EIA NG STORAGE REPORT
| December 29, 2016
December 29, 2016
The EIA reported a -237 bcf withdrawal for the week ending December 22, a slightly smaller draw than our estimate of -245 bcf but larger than the Bloomberg median at -227 bcf. Even after the number was released and entered into our model, our model refused to provide a draw smaller than -242 bcf. We believe that differential may be due a holiday effect, limitations of the NG system, or of our model. Our Lower 48 model has been providing reasonably good results, but region-level estimates t.....
NGL MARKET RECAP
| December 29, 2016
December 29, 2016
Attached is this week’s NGL Market Recap, which provides an overview of U.S. propane statistics as well as global LPG prices, ratios and fractionation spreads.
U.S. COAL DELIVERIES TO POWER PLANTS
| December 29, 2016
January 2017
Please find attached U.S. Coal Deliveries to Electric Power Plants with data through October 2016. The report contains volume and price data where available.
U.S. NATURAL GAS TRADE AND POWER SECTOR DEMAND
| December 27, 2016
December 27, 2016
Please find attached data and charts detailing U.S. gas imports and power demand for the week ended December 22, 2016. Total net imports for the reference week averaged +0.22 bcf/d, lower by -0.40 bcf/d week-on-week. During the same week last year, U.S. net imports averaged +1.72 bcf/d. Average natural gas demand in the power sector was 26.1 bcf/d, higher by +1.1 bcf/d week-over-week. During the reference week, the contiguous US observed 156 electric-weighted HDDs, higher by +5 HDDs week over .....
CFTC COT
| December 27, 2016
Commitments of Traders Report – December 27, 2016
Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended December 20. We provide all Legacy and Disaggregated trader positions for natural gas, WTI , Brent, gasoline, heating oil and gasoil. Non-commercials increased net length in natural gas, gasoil and WTI , but decreased in Brent, gasoline and heating oil during the reference week. Non-commercials net length in natural gas increased by +21.0k to +396.9k in futures and grew by +.....
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH
| December 23, 2016
December 23, 2016
Baker Hughes shows 652 active rigs as of December 23, 2016, higher by +16 from the previous week. Oil rigs increased by +13 to 523 (ht: +12; vt-dir: +1), and gas-directed rigs increased by +3 to 129 (ht: +2; vt-dir: +1). Horizontal oil rigs increased by +5 in Anadarko (OK), +2 in Permian (TX), and by +1 in the Eagle Ford (TX). Horizontal gas rigs increased by +1 in Haynesville (TX), +2 in Marcellus ( SWPA ), -3 in Marcellus (WV) and +3 in areas not associated with named plays. Vertical/Direction.....
EIA NG STORAGE REPORT
| December 22, 2016
December 22, 2016
The EIA reported a -209 bcf withdrawal for the week ending December 15, a slightly larger draw than our estimate of -206 bcf and the Bloomberg median at -206 bcf. For the most part, today’s withdrawal suggests that last week’s -147 bcf was an outlier. There will be no commentary this week.
NGL MARKET RECAP
| December 21, 2016
December 21, 2016
Attached is this week’s NGL Market Recap, which provides an overview of U.S. propane statistics as well as global LPG prices, ratios and fractionation spreads.
U.S. NATURAL GAS TRADE AND POWER SECTOR DEMAND
| December 20, 2016
December 20, 2016
Please find attached data and charts detailing U.S. gas imports and power demand for the week ended December 15, 2016. Total net imports for the reference week averaged +0.62 bcf/d, higher by +1.01 bcf/d week-on-week. During the same week last year, U.S. net imports averaged +1.28 bcf/d. Average natural gas demand in the power sector was 25.1 bcf/d, higher by +1.4 bcf/d week-over-week. During the reference week, the contiguous US observed 151 electric-weighted HDDs, higher by +25 HDDs week ove.....
CFTC COT
| December 19, 2016
Commitments of Traders Report – December 19, 2016
Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended December 13. We provide all Legacy and Disaggregated trader positions for natural gas, WTI , Brent, gasoline, heating oil and gasoil. Non-commercials increased net length in Brent, natural gas, gasoil, heating oil and WTI , but decreased in gasoline during the reference week. Non-commercials net length in natural gas increased by +72.6k to +375.9k in futures and grew by +75......