Weekly Energy Update
Weekly Energy Update (May 7, 2020)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA Here is an updated crude oil price chart. The oil market is showing signs of recovery. Crude oil inventories rose 4.6 mb compared to the forecast rise of 8.0 mb. In the details, U.S. crude oil production fell 0.2 mbpd to 11.9 mbpd. Exports rose 0.4… Read More »
Weekly Energy Update (April 30, 2020)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA Here is an updated crude oil price chart. The oil market is showing signs of trying to consolidate in the mid-teens. Oil prices continue to be affected by ETPs. The most popular ETP for crude oil, the United States Oil Fund, (USO, 17.91), has changed its… Read More »
Weekly Energy Update (April 23, 2020)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA Given the remarkable events of the past week, we are adjusting the usual format of this report. We[1] have been covering energy for over three decades and never imagined that we would see prices for actively traded futures fall into negative territory. The sharp drop in… Read More »
Weekly Energy Update (April 16, 2020)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA Crude oil inventories rose 19.2 mb compared to the forecast rise of 11.6 mb. In the details, U.S. crude oil production fell 0.1 mbpd to 12.3 mbpd. Exports rose 0.6 mbpd, while imports declined 0.2 mbpd. Refining activity fell 6.5%, well more than the 2.2% decline… Read More »
Weekly Energy Update (April 9, 2020)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA Crude oil inventories rose 15.2 mb compared to the forecast rise of 9.0 mb. In the details, U.S. crude oil production fell 0.6 mbpd to 12.4 mbpd. Exports fell 0.3 mbpd, while imports declined 0.2 mbpd. Refining activity fell 6.7%, well more than the 1.8% decline… Read More »
Weekly Energy Update (April 2, 2020)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA Crude oil inventories rose 13.0 mb compared to the forecast rise of 3.5 mb. In the details, U.S. crude oil production was unchanged at 13.0 mbpd. Exports fell 0.7 mbpd, while imports declined 0.1 mbpd. Refining activity fell 5.0%, well more than the 0.1% decline forecast. … Read More »
Weekly Energy Update (March 26, 2020)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA Crude oil inventories rose 1.6 mb compared to the forecast rise of 3.0 mb. In the details, U.S. crude oil production fell 0.1 mbpd to 13.0 mbpd. Exports fell 0.5 mbpd, while imports declined 0.4 mbpd. The inventory build was less than forecast due to a… Read More »
Weekly Energy Update (March 19, 2020)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA Crude oil inventories rose 2.0 mb compared to the forecast rise of 3.5 mb. In the details, U.S. crude oil production rose 0.1 mbpd to 13.1 mbpd. Exports rose 1.0 mbpd, while imports rose 0.1 mbpd. The inventory build was less than forecast due to the… Read More »
Weekly Energy Update (March 12, 2020)
by Bill O’Grady, Thomas Wash, and Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, CFA Crude oil inventories rose 7.7 mb compared to the forecast rise of 1.7 mb. In the details, U.S. crude oil production fell 0.1 mbpd to 13.0 mbpd. Exports fell 0.7 mbpd, while imports rose 0.2 mbpd. The inventory build was more than forecast due to falling… Read More »