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July NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.597 on Wednesday, June 21st

By spragueoperati | June 22, 2023 | 0 Comments

Wednesday, June 21st saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.493, nearly even to Tuesday’s closing price of $2.492. Falling to the intraday low of $2.448 by […]

The Oil Market on Wednesday Continued to Trend Higher Ahead of the Release of the Weekly Petroleum Stock Reports

By spragueoperati | June 22, 2023 | 0 Comments

Recap:  The oil market on Wednesday continued to trend higher ahead of the release of the weekly petroleum stock reports which are expected to show draws in stocks and the […]

July NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.487 on Tuesday, June 20th

By spragueoperati | June 21, 2023 | 0 Comments

Tuesday, June 20th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.645, a penny above Friday’s closing price of $2.632. Tallying a fresh one-month intraday high of $2.650 […]

The Oil Market on Tuesday Sold Off, Giving Up All of Last Week’s 2.3% Gain

By spragueoperati | June 21, 2023 | 0 Comments

Recap:  The oil market on Tuesday sold off, giving up all of last week’s 2.3% gain as the market continues to experience choppy, rangebound trading. The market traded to a […]

Chinese Refinery Throughput Was Reported to Have Increased in May to its Second Highest Total on Record

By spragueoperati | June 20, 2023 | 0 Comments

Recap:  The oil market rallied higher on Friday and settled up 2.3% on the week on hopes of increasing Chinese oil demand. Earlier in the week, Chinese refinery throughput was […]

July NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.632 on Friday, June 16th

By spragueoperati | June 19, 2023 | 0 Comments

Friday, June 16th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.571, four cents above Thursday’s closing price of $2.533. Spiking to $2.635 within minutes of the open, […]

July NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.533 on Thursday, June 15th

By spragueoperati | June 16, 2023 | 0 Comments

Thursday, June 15th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.412, seven cents above Wednesday’s closing price of $2.342. Marking the intraday low of $2.406 soon after […]

The Fed Held Rates Steady for June but Suggested Further Rate Hikes Later This Year

By spragueoperati | June 16, 2023 | 0 Comments

Recap:  The oil market on Thursday retraced its previous losses and posted an outside trading day as traders covered some of their short positions. This followed Wednesday’s 1.7% decline after […]

July NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.342 on Wednesday, June 14th

By spragueoperati | June 15, 2023 | 0 Comments

Wednesday, June 14th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.384, four cents above Tuesday’s closing price of $2.340. Propped up overnight by a bullish shift in […]

Bullish Oil Demand Growth Forecasts from the International Energy Agency

By spragueoperati | June 15, 2023 | 0 Comments

Recap:  The oil market traded mostly sideways in overnight trading before it rallied higher on bullish oil demand growth forecasts from the International Energy Agency. The IEA raised its oil […]