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Oil prices held steady on Thursday

By spragueoperati | April 22, 2019 | 0 Comments

Recap: Oil prices held steady on Thursday with spot month futures in WTI unable to sustain itself above $64.00 a barrel and June Brent holding close to $72.00 a barrel. May […]

May NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.490 on Thursday, April 18th

By spragueoperati | April 19, 2019 | 0 Comments

Thursday, April 18th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.503, slightly below Wednesday’s closing price of $2.517.  Trailing downward early on to test three-year lows once […]

Prices gathered support off of strong economic growth in China and an unexpected fall in U.S. crude oil stocks

By spragueoperati | April 18, 2019 | 0 Comments

Recap: Brent oil reached a fresh high for the year, trading above $72.00 a barrel for the first time since mid-November, while WTI advanced above $64.00 a barrel to a session […]

May NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.517 on Wednesday, April 18th

By spragueoperati | April 18, 2019 | 0 Comments

Wednesday, April 17th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.560, a penny below Tuesday’s closing price of $2.572.  Reaching the intraday high of $2.561 within minutes […]

Oil prices steadied on Tuesday

By spragueoperati | April 17, 2019 | 0 Comments

Recap: Oil prices steadied on Tuesday, as exports from Iran and Venezuela continued to slide and as fighting in Libya increased, raising concern over tightening global supplies. After slipping 41 […]

May NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.572 on Tuesday, April 16th

By spragueoperati | April 17, 2019 | 0 Comments

Tuesday, April 16th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.590, even to Monday’s closing price.  With continued bearish sentiment setting in as temperatures rise and expectations […]

The EIA reported that US shale production is expected to increase to a record 8.5 million bpd in May

By spragueoperati | April 16, 2019 | 0 Comments

Recap: The oil market traded lower on Monday on the possibility that Russia may decide to abandon the agreement between OPEC and non-OPEC producers.  The crude market opened down 13 cents […]

May NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.590

By spragueoperati | April 16, 2019 | 0 Comments

Monday, April 15th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.626, roughly three cents below Friday’s closing price of $2.660.  Trending lower out of the gate, prices […]

May NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.660 on Friday. April 12th

By spragueoperati | April 15, 2019 | 0 Comments

Friday, April 12th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.682, nearly two cents above Thursday’s closing price of $2.664.  Rising to the intraday high of $2.688 […]

Oil prices rose as cuts in Venezuela and Iran tighten supply

By spragueoperati | April 15, 2019 | 0 Comments

Recap:  Oil prices rose on Friday as concerns over tightening supplies increased due to supply cuts from Venezuela and Iran and conflicts in Libya. Adding to the up move was […]