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Russia and Saudi Arabia are discussing raising OPEC and non-OPEC oil output by 1 million bpd

By spragueoperati | May 29, 2018 | 0 Comments

Fundamental News: Russia’s Energy Minister, Alexander Novak, said that the process of easing global oil output cuts will likely be a gradual one.  He discussed the issue earlier on Friday with […]

Oil prices slipped on growing expectations that OPEC will increase its output to alleviate any shortfalls

By spragueoperati | May 25, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: Oil prices slipped for the third straight session on growing expectations that OPEC will increase its output to alleviate any shortfalls due to U.S. imposed sanctions against Iran and dwindling […]

June NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $2.940 on Thursday, May 24th

By spragueoperati | May 25, 2018 | 0 Comments

Thursday, May 24th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.915, nearly flat to Wednesday’s closing price of $2.914.  Lacking any significant activity ahead of the 10:30AM […]

EIA report indicated an unexpected build in U.S. crude oil and gasoline

By spragueoperati | May 24, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: Oil prices slipped on Wednesday after the EIA reported an unexpected build in U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories. The possibility that OPEC may increase output to make up for […]

June NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $2.914 on Wednesday, May 23rd

By spragueoperati | May 24, 2018 | 0 Comments

Wednesday, May 23rd saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.907, nearly flat to Tuesday’s closing price of $2.908.  Fueled by continued expectations for short-term above average […]

The possibility of crude oil hitting $100 a barrel caused oil prices to increase

By spragueoperati | May 23, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: Oil prices posted gains early in the session, as the possibility of crude oil hitting $100 a barrel began to sink in. Prices continue to gain strength from geopolitical […]

June NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $2.908 on Tuesday, May 22nd

By spragueoperati | May 23, 2018 | 0 Comments

Tuesday, May 22nd saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.850, four cents above Monday’s closing price of $2.810.  Launching from the intraday low of $2.842 soon […]

Oil prices recovered following discussions about the issuing of new debt to Venezuela

By spragueoperati | May 22, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: After opening the session at basically unchanged, oil prices drifted sideways in overnight trading before dipping below Friday’s close. Prices recovered following discussions between U.S. President Donald Trump, Russia […]

June NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $2.810 on Monday, May 21st

By spragueoperati | May 22, 2018 | 0 Comments

Monday, May 21st saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.829, two cents below Friday’s closing price of $2.847.  Climbing to the intraday high of $2.847 out […]

Traders were focused on Venezuela’s presidential election that was held on Sunday

By spragueoperati | May 21, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: Oil prices slipped on Friday; however, WTI posted its fourth straight week of gains, while Brent settled higher for the sixth straight week. The lack of new fundamentals is […]