Energy News: E.U. Recommends Russian Ban The E.U. recommends a complete oil, gas, and coal ban on Russian energy. This recommendation carries no official weight, and, so far, only Russian coal has been sanctioned. But this recommendation is another step closer to Europe banning all Russian energy over the Ukraine invasion. The U.S. will have…
HIGH POPULATION CITIES SHOULD SEE LOWER DEMAND Milder weather is projected for mid-April, but we may still see a withdrawal this week of 25-35 Bcf. This late cold snap is hurting our chances to rebuild gas storage for the upcoming winter, which may make for an even worse market than we had this past winter.…
NATURAL GAS SNAPSHOT: MARKET IN A WATCH, WAIT AND SEE MODE Milder forecasts and higher European pandemic numbers, offset by higher-than-expected withdrawal, kept the market mostly waiting and seeing. We are close to a typical shoulder month in April. A shoulder month is a month typically low demand. Warm enough to turn off the heaters,…
Happy Pi Day! MILDER WEATHER SHOULD LEAD TO LOWER DEMAND ACROSS THE COUNTRY Milder weather is on the way soon. This should lower demand and may even lower Natural Gas prices. Later this week, a warmer weather pattern will arrive as high-pressure rules vast stretches of the country. Slow-moving mild and wet systems will linger…
FEARS OF SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN ENERGY DRIVE MARKET HIGHER STILL, NO ENERGY SANCTIONS, BUT SUPPORT IS INCREASING As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, multiple sanctions have been laid on Russia, so far to no avail. Energy sanctions on Russian energy are among the last resort as they will cause pain in Europe and the…
COLD FRONT AND GEOPOLITICS MAIN DRIVERS OF THE MARKET RIGHT NOW COLD FRONT KEEPS MARKET ABOVE $4.00 Last week, a sub-200 withdrawal of gas could not stop the market from climbing above $4.50 as the latest cold-front moves across the U.S. This latest front could have weaker effects at the end of February early March.…