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Airstrikes Causing Concerns Over Potential Supply Disruptions

By Emily Beckett | December 30, 2025 | Comments Off on Airstrikes Causing Concerns Over Potential Supply Disruptions

Recap:  The oil market, which posted an inside trading day on Monday, retraced Friday’s sharp losses amid geopolitical tension in the Middle East, with Saudi airstrikes in Yemen causing concerns […]

How Natural Gas Users Can Manage Costs During Peak Winter Months

By Emily Beckett | December 29, 2025 | Comments Off on How Natural Gas Users Can Manage Costs During Peak Winter Months

With a frigid start to the winter season, many businesses are understandably concerned about how colder temperatures may impact their cost management in the months ahead. Winter weather has a […]

Thin Volume Trading Following the Christmas Day Holiday

By Emily Beckett | December 29, 2025 | Comments Off on Thin Volume Trading Following the Christmas Day Holiday

Recap:  The oil market on Friday posted an outside trading session with thin volume trading following the Christmas Day holiday. The market weighed potential supply risks after the U.S. carried […]

Oil Markets Weigh Refinery Outages and Escalating Geopolitical Risks

By Emerson Doiron | December 26, 2025 | Comments Off on Oil Markets Weigh Refinery Outages and Escalating Geopolitical Risks

Fundamental News: IIR Energy said U.S. oil refiners are expected to shut in about 145,000 bpd of capacity in the week ending December 26th, increasing available refining capacity by 41,000 bpd. […]

Crude Prices Edge Higher as Geopolitical Tensions Offset Venezuelan Supply Questions

By Emerson Doiron | December 24, 2025 | Comments Off on Crude Prices Edge Higher as Geopolitical Tensions Offset Venezuelan Supply Questions

Recap: The crude oil market traded higher on Tuesday as the market weighed geopolitical risks and stronger than expected U.S. economic growth. The potential sales of Venezuelan crude seized by the […]

January NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $3.965 on Monday, December 22nd

By Abby McVeigh | December 23, 2025 | Comments Off on January NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $3.965 on Monday, December 22nd

**Sprague Natural Gas MarketWatch will be on hiatus until the New Year** Monday, December 22nd saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas contract open at $3.965, $0.019 below Friday’s closing price […]

Oil Prices Climb as U.S. Intercepts Venezuelan Tankers, Geopolitical Risks Mount

By Emerson Doiron | December 23, 2025 | Comments Off on Oil Prices Climb as U.S. Intercepts Venezuelan Tankers, Geopolitical Risks Mount

Recap: The oil market traded higher on Monday on increasing geopolitical risk with the U.S. intercepting an oil tanker in the international waters off the coast of Venezuela and tensions […]

Oil Markets Trade Sideways as Geopolitical Signals Offset Supply Concerns

By Emerson Doiron | December 22, 2025 | Comments Off on Oil Markets Trade Sideways as Geopolitical Signals Offset Supply Concerns

Recap: The oil market on Friday continued to trade mostly sideways as the market continued to weigh the prospects of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal against the concerns of the increasing […]

January NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $3.984 on Friday, December 19th

By Abby McVeigh | December 22, 2025 | Comments Off on January NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $3.984 on Friday, December 19th

Friday, December 19th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas contract open at $3.876, $0.032 below Thursday’s closing price of $3.908. Recording the intraday low of $3.875 within minutes of the […]

Another Round of Sanctions Expected on Russia’s Energy Sector

By Emily Beckett | December 19, 2025 | Comments Off on Another Round of Sanctions Expected on Russia’s Energy Sector

Recap:  The oil market steadied as the market assessed the likelihood of further U.S. sanctions against Russia and the impact of a blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers. On Wednesday, Bloomberg […]