EIA NG STORAGE REPORT | March 21, 2013

March 21, 2013

EIA reported a -62 bcf withdrawal for the week ending March 15 (Bloomberg median -70 bcf, Bloomberg Whisper -69). The 25 estimates submitted to Bloomberg varied from -61 bcf to -75 bcf with a standard deviation of 3 bcf. Our model showed -63 bcf. Nationwide HDDs dropped to 150, down by -39 week on week. Nationwide cooling degree days reported by NOAA were up by +2 to 2 CDDs. Total US: -62 bcf ( LCMC : -63 bcf; Bloomberg median: -70 bcf) East: -47 bcf West: 0 bcf Producing: -15 bcf (Salt.....


CFTC COT | March 18, 2013

CORRECTION: Commitment of Traders Report - March 15, 2013

The CFTC report sent out last Friday contained an error. Accumulated AUMs table on page 4 of the report showed identical volumes for March 5 and March 12. The numbers have been updated. Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended March 12, 2013. 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,.....


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | March 15, 2013

March 15, 2013

STATS shows 1,639 active rigs as of March 15, 2013, higher by +4 for the week. Rigs drilling for oil decreased by -2 to 1,279 (ht: +8; vt-dir: -10) and gas rigs increased by +6 to 360 (ht: +2; vt-dir: +4). Horizontal oil rigs increased by +9 to 179 in the Eagle Ford (TX), while horizontal gas rigs drilling in the Marcellus ( SWPA ) increased by +3 to 24. Horizontal gas rigs in were up by +1 and reached 11. Baker Hughes shows 1,772 active rigs as of March 15, 2013, higher by +24 from the prev.....


EIA NG STORAGE REPORT | March 14, 2013

March 14, 2013

EIA reported a -145 bcf withdrawal for the week ending March 8 (Bloomberg median -137 bcf, Bloomberg Whisper -137). The 23 estimates submitted to Bloomberg varied from -124 bcf to -145 bcf with a standard deviation of 5 bcf. Our model showed -132 bcf. Nationwide HDDs dropped to 189, down by -2 week on week. Nationwide cooling degree days reported by NOAA went down by -3 to zero CDDs. Total US: -145 bcf ( LCMC : -132 bcf; Bloomberg median: -137 bcf) East: -92 bcf West: -5 bcf Producing: .....


CFTC COT | March 08, 2013

Commitment of Traders Report - March 8, 2013

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended March 5, 2013. 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 net length across the petroleum complex this week. Non-commercials cut net length in WTI by -525 to 314.3k in futures and by -6.3k to 358.5k in fut.....


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | March 08, 2013

March 8, 2013

STATS shows 1,635 active rigs as of March 8, 2013, higher by +2 for the week. Rigs drilling for oil increased by +4 to 1,281 (ht: +6; vt-dir: -2) and gas rigs declined by -2 to 354 (ht: -1; vt-dir: -1). Horizontal oil rigs increased by +4 to 103 in the Anadarko (OK), while horizontal gas rigs drilling in the Eagle Ford (TX) fell by -2 to 19. Total horizontal gas rigs in the Marcellus increased by +1 to 79. Baker Hughes shows 1,748 active rigs as of March 8, 2013, lower by -5 from the previous.....


EIA NG STORAGE REPORT | March 07, 2013

March 7, 2013

EIA reported a -146 bcf withdrawal for the week ending March 1 (Bloomberg median -132 bcf, Bloomberg Whisper -133). The 27 estimates submitted to Bloomberg varied from -118 bcf to -140 bcf with a standard deviation of 5 bcf. Our model showed -133 bcf. Nationwide HDDs dropped to 191, down by -23 week on week. Nationwide cooling degree days reported by NOAA went up by +2 to 3 CDDs. Total US: -146 bcf ( LCMC : -133 bcf; Bloomberg median: -132 bcf) East: -77 bcf West: -11 bcf Producing: -58.....


CFTC COT | March 01, 2013

Commitment of Traders Report - March 1, 2013

Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended February 26. 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 net length across the petroleum complex this week. Non-commercials cut net length in WTI by -28.3k to 314.8k in futures and by -30.9k to 364.8k in fu.....


NORTH AMERICAN RIG WATCH | March 01, 2013

March 1, 2013

STATS shows 1,633 active rigs as of March 1, 2013, lower by -13 for the week. Rigs drilling for oil decreased by -6 to 1,277 (ht: -12; vt-dir: +6) and gas rigs declined by -7 to 356 (ht: -7; vt-dir: unchanged). Horizontal oil rigs fell by -13 to 172 in Eagle Ford (TX), while vertical/direction rigs in the same play increased by +9 to 37. Meanwhile, horizontal gas rigs drilling in the Marcellus ( SWPA ) fell by -4 to 20. Baker Hughes shows 1,753 active rigs as of March 1, 2013, lower by -4 fro.....


EIA NG STORAGE REPORT | February 28, 2013

February 28, 2013

EIA reported a -171 bcf withdrawal for the week ending February 22 (Bloomberg median -170 bcf, Bloomberg Whisper -172). The 23 estimates submitted to Bloomberg varied from -137 bcf to -177 bcf with a standard deviation of 9 bcf. Our model showed -174 bcf. Nationwide HDDs jumped to 214, up by +25 week on week. Nationwide cooling degree days reported by NOAA went down by -1 to 1 CDD . Total US: -171 bcf ( LCMC : -174 bcf; Bloomberg median: -170 bcf) East: -109 bcf West: -12 bcf Producing:.....