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By Phil Flynn |
April 10, 2013
Oil prices fluctuated yesterday on lots of news and lots of supply. An earthquake in Iran gave oil a pop, but after the close the American Petroleum Institute reported a whopping 5.1 million build in crude oil supply.
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By Mark Shenk, Bloomberg |
April 9, 2013
The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its West Texas Intermediate crude price forecast for 2013, predicting new pipeline and rail capacity will narrow WTI’s discount to Brent oil.
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By Lindsey Rupp and Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
April 3, 2013
U.S. stocks fell, dragging the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down from a record, as financial and energy shares tumbled after oil plunged and worse-than-estimated data spurred concern over economic growth.
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By Joe Carroll and Rebecca Penty, Bloomberg |
April 3, 2013
Canada is pulling ahead of the U.S. in a contest to be the first exporter of liquefied natural gas from the North American shale bonanza to Asia’s $150 billion LNG market.
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By Dominick Chirichella |
April 3, 2013
Oil prices are drifting lower ahead of this morning’s EIA oil inventory report and after the API reported a much larger than expected build in crude oil but partially offset by a larger than expected draw in gasoline stocks.
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By Phil Flynn |
April 2, 2013
While manufacturing reported weakness caused a drop in oil, heating oil led a product comeback. Yet it was natural gas that quietly closed above $4.00 that was perhaps the most interesting move of the day.
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By Phil Flynn |
April 1, 2013
Oil prices are weaker on China's PMI, which rose to a less than expected 50.9 in March. The number failed to inspire petroleum buying but it was a slight improvement over February.
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By Dominick Chirichella |
March 27, 2013
After three strong up days the spot WTI contract is on the defensive this morning ahead of today’s EIA oil inventory report. WTI is now in a new higher technical trading range with $94.50 the support area and $97 the current resistance level.
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By Phil Flynn |
March 26, 2013
Oil prices as well as other markets are riding the wave of emotions as the markets try to figure out if the Cyprus bailout is a good or bad thing. Bailouts are bullish and the market acted accordingly.
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By Phil Flynn |
March 14, 2013
In the past when OPEC’s back has been against the wall, like the late-1990s, energy prices and demand rebounded to save them from the ash heap of history. Yet this time may be different. Why? Because OPEC is not the only game in town!
