Coquest Daily Energy Report
Crude Oil Futures for May 2022 settled down $3.97 @ $94.29/bbl. trading in a $5.59 range including the overnight-RBOB settled down 12.85/cpg and Heating Oil settled down 4.99/cpg. Global crude oil prices dropped in excess of $5.00/bbl. early Monday morning with Brent crude tumbling below $100.00/bbl. on the heels of plans to release record volumes of crude and oil products from strategic stocks and on continuing Coronavirus lockdowns in China. According to leading market advisors, “the release of strategic government oil reserves should ease some market tightness over the coming months, reducing the need for oil prices to rise to trigger near-term demand destruction,”. The release of Strategic Petroleum Reserve volumes equals 1.3 million barrels per day over the next six months and is enough to offset a shortfall of 1 mil/bpd of Russian oil supply.
Natural Gas Futures for May 2022 settled up $.365 @ $6.643/mmbtu trading in a 0.432 cent range including the overnight session. Natural gas trading is seeing a renaissance in the United States with the return of its inherent price volatility and while market turmoil in Europe could keep gas demand and export prices high for years, according to leading market advisors and participants. Sharp natural gas price swings that can bring huge profits to traders have resurfaced due to severe weather events and the European Union’s search for alternatives to Russian gas imports. Prices at the main U.S. gas trading hub are up +64.0% this year, flirting their highest level since 2014.
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