentals set against forwardlooking demand concerns