NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | August 24, 2012
Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes shows 1,894 active rigs as of August 24, 2012, down -15 from a week ago. Oil rigs went down by -17 (ht: +1, vt-dir: -18) and total gas rigs went up by +2 (ht: +5, vt-dir: -3). Horizontal oil rigs went up by +4 in Permian (NM) and +3 in Anadarko (OK), while going down by -3 in Permian (TX). Horizontal gas rigs went down by -3 in Marcellus ( NEPA ), while going up by +5 in Colorado.
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | August 24, 2012
Schlumberger (SMITH) Stats
STATS shows 1,844 active rigs as of August 24, 2012, up +2 rigs from a week ago. Oil rigs were up by +7 (ht: +2, vt-dir: +5) and total gas rigs decreased by -5 (ht: -6, vt-dir: +1). Horizontal oil rigs went up by +4 in Anadarko (KS) and by +2 in Monterey (CA) and Permian (TX), while going down by -3 in Anadarko (TX) and by -2 in Anadarko (OK) and Permian (NM). Vertical/Directional oil rigs went up by +3 in Eagle Ford (TX), while going down by -3 in Monterey (CA). Horizontal gas rigs went dow.....
DOE CRUDE STATS | August 22, 2012
August 22, 2012
U.S. crude oil inventories declined by -5,412k bbl in the week ended August 17, while Cushing stocks rose by +45k bbl. Distillate inventories increased by +992k bbl and gasoline inventories fell by -962k bbl. Please find attached this week’s detailed statistical report. 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). M.....
CFTC COT | August 17, 2012
Commitment of Traders Report - August 17, 2012
Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended August 14. 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 reduced WTI net length during the week ended August 14. Non-commercial net length fell by -13.5k to 222.4k in futures and by -8.0k to 274.9k in futures and opt.....
OIL PRICE MONITOR | August 17, 2012
August 17, 2012
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, crude loadings, and weekly DOE EIA data.
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | August 17, 2012
Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes shows 1,909 active rigs as of August 17, 2012, down -18 from a week ago. Oil rigs went down by -7 (ht: -1, vt-dir: -6) and total gas rigs dropped by -11 (ht: -7, vt-dir: -4). Horizontal oil rigs went up by +4 in Eagle Ford (TX) and +3 in Anadarko (OK), while going down by -4 in Anadarko (TX) and Bakken (ND). Vertical/directional oil rigs went down by -5 in Eagle Ford (TX) and by -2 in Anadarko (OK) and Bakken (ND). Horizontal gas rigs went down by -5 in Haynesville (LA) and by -4.....
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | August 17, 2012
Schlumberger (SMITH) Stats
STATS shows 1,842 active rigs as of August 17, 2012, up +18 rigs from a week ago. Oil rigs were up by +2 (ht: +19, vt-dir: -17) and total gas rigs increased by +16 (ht: +1, vt-dir: +15). Horizontal oil rigs went up by +3 in Anadarko (OK) and Bakken (ND), while going down by -2 in Anadarko (TX). Vertical/Directional oil rigs went down by -6 in Eagle Ford (TX) and by -4 in Anadarko (OK) and Permian (TX). Horizontal gas rigs went up by +5 in Eagle Ford (TX), while going down by -2 in Fayettevil.....
DOE CRUDE STATS | August 15, 2012
August 15, 2012
U.S. crude oil inventories declined by -3,699k bbl in the week ended August 10, while Cushing stocks rose by +899k bbl. Distillate inventories increased by +677k bbl and gasoline inventories dropped -2,371k bbl. Please find attached this week’s detailed statistical report. 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). .....
CFTC COT | August 10, 2012
Commitment of Traders Report - August 10, 2012
Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended August 7. 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-commercial net length gained across the petroleum complex during the week ended August 7. Non-commercials expanded WTI net length by +19.6k to 235.8k in futures and by +19......
OIL PRICE MONITOR | August 10, 2012
August 10, 2012
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, crude loadings, and weekly DOE EIA data.