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February NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.491 on Thursday, January 21st

By spragueoperati | January 22, 2021 | 0 Comments

Thursday, January 21st saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.482, six cents below Wednesday’s closing price of $2.539.  Reaching an intraday high of $2.515 at 9:45AM, […]

The API reported an unexpected build in U.S. crude oil inventories

By spragueoperati | January 22, 2021 | 0 Comments

Recap: It was a lackluster trading session for oil prices on Thursday despite an unexpected build in U.S. crude oil inventories as reported by the API. Oil futures ended mixed, […]

February NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.539 on Wednesday, January 20th

By spragueoperati | January 21, 2021 | 0 Comments

Wednesday, January 20th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.472, seven cents below Tuesday’s closing price of $2.546.  Edging lower to mark a three-week intraday low […]

Oil futures crept higher on Wednesday

By spragueoperati | January 21, 2021 | 0 Comments

Recap: Oil futures crept higher on Wednesday, as Joe Biden was sworn in as the forty-sixth President of the United States, lifting hopes that he and his administration will roll out […]

February NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.546 on Tuesday, January 19th

By spragueoperati | January 20, 2021 | 0 Comments

Tuesday, January 19th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.571, a penny above Thursday’s closing price of $2.737.  Losing ground over the long holiday weekend as […]

Oil futures traded higher on Tuesday

By spragueoperati | January 20, 2021 | 0 Comments

Recap: Oil futures traded higher on Tuesday, following a rise in equity markets and weakness in the dollar and discounting a cut in the International Energy Agency’s forecast for 2021 demand. […]

IR Energy reported that U.S. oil refiners are expected to shut in 3.7 million bpd of capacity

By spragueoperati | January 19, 2021 | 0 Comments

Fundamental News: IIR Energy reported that U.S. oil refiners are expected to shut in 3.7 million bpd of capacity in the week ending January 22nd, increasing available refining capacity by 191,000 […]

February NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.737 on Friday, January 15th

By spragueoperati | January 18, 2021 | 0 Comments

Friday, January 15th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.774, a penny above Thursday’s closing price of $2.666.  Ascending to an intraday high of $2.800 by […]

Oil prices turned lower on Friday

By spragueoperati | January 18, 2021 | 0 Comments

Recap: Oil prices turned lower on Friday, as lockdowns in China fueled demand concerns due to coronavirus lockdowns. Demand woes tempered the rally driven by strong Chinese oil imports, the […]

February NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.666 on Thursday, January 14th

By spragueoperati | January 15, 2021 | 0 Comments

Thursday, January 14th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.736, a penny above Wednesday’s closing price of $2.727.  Ascending to $2.760 ahead of 10:00AM, prices jumped […]