Coquest Daily Energy Report
Crude Oil Futures for September 2022 settled down $0.84 @ $96.42/bbl. trading in a $3.80 range including the overnight-RBOB settled up 3.58/cpg and Heating Oil settled down 3.10/cpg. The American Petroleum Institute’s weekly Crude Oil storage report released late Tuesday afternoon showed that domestic crude supplies decreased by -4.04 million barrels for the week ended July 22, 2022. The weekly API data also showed storage decreases of -1.1 mil/bbl. for Gasoline and -554 k/bbl. for Distillates. The Energy Information Administration’s weekly petroleum storage report released early Wednesday morning showed that domestic crude supplies decreased by -4.5 million barrels for the week ended July 22, 2022. The weekly EIA data also showed storage decreases of -3.3 mil/bbl for Gasoline and -800 k/bbl. for Distillates. Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased last week by -3.3 million barrels last week.
Natural Gas Futures for September 2022 settled down $0.420 @ $8.134/mmbtu trading in a 0.742 cent range including the overnight session. According to Energy Information Administration data, the spot price of natural gas at Henry Hub averaged $6.070 per million British thermal units in the first half of 2022. The average price increased in each month from January through May, when it reached $8.140/mmbtu before declining to $7.700/mmbtu in June. We expect the Henry Hub spot price will average $5.970/mmbtu in 2H22 and average $4.760/mmbtu in 2023. Thursday mornings weekly EIA storage report show a build of 15 bcf. for the week.
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