NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | October 17, 2014

October 17, 2014

Baker Hughes shows 1,918 active rigs as of October 17, 2014, lower by -11 from the previous week. Oil rigs decreased by -19 to 1,590 (ht: -9; vt-dir: -10) while gas-directed rigs increased by +8 to 328 (ht: +9; vt-dir: -1). Horizontal oil rigs decreased by -7 to 143 in the Anadarko (OK) and vertical/directional oil rigs decreased by -3 to 16 in the Permian (NM). Gas-directed horizontal rigs increased by +3 to 17 in Eagle Ford (TX).


EIA NG STORAGE REPORT | October 16, 2014

October 16, 2014

EIA reported a +94 bcf injection for the week ending October 10 (Bloomberg median +91 bcf, Bloomberg whisper: +89 bcf). The 25 estimates submitted to Bloomberg varied from +78 bcf to +106 bcf with a standard deviation of 5 bcf. Our model showed +90 bcf. Nationwide natural gas-weighted heating degree days reported by NOAA jumped by +33 to 50 HDDs, while electricity-weighted cooling degree days decreased by -5 to 23 CDDs. Total US: +94 bcf ( LCMC : +90 bcf, Bloomberg median: +91 bcf) East: .....


CFTC COT | October 13, 2014

Commitments of Traders Report – October 13, 2014

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended October 07. We provide all Legacy and Disaggregated trader positions for natural gas, WTI , Brent, gasoline and heating oil. Non-commercials increased net length in Brent and gasoline , but decreased in natural gas, heating oil and WTI during the reference week. Non-commercials net length in natural gas declined by -41.3k to +78.5k in futures and fell by -41.3k to +149.8k in.....


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | October 10, 2014

October 10, 2014

Baker Hughes shows 1,929 active rigs as of October 10, 2014, higher by +8 from the previous week. Oil rigs increased by +18 to 1,609 (ht: +11; vt-dir: +7) while gas-directed rigs decreased by -10 to 320 (ht: +1; vt-dir: -11). Horizontal oil rigs increased by +4 to 242 in Permian (TX), and gas-directed horizontal rigs increased by +4 to 28 in Marcellus (WV).


EIA NG STORAGE REPORT | October 09, 2014

October 9, 2014

EIA reported a +105 bcf injection for the week ending October 3 (Bloomberg median +109 bcf, Bloomberg whisper: +108 bcf). The 24 estimates submitted to Bloomberg varied from +101 bcf to +108 bcf with a standard deviation of 3 bcf. Our model showed +110 bcf. Nationwide electricity-weighted cooling degree days reported by NOAA decreased by -3 to 28 CDDs, while natural gas-weighted HDDs decreased by -4 to 17 HDDs. Total US: +105 bcf ( LCMC : +110 bcf, Bloomberg median: +109 bcf) East: +62 bc.....


CFTC COT | October 07, 2014

UPDATED: Commitments of Traders Report – October 07, 2014

ICE posted its COT report earlier today and this file includes ICE Brent contracts. There are no other changes in charts or data. Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended September 30. We provide all Legacy and Disaggregated trader positions for natural gas, WTI , Brent, gasoline and heating oil. Non-commercials increased net length in natural gas and WTI , but decreased in heating oil, Brent and gasoline duri.....


CFTC COT | October 06, 2014

PRODUCT UPDATE: Commitments of Traders Report – October 06, 2014

PRODUCT UPDATE : Starting today, the COT Report will include the data along with the charts. Please contact us at info@lcmc-research.com if you require any additional information. Our Commitments of Traders report does not include the ICE Brent Data today as ICE delayed the release its COT report “due to position reporting issues experienced by a Member.” The ICE circular about the issue can be found here. We will publish an updated COT report once Brent data becomes availabl.....


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | October 03, 2014

October 3, 2014

Baker Hughes shows 1,921 active rigs as of October 3, 2014, lower by -9 from the previous week. Oil rigs decreased by -1 to 1,591 (ht: -7; vt-dir: +6) while gas-directed rigs decreased by -8 to 330 (ht: +1; vt-dir: -9). Horizontal oil rigs decreased by -6 to 197 in Eagle Ford (TX) and vertical/directional oil rigs increased by +1 to 189 in the Permian (TX). Gas-directed horizontal rigs increased by +2 to 24 in Marcellus (WV).


EIA NG STORAGE REPORT | October 02, 2014

October 2, 2104

EIA reported a +112 bcf injection for the week ending September 26 (Bloomberg median +107 bcf, Bloomberg whisper: +106 bcf). The 24 estimates submitted to Bloomberg varied from +94 bcf to +112 bcf with a standard deviation of 4 bcf. Our model showed +111 bcf. Nationwide electricity-weighted cooling degree days reported by NOAA decreased by -7 to 31 CDDs, while natural gas-weighted HDDs decreased by -14 to 21 HDDs. Total US: +112 bcf ( LCMC : +111 bcf, Bloomberg median: +107 bcf) East: +68.....


U.S. COAL DELIVERIES TO POWER PLANTS | September 29, 2014

October 2014

Please find attached U.S. Coal Deliveries to Electric Power Plants with data through July 2014. The report contains volume and price data where available.