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Crude Oil Report: US Demand Falls Near 2-Year Low, Despite Tight Gas Inventories
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- Published on Thursday, 12 May 2011 04:33
- Written by Sumit Roy
Despite sagging consumption in the U.S., inventories remain relatively low as imports flow to other regions of the globe.
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Lots Of Oil. Gasoline? Not So Much.
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 March 2011 05:59
- Written by Brad Zigler
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 365 days): 2.1%
Once again, government data split the difference on industry and Street predictions on petroleum stockpiles. In its weekly inventory report this morning, the U.S. Energy Department said domestic crude oil supplies rose 2.9 million barrels, the 11th straight weekly buildup.
Gasoline Stocks Drawn Down BIG Time
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 March 2011 06:12
- Written by Brad Zigler
U.S. crude oil futures were struggling to recover their overnight buoyancy following the revelation of a larger-than-expected build in domestic inventories. Gasoline futures were bid more aggressively on reports of a bigger drawdown.
WTI Crude Piles Up While Gasoline Tanks Empty
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 March 2011 04:47
- Written by Brad Zigler
Domestic crude stockpiles rose by 2.5 million barrels, to 348.9 million, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Department this morning. The build fell in line with the upper end of analysts' expectations. The green eyeshade set guessed the build would range anywhere from 400,000 to 2.3 million barrels.
Gas Prices High? Ethanol Won't Help
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- Published on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 06:02
- Written by Brad Zigler
Okay, kids. Time to compare and contrast.
Small Oil Build, Bigger Gasoline Drawdown
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- Published on Thursday, 24 February 2011 06:11
- Written by Brad Zigler
A smallish build in domestic crude oil inventories disclosed by the U.S. Energy Department disappointed virtually every prognosticator this morning.
Surprises All ’Round For Oil Stocks
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 February 2011 05:34
- Written by Brad Zigler
That's "stocks" meaning inventories, not securities. Not that refiner stocks aren't doing well. They are.
Spike In Gasoline Inventories, Production
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- Published on Wednesday, 02 February 2011 06:03
- Written by Brad Zigler
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 0.7%
The big news out of Washington this morning was about gasoline. According to the U.S. Energy Department's latest figures, gasoline production kept just slightly ahead of demand, while motor fuel inventories jumped unexpectedly.
A Refiner’s Dream: More Oil, Less Gasoline
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- Published on Wednesday, 08 December 2010 05:13
- Written by Brad Zigler
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): -2.2%
Crude oil's rally reversed yesterday despite an industry report forecasting a deeper-than-expected decline in U.S. oil inventories.
Weekly Oil Roundup: DIY
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- Published on Wednesday, 13 October 2010 03:58
- Written by Brad Zigler
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 0.0%
This week’s U.S. Energy Department petroleum inventory report will be delayed a day because of the Columbus Day (or Indigenous People’s Day, depending upon your side of the fence) federal holiday. Even the American Petroleum Institute, the oil industry’s public and legislative outreach arm, pushed back the release of its weekly survey ‘til today’s close.
Weekly Oil Roundup: A Middling Crude Build
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 05:19
- Written by Brad Zigler
U.S. crude prices fell sharply on Tuesday, but ratcheted upward overnight ahead of the week's U.S. Energy Department inventory report release.
Ethanol On The Rise: New Life For Refiners?
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- Published on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:05
- Written by Brad Zigler
Summer's winding down and with it, demand for gasoline. Wholesale unleaded gasoline blendstock prices have dipped 7 percent since the end of June, as inventories have risen to five-month highs.
Weekly Oil Roundup: More Of EVERYTHING
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- Published on Wednesday, 25 August 2010 04:45
- Written by Brad Zigler
There's a surprising embarrassment of riches, er, petroleum, in domestic stockpiles according to the latest government figures. This morning, the U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory report showed across-the-board buildups in input crude oil supplies levels as well as stocks of finished products.
Another Surprising Day In The Oil Ring
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 05:38
- Written by Brad Zigler
If you watched the overnight price trend in U.S. crude oil futures, you could see traders' mindset changing as they approached the time for the Energy Department's weekly inventory report. Prices have been well-bid and rising after Tuesday's higher close and a broad consensus among analysts and industry insiders for an impending drawdown in crude oil stocks.
Lead-Footed Refiners Create Product Glut
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- Published on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 06:15
- Written by Brad Zigler
Tomorrow, the Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the U.S. Energy Department, will release its much-watched weekly inventory report. Today, traders will jockey to square their books ahead of the report, guided by goings-on in the trading venues and the industry-supported American Petroleum Institute's inventory estimates.
The Second Quarter’s Best And Worst Commodities
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- Published on Thursday, 01 July 2010 05:28
- Written by Brad Zigler
Which commodity (and its associated ETP) performed the best? (Hint: It wasn't gold.) Which performed the worst? We run the numbers to find out.
Gasoline’s Summer Travels
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- Published on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 06:10
- Written by Brad Zigler
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): -2.7%
Summer's officially here. Typically, this is the time when motorists steel themselves against the wallet-draining effect of higher petrol prices. Demand for motor fuel usually peaks at this time of year. Pump prices have, in fact, risen over the past week, but that's more likely a dead-cat bounce than the start of a genuine rally.
Surprise! Big Drawdowns In Crude, Gasoline Stocks
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- Published on Thursday, 03 June 2010 04:55
- Written by Brad Zigler
Oil gained modest ground in the overnight market in anticipation of this morning's holiday-delayed inventory report from the U.S. Energy Department. Prices for West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 0.4 percent on Wednesday's NYMEX floor session.
Summer Preview: Gasoline Slumping
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- Published on Wednesday, 02 June 2010 05:21
- Written by Brad Zigler
It's driving season, a time when motorists usually see gasoline prices rising. The wholesale market, however, is now turned upside down. Yesterday, gasoline cracks fell below those of middle distillates such as diesel and heating oil. Cracks represent the yields obtained from the sale of refined products versus the cost of crude oil inputs.
A Short Crack Season?
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- Published on Thursday, 27 May 2010 05:38
- Written by Brad Zigler
Amid all the hoopla and volatility of the past few days, you might not have noticed the compression in refining margins. Normally, refiners' profits fatten through mid-May as gasoline for the summer driving season is contracted.
