Dow closes down nearly 400 points Friday, but books a weekly gain
U.S. stocks finished a week of extreme volatility sharply lower...
U.S. stocks finished a week of extreme volatility sharply lower on Friday, even as the Dow posted a second weekly advance after inflation data showed little signs of pulling back from its roughly 8% advance in September from a year ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.34% fell about 400 points, or 1.3%, ending near 29,634. The S&P 500 index SPX, -2.37% posted a 2.4% decline and the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -3.08% closed down 3.1%, according to FactSet. The hot inflation reading has fueled expectations of another rate hike of 75 basis points in November by the Federal Reserve, but also for the central bank's policy rate to hit 5% in a matter of months. The Fed has been looking to cool inflation stuck near a 40-year high through a smaller balance sheet and higher rates, without sparking a recession. The S&P 500 shed 1.6% for the week, while the Nasdaq closed the week 3.1% lower.
Natural Gas Thread - Highlights from the EIA Outlook
2023 U.S. natgas production was revised down 0.8 bcf/d vs. last month (or -1%). Despite high NYMEX prices, associated gas from revisions to U.S. oil production looks like one of the key factors #naturalgas /1 pic.twitter.com/YrD8jEoiT8
US oil and natural gas companies signed $16 billion worth of deals in the third quarter, marking an improvement...
US oil and natural gas companies signed $16 billion worth of deals in the third quarter, marking an improvement from this year's previous quarters, but dealmaking slowed compared to year-ago levels due to inflationary pressures, recession fears, and a focus on debt reduction and investor returns, according to data analytics firm Enverus. Oil and gas mergers and acquisitions totaled $36 billion in the first nine months of the year, down from $56 billion in the same period of 2021.
US natural gas producer EQT Corp. has joined forces with pipeline companies TC Energy and Williams to...
US natural gas producer EQT Corp. has joined forces with pipeline companies TC Energy and Williams to form the Partnership to Address Global Emissions, a coalition that aims to advocate for infrastructure development to enable increased liquefied natural gas production and exports. The coalition will engage in policymaking to support its four main goals: lowering emissions, strengthening energy security, replacing foreign coal with US gas and boosting energy supplies to combat inflation.
Texas, Pa. pushed US gas production to a record in 2021
US dry natural gas production climbed 3.5% year over year to...
US dry natural gas production climbed 3.5% year over year to a record of about 95 billion cubic feet per day in 2021, driven by Texas and Pennsylvania, which registered output growth of nearly 1.5 Bcf/d each, according to the Energy Information Administration. Meanwhile, the offshore Gulf of Mexico's share of dry gas production was just 2% in 2021, down from 9% in 2010, as aging wells, high costs, hurricane activity and oil-weighted production diminish its contribution.
