NGL MARKET RECAP | February 08, 2017

February 8, 2017

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.


DOE CRUDE STATS | February 08, 2017

February 8, 2017

U.S. crude oil inventories increased by +13830k bbl in the week ended February 03, while Cushing stocks rose by +1143k bbl. Distillate inventories grew by +29k bbl and gasoline inventories decreased by -869k 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 +1.....


CFTC COT | February 06, 2017

Commitments of Traders Report – February 06, 2017

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended January 31. 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, gasoil and WTI , but decreased in gasoline, natural gas and heating oil during the reference week. Non-commercials net length in natural gas declined by -36.3k to +349.7k in futures and decreased b.....


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | February 03, 2017

February 3, 2017

Baker Hughes shows 728 active rigs as of February 3, 2017, higher by +17 from the previous week. Oil rigs increased by +17 to 583 (ht: +16; vt-dir: +1), and gas-directed rigs was unchanged from 145 (ht: +1; vt-dir: -1). Horizontal oil rigs increased by +5 in Anadarko (OK), by +5 in Permian (NM), by +3 in Permian (TX), by +2 in Eagle Ford (TX), by +1 in Anadarko (TX) and by +1 in Other, while decreasing by -1 in Bakken (ND). Horizontal gas rigs increased by +1 Fayetteville (AR), while vertical/di.....


CRUDE LOADINGS REPORT | February 02, 2017

February 2, 2017

Announced OPEC and Non- OPEC production cuts were expected to go into effect on January 1, 2017. Production cuts may not immediately result in lower loading volumes, but market participants are closely monitoring 1H 2017 loadings. OPEC and Non- OPEC participants covered in our report are Angola, Iraq, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Equatorial Guinea. March NSea and WAF loadings will fall to 1.96 mb/d and 3.73 mb/d, respectively, down by -78 kb/d and -92 kb/d from their February le.....


NGL MARKET RECAP | February 01, 2017

February 1, 2017

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.


DOE CRUDE STATS | February 01, 2017

February 1, 2017

U.S. crude oil inventories grew by +6466k bbl in the week ended January 27, while Cushing stocks decreased by -1245k bbl. Distillate inventories rose by +1568k bbl and gasoline inventories grew by +3866k 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 : Increased by +.....


CFTC COT | January 30, 2017

Commitments of Traders Report – January 30, 2017

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended January 24. 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 and WTI , but decreased in Brent, gasoline, gasoil and heating oil during the reference week. Non-commercials net length in natural gas grew by +4.9k to +386.0k in futures and rose by +10.7k t.....


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | January 27, 2017

January 27, 2017

Baker Hughes shows 711 active rigs as of January 27, 2017, higher by +18 from the previous week. Oil rigs increased by +15 to 566 (ht: +17; vt-dir: -2), and gas-directed rigs increased by +3 to 145 (ht: +3; vt-dir: unch). Horizontal oil rigs increased by +7 in Permian (TX), by +4 in Permian (NM), by +3 in Eagle Ford (TX), by +2 in Anadarko (OK), by +1 in Bakken (ND) and by +1 in Bakken (MT), while decreasing by -1 in Other. Horizontal gas rigs increased by +3 in Haynesville (LA), by +2 in Woodfo.....


NGL MARKET RECAP | January 25, 2017

January 25, 2017

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.