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January NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.442 on Wednesday, December 9th

By spragueoperati | December 10, 2020 | Comments Off on January NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.442 on Wednesday, December 9th

Wednesday, December 9th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.501, ten cents above Tuesday’s closing price $2.399.  Recording an intraday high of $2.508 at 9:20AM, prices […]

There was a 15 million barrel increase in U.S. crude oil inventories

By spragueoperati | December 10, 2020 | Comments Off on There was a 15 million barrel increase in U.S. crude oil inventories

Recap: Oil futures posted modest losses on Wednesday despite the more than 15 million barrel increase in U.S. crude oil inventories. The modest reaction to the huge stockpile build has […]

January NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.399 on Tuesday, December 8th

By spragueoperati | December 9, 2020 | Comments Off on January NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.399 on Tuesday, December 8th

Tuesday, December 8th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.434, three cents above Monday’s closing price $2.406.  Trading within three cents of $2.435 through the morning […]

U.S. inventory numbers are expected to show a decline in crude oil stockpiles and a build in refined products

By spragueoperati | December 9, 2020 | Comments Off on U.S. inventory numbers are expected to show a decline in crude oil stockpiles and a build in refined products

Recap: Oil futures mostly lower on Tuesday, as the number of rising COVID-19 cases overshadowed optimism tied to a number of vaccines, which are already being administered in the UK. […]

January NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.406 on Monday, December 7th

By spragueoperati | December 8, 2020 | Comments Off on January NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.406 on Monday, December 7th

Monday, December 7th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.417, sixteen cents below Friday’s closing price of $2.575.  Down 17% from last Monday’s opening, persistent and […]

Oil futures pulled back from a nine month high on Monday

By spragueoperati | December 8, 2020 | Comments Off on Oil futures pulled back from a nine month high on Monday

Recap: Oil futures pulled back from a nine month high on Monday, as the number of coronavirus cases continue to surge and as tensions between China and the U.S. intensifies. […]

January NYMX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.575 on Friday, December 4th

By spragueoperati | December 7, 2020 | Comments Off on January NYMX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.575 on Friday, December 4th

Friday, December 4th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.511, slightly above Thursday’s closing price $2.507.  Touching down to an intraday low of $2.501 minutes after […]

All three major petroleum futures contracts on NYMEX finished the trading session higher Friday

By spragueoperati | December 7, 2020 | Comments Off on All three major petroleum futures contracts on NYMEX finished the trading session higher Friday

Recap: Not only did all three major petroleum futures contracts on NYMEX finish the trading session higher Friday, they also posted their fifth consecutive weekly gain. Despite the current surging […]

January NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.507 on Thursday, December 3rd

By spragueoperati | December 4, 2020 | Comments Off on January NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $2.507 on Thursday, December 3rd

Thursday, December 3rd saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.611, seventeen cents below Wednesday’s closing price $2.780.  Attaining an intraday high of $2.617 within minutes of […]

OPEC+ agreed to gradually increase crude production starting in January

By spragueoperati | December 4, 2020 | Comments Off on OPEC+ agreed to gradually increase crude production starting in January

Recap: Oil futures continued to trend higher on Thursday despite OPEC+ agreeing to gradually increase crude production starting in January. This contradicts earlier expectations for an extension of current output […]