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.....
EIA NG STORAGE REPORT
| February 14, 2013
February 14, 2013
EIA reported a -157 bcf withdrawal for the week ending February 8 (Bloomberg median -166 bcf, Bloomberg Whisper -167). The 27 estimates submitted to Bloomberg varied from -122 bcf to -175 bcf with a standard deviation of 14 bcf. Our model showed -167 bcf. Nationwide HDDs jumped to 215, up by +30 week on week. Nationwide cooling degree days reported by NOAA went down by -2 to 1 CDD . Total US: -157 bcf ( LCMC : -167 bcf; Bloomberg median: -166 bcf) East: -116 bcf West: -8 bcf Producing:.....
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 .....
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 .....
EIA NG STORAGE REPORT
| February 07, 2013
February 7, 2013
The EIA reported a -118 bcf withdrawal for the week ending February 1 (Bloomberg median -127 bcf, Bloomberg Whisper -125). The 26 estimates submitted to Bloomberg varied from -120 bcf to -151 bcf with a standard deviation of 7 bcf. Our model showed -123 bcf. Nationwide HDDs dropped to 185, down by -40 week on week. Nationwide cooling degree days reported by NOAA went up by +2 to 3 CDDs. Total US: -118 bcf ( LCMC : -123 bcf; Bloomberg median: -127 bcf) East: -88 bcf West: -10 bcf Produc.....
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.....
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 .....
EIA NG STORAGE REPORT
| January 31, 2013
January 31, 2013
EIA reported a -194 bcf withdrawal for the week ending January 25 (Bloomberg median -204 bcf, Bloomberg Whisper -201). The 26 estimates submitted to Bloomberg varied from -194 bcf to -228 bcf with a standard deviation of 6 bcf. Our model showed -203 bcf. Nationwide HDDs increased to 225, up by +32 week on week. Nationwide cooling degree days reported by NOAA went down by two to 1 CDD . Total US: -194 bcf ( LCMC : -203 bcf; Bloomberg median: -204 bcf) East: -129 bcf West: -18 bcf Produc.....
NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH
| January 25, 2013
January 25, 2013
STATS shows 1,662 active rigs as of January 25, 2013, higher by +16 for the week. Oil rigs increased by +20 to 1,292 (ht: +12; vt-dir: +8) and gas rigs declined by -4 to 370 (ht: +4; vt-dir: -8). Horizontal oil rigs in Bakken (ND) rose by +3 to 186 and by +5 to 106 in the Anadarko (OK). Meanwhile, gas-directed horizontal rigs decreased by -3 to 33 in the Eagle Ford (TX) but increased by +3 in the Marcellus ( NEPA ) to 39. Baker Hughes shows 1,749 active rigs as of January 25, 2013, up by +4 f.....
CFTC COT
| January 25, 2013
Commitment of Traders Report - January 25, 2013
Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended January 22. 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 increased WTI length for the sixth consecutive week to take it to the highest level since September 18 last year when the price of WTI was $95.29. Non-comme.....