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July NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $ 2.952 on Thursday, May 31st

By spragueoperati | June 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

Thursday, May 31st saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.927, four cents above Wednesday’s closing price of $2.885.  Stepping higher overnight as bullish weather forecasts look […]

A rise in equities and a slip in the dollar added strength to the market

By spragueoperati | May 31, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: WTI reversed 5 straight days of declines, as Russia’s central bank cautioned against plans to boost output and on forecasts calling for a decline in U.S. crude oil inventories. […]

July NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $2.885 on Wednesday, May 30th

By spragueoperati | May 31, 2018 | 0 Comments

On Wednesday, May 30th – the July NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts began trading as the prompt month.  Opening at $2.895, a penny below Tuesday’s closing price of $2.903, the […]

On Tuesday WTI fell as much as 3 percent

By spragueoperati | May 30, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: Last week’s slide in oil prices continued on Tuesday, with WTI falling as much as 3 percent, as hedge funds gave up on bets that prices had more upside potential. […]

June NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $2.875 on Tuesday, May 29th

By spragueoperati | May 30, 2018 | 0 Comments

On Tuesday, May 29th – settlement day for the June Contract – the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts opened at $2.878, roughly six cents below Friday’s closing price of […]

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 […]