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• Oil firms caught in balancing act as cash reserves shrink
  US oil and natural gas companies have reaped windfall profits from the oil price hikes caused by the...
  US oil and natural gas companies have reaped windfall profits from the oil price hikes caused by the war in Ukraine, but diminishing cash reserves now challenge their ability to balance investments and shareholder returns. While the recent oil price rebound might spur more drilling, the momentum towards clean energy and limited drilling opportunities are prompting companies to focus on cost reductions and technological innovations to maximize production.
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• Energy Transfer to Acquire Crestwood Equity Partners for $7.1 Billion
  Energy Transfer LP said on Aug. 16 it will acquire Crestwood Equity Partners...
  Energy Transfer LP said on Aug. 16 it will acquire Crestwood Equity Partners LP in an all-stock merger valued at $7.1 billion, the latest midstream sector megadeal this year.
  
  Crestwood’s system includes gathering and processing assets located in the Williston, Delaware, and Powder River basins. Crestwood’s assets comprise approximately 2 Bcf/d of gas gathering capacity, 1.4 Bcf/d of gas processing capacity and 340,000 bbl/d of crude gathering capacity.
  
  “If consummated, this transaction would extend Energy Transfer’s position in the value chain deeper into the Williston and Delaware basins while also providing entry into the Powder River basin,” Energy Transfer said in an Aug. 16 press release.
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• Energy Sector Commentary
  The energy sector is off to a...

  The energy sector is off to a mixed start, supported by strength in crude oil contracts, while the broader market futures are lower ahead of the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July policy meeting. Two mid-stream deals were announced this morning, with Energy Transfer announcing it will acquire Crestwood Energy Partners in an all-cash deal worth $7 billion and Holly Sinclair announced it will purchase the remaining shares of Holly Energy Partners for $21.57 per unit in cash and stock.

  
  

  WTI and Brent crude oil futures are edging higher following two-consecutive days of losses as tight supply, a weaker dollar, and high gasoline demand modestly outweigh sluggish economic data from China. July’s retail sales and industrial output data from China has worried traders who are wondering whether China will meet its growth target of 5% for the year without more stimulus. Market participants are also skeptical that yesterday’s unexpected rate cut from China will be enough to boost their economy. Gasoline demand has surged to its highest levels this year as U.S. motorists try to squeeze one last trip before the Labor Day holiday. Last night’s API data showed a draw of 6.195M barrels, much larger than analysts had expected.

  
  

  Natural gas futures are extending yesterday’s losses, on expectations for a build in last week’s inventory of +38 Bcf vs 5-year average +41 Bcf.

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• ☕️What Else is Brewing Wednesday Morning
  The Blind Side’s Tuohy family called Michael Oher’s accusations that they tricked...
  
  
  • The Blind Side’s Tuohy family called Michael Oher’s accusations that they tricked him into a conservatorship to enrich themselves “outlandish” and a “shakedown.” Their lawyer claimed that Oher demanded the family pay him $15 million or he’d go public with his side of the story.
  
  
  • The Pacific Northwest is sweltering under a heat wave that could break records.
  
  
  • Bazooka Candy Brands, which makes the bubble gum that loses flavor in two minutes, is being sold for $700 million.
  
  
  • X appears to be throttling links to rival sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Substack as well as news outlets that owner Elon Musk has publicly criticized, according to the Washington Post.
  
  
  • The Fulton County sheriff has insisted that no defendant will be treated differently than any other, so expect former President Trump to have his mugshot taken following his indictment on Monday. As one X user predicted, “This will break Etsy.”
  
  

  
  
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• API Reports Large Draw in Crude Oil Inventories
  Crude oil inventories in the United States saw a large draw this week of 6.195 million barrels,...
  Crude oil inventories in the United States saw a large draw this week of 6.195 million barrels, the American Petroleum Institute (API) data showed on Tuesday, after last week’s surprise 4.067 million barrel build.
  
  Analysts were expecting a draw of 2.050 million barrels in U.S. crude-oil inventories. The total number of barrels of crude oil gained so far this year is nearly 18 million barrels, according to API data, although there is a net draw in crude inventories since April of almost 30 million barrels.
  
  On Monday, the Department of Energy (DoE) reported that crude oil inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) rose by 600,000 barrels in the week ending August 14, with the SPR inventory still sitting at a near 40-year low of 348.4 million barrels. At that rate of replenishment, the SPR should return to 2021 levels in a little under a decade.
  
  Inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma, fell by another million barrels, after falling by 112,000 barrels in the previous week.
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