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Russia’s Foreign Minister stated that Russia will not support attempts by the US to change the Iran nuclear agreement

By spragueoperati | January 16, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: Please note there are no settlements for Monday, January 15th due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.  The settlements listed are for Friday, January 12th.  Fundamental News: Russia’s Foreign […]

February NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $3.200 on Friday, January 11th

By spragueoperati | January 15, 2018 | 0 Comments

Friday, January 11th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $3.141, six cents above Thursday’s closing price of $3.084.  Tumbling down in the first hour of trading, […]

Oil prices closed at their highest level in over 3 years

By spragueoperati | January 15, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: Oil prices closed at their highest level in over 3 years, gaining support from geopolitical tensions, increasing demand and declining U.S. stockpiles.  A break below $63.50 in February WTI triggered […]

EIA reported that crude stocks fell by 4.948 million barrels on the week

By spragueoperati | January 12, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: The oil market settled in positive territory for the fourth consecutive session after rallying to its highest level since December 8, 2014 on tightening global crude stocks and after OPEC […]

February NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $3.084 on Thursday, January 11th

By spragueoperati | January 12, 2018 | 0 Comments

Thursday, January 11th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.977, seven cents above Wednesday’s closing price of $2.906.  The contract inched upward to exceed the $3.00 […]

Oil prices continued to move higher but were contained by the larger than expected increase in product inventories

By spragueoperati | January 11, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: Oil prices continued to move higher, gaining support from the 4.95 million barrel draw in U.S. crude oil inventories, but the higher move was contained by the larger than expected […]

February NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $2.906 on Wednesday, January 10th

By spragueoperati | January 11, 2018 | 0 Comments

Wednesday, January 10th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.944, two cents above Tuesday’s closing price of $2.923. A sluggish climb brought the contract to the […]

Both WTI and Brent rose to higher levels

By spragueoperati | January 10, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: With expectations that U.S. crude oil inventories fell for the eighth straight week, WTI rose to its highest level since December 2014 and Brent reached a new 2.5 year high. […]

February NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $2.923 on Tuesday, January 9th

By spragueoperati | January 10, 2018 | 0 Comments

Tuesday, January 9th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.882, five cents above Monday’s closing price of $2.835. Prices gradually took steps downward in the opening hours […]

Oil prices are caught between rising US production, political tensions and OPEC production cuts

By spragueoperati | January 9, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: Activity in the oil markets was subdued on Monday, with prices caught between rising U.S. production, political tensions in Iran and OPEC production cuts. Both Brent and WTI traded on […]