Monthly Archives: November 2019

tables & graphs for November 30

rig count summary: daily natural gas prices: weekly natural gas prices: quarterly natural gas prices:

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DUCs down the most on record as the number of wells drilled in October was at an 18 month low…

oil prices ended the week little changed, despite being down more than 5% by early on Wednesday, as shifting reports on US-China trade, oil inventories, and potential OPEC cuts resulted in the most volatile trading since the Saudi drone attack…after … Continue reading

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October’s new housing starts and existing home sales

The only widely watched reports released this week were the October report on New Residential Construction from the Census bureau, and the Existing Home Sales Report for October from the National Association of Realtors (NAR)….in addition to those, the Bureau … Continue reading

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tables & graphs for November 23

rig count summary: weekly natural gas in storage:

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US oil output at a record high, oil rigs at a 31 month low; global oil shortage at 1.6 million barrels per day despite a 1.7 mbpd supply increase

oil prices ended a bit higher this week, after seesawing on conflicting China-US trade deal and crude inventory reports…after rising $1.04, or 1.9% to $57.24 a barrel last week on repeated rumors that a US-China trade deal was imminent, prices … Continue reading

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October’s consumer & producer prices, retail sales, industrial production; September’s business inventories..

Major reports released this week included Retail Sales Report for October and the Business Sales and Inventories Report for September from the Census Bureau, the October Consumer Price Index, the October Producer Price Index, and the October Import-Export Price Index … Continue reading

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tables and graphics for November 16

retail sales: rig count summary: oil production: OPEC oil output: global oil supply: global oil demand:

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figure on 1st withdrawal of natural gas from storage over the week just ended; horizontal drilling was at a 31 month low

oil prices were modestly higher this past week, as repeated rumors that a US-China trade deal was imminent continued to goose financial & energy markets…after falling 0.8% to $56.20 a barrel as pressure from increasing oil supplies outweighed trade hopes … Continue reading

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September’s job openings & labor turnover, trade deficit, factory inventories and wholesale inventories, et al

Major agency reports that were released the past week included the Commerce Dept report on our International Trade for September, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for September from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Full Report … Continue reading

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tables and graphs for November 9th

rig count summary: utility gas use: residential/commercial gas use:

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