The energy sector is poised for a lower start, pressured by weakness in the underlying commodities,...
The energy sector is poised for a lower start, pressured by weakness in the underlying commodities, while U.S. stock index futures edged higher as investors remained hopeful about progress in the Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
WTI and Brent crude oil futures are trading lower as fears over weaker fuel demand in China grew following a lockdown in Shanghai in an effort to curb a surge in COVID-19 infections. Amid the growing list of sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, Britain instructed public sector bodies to review energy and other contracts they have with Russian firms and consider switching suppliers, noting that existing energy agreements could benefit the Russian state. India also just announced it will not consider buying oil from Russia or any other country using Indian rupees, the junior oil minister told parliament. Additionally, Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani told an industry conference in Dubai that the Kurdish region of northern Iraq has the capacity to make up for at least some of the energy shortfall in Europe, claiming that Kurdistan would soon become an important source of energy that would meet global demand and it would export to Turkey soon.
Cutlass Energy Establishes Haynesville Position through ArcLight Transaction
ArcLight Capital Partners LLC recently entered into an agreement with an undisclosed...
ArcLight Capital Partners LLC recently entered into an agreement with an undisclosed seller for its affiliate Saber Midstream LLC to acquire a natural gas gathering system in the Haynesville Shale Basin of Louisiana and Texas.
In a release announcing the acquisition last week, ArcLight said the management team of Cutlass Energy Partners LLC, a midstream infrastructure company backed by the Boston-based private equity firm, will manage Saber Midstream and the operations of the acquired gas gathering system.
“Cutlass is excited to establish itself as a natural gas infrastructure player in the Haynesville via its partnership with ArcLight in Saber Midstream,” Cutlass CEO Don Kirkendall commented in the release.
US Considers Another SPR Release that Could Top 30 Million Barrels
The Biden administration is considering another release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve...
The Biden administration is considering another release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to help stabilize global energy markets that, if carried out, could be bigger than the sale of 30 million barrels earlier this month, a U.S. source said on Friday.
“We’re in a real disruption at the moment, so you have to come at it from that perspective,” said the source, who emphasized that no decision has been made on a potential release.
“We’re not there yet, but definitely we are talking” about a release, the source said.
At spot natural gas prices, Morgan Stanley sees 20%+ upside for US gas stocks
Low inventory levels and an improving long-term demand outlook have driven henry hub gas (...
Low inventory levels and an improving long-term demand outlook have driven henry hub gas (NG1:COM) prices to their highest seasonal level in over a decade. Hub gas rallied 15% last week to $5.50/mmbtu, while natural gas producers rose ~22% on the week.
Morgan Stanley sees decelerating natural gas demand in 2023-2024 as LNG terminal capacity growth slows; however, the recent uptick in political support for the industry could improve LNG export demand on a 3-5yr horizon.
Despite high prices and the improved demand outlook, Morgan Stanley says gas stocks are "pricing in" ~$3.40 natural gas prices. That is to say, if natural gas prices fell ~40% from current levels, natural gas stocks would then be "fairly valued."
California diesel, jet prices rise on Chevron hydrotreater outage -trade
California diesel prices climbed 52.5 cents a gallon last week in the San Francisco...
California diesel prices climbed 52.5 cents a gallon last week in the San Francisco Bay market because of a hydrotreater outage at Chevron Corp’s Richmond, California, refinery, said West Coast market traders.
Jet prices in the San Francisco and Los Angeles wholesale markets have climbed 45 cents since Wednesday because of the jet fuel hydrotreater shutdown at the 245,271 barrel-per-day (bpd) Richmond refinery, the traders said.
