OIL PRICE MONITOR | February 15, 2013

February 15, 2013

Attached is this week’s Oil Price Monitor, which provides an overview of global oil market activity across a range of dimensions, from spot crude and product prices to forward curves, refining margins, product arbitrage, and crude loadings.


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | February 15, 2013

February 15, 2013

STATS shows 1,653 active rigs as of February 15, 2013, lower by -14 for the week. Oil rigs decreased by -9 to 1,285 (ht: -26; vt-dir: +17) and gas rigs decreased by -5 to 368 (ht: -5; vt-dir: unchanged). Horizontal oil rigs fell by -5 to 187 in the Eagle Ford (TX) and fell by -7 to 179 in the Bakken (ND). Vertical/directional rigs increased by +4 to 221 in the Permian (TX) and by +13 to 216 in the “Other” category. Although horizontal gas rigs drilling in the Eagle Ford (TX) fell by -6 to 24, t.....


DOE CRUDE STATS | February 13, 2013

February 13, 2013

U.S. crude oil inventories increased by +560k bbl in the week ended February 8, while Cushing stocks declined by -1118k bbl. Distillate inventories fell by -3677k bbl and gasoline inventories drew -803k bbl. We also remind our clients that in-depth analysis of DOE weekly petroleum statistical releases can be conducted using the “Commodities Analytical Toolkit” in the Data Portal section of our website (www.lcmc-research.com). Major data points: Crude oil inventories : Rose by +0.56m bb.....


CFTC COT | February 08, 2013

Commitment of Traders Report - February 8, 2013

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended February 5. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. Non-commercials boosted WTI length again this week. The total expansion in non-commercial WTI net length is now +92k over the past eight weeks while the price of WTI has .....


OIL PRICE MONITOR | February 08, 2013

February 8, 2013

Attached is this week’s Oil Price Monitor, which provides an overview of global oil market activity across a range of dimensions, from spot crude and product prices to forward curves, refining margins, product arbitrage, and crude loadings.


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | February 08, 2013

February 8, 2013

STATS shows 1,667 active rigs as of February 8, 2013, lower by -5 for the week. Oil rigs decreased by -1 to 1,294 (ht: +5; vt-dir: -6) and gas rigs decreased by -4 to 373 (ht: -8; vt-dir: +4). Horizontal oil rigs jumped by +8 to 192 in the Eagle Ford (TX) but fell by -4 to 102 in the Anadarko (OK). Meanwhile, gas-directed horizontal rigs decreased by -4 to 30 in the Eagle Ford (TX) and by -3 in both the Fayetteville (AR) and Marcellus ( NEPA ) to 16 and 35, respectively, but increased by +3 to .....


DOE CRUDE STATS | February 06, 2013

February 6, 2013

U.S. crude oil inventories grew by +2623k bbl in the week ended February 1, while Cushing stocks declined by -315k bbl. Distillate inventories fell by -1042k bbl and gasoline inventories increased by +1738k bbl. We also remind our clients that in-depth analysis of DOE weekly petroleum statistical releases can be conducted using the “Commodities Analytical Toolkit” in the Data Portal section of our website (www.lcmc-research.com). Major data points: Crude oil inventories : Grew by +2.62.....


CFTC COT | February 01, 2013

Commitment of Traders Report - February 1, 2013

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended January 29. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. Non-commercials expanded net length across the petroleum complex this week. WTI net length has increased by +86k over the last seven weeks. Non-commercials advanced net lengt.....


OIL PRICE MONITOR | February 01, 2013

February 1, 2013

Attached is this week’s Oil Price Monitor, which provides an overview of global oil market activity across a range of dimensions, from spot crude and product prices to forward curves, refining margins, product arbitrage, and crude loadings.


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | February 01, 2013

February 1, 2013

STATS shows 1,672 active rigs as of February 1, 2013, higher by +10 for the week. Oil rigs increased by +3 to 1,295 (ht: +10; vt-dir: -7) and gas rigs increased by +7 to 377 (ht: +3; vt-dir: +4). Horizontal oil rigs in the Anadarko (TX) and Permian (TX) Basins increased by +6 to 23 and 82, respectively, but the Eagle Ford (TX) posted a -7 decline for the week to 184. Meanwhile, gas-directed horizontal rigs decreased by -2 to 15 in the Haynesville (TX). Baker Hughes shows 1,760 active rigs as .....