Coquest Daily Energy Report
Crude Oil Futures for June 2022 settled up $0.45 @ $108.26/bbl. trading in a $4.92 range including the overnight-RBOB settled up 0.64/cpg and Heating Oil settled down 15.77/cpg. According to Energy Information Administration data, U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.5 million barrels per day during the week ending April29, 2022 which was -218,000 barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 88.4% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.7 million barrels per day. Distillate fuel production decreased last week, averaging 4.7 million barrels per day. U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.3 million barrels per day last week, up by +397,000 barrels per day from the previous week. Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.0 million barrels per day, +3.3% more than the same four-week period last year.
Natural Gas Futures for June 2022 settled up $0.368 @ $8.783/mmbtu trading in a .690 cent range including the overnight session. Energy Information Administration data forecasts that U.S. consumption of natural gas will average 84.1 bcf/d during calendar 2022, up +1.0% from 2021. The increase in U.S. natural gas consumption is a result of colder forecast temperatures in 2022 compared with 2021, which resulted in more consumption in the residential and commercial sectors. In addition, expectations are that the industrial sector is expected to consume more natural gas in 2022 in response to expanding economic activity. The EIA currently expects U.S. natural gas consumption will average 84.7 bcf/d in 2023.
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