How Social Unrest Showed Up in NY Power Loads This Summer
Government-mandated closures aren’t the only thing cutting into power demand in New York this summer. Once the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S., New York maintained strict closures and travel restrictions throughout April and May. Its shutdowns were swift compared with the rest of the country. As early as March 24, my team […]
Sharks in the Water—Part 3
“Dice are rolling, the knives are out …” In this week’s blog, we’re highlighting two more “sharks in the water”—companies with solid balance sheets, long-term growth strategies, and cash to spend on acquisitions from stressed rivals during these stressful times. In Part 2 of this series, we highlighted Total, which we see as an […]
Risk Analysts Take Note—High Oil Market Volatility is Here to Stay
2020 has been quite a roller coaster ride—and it’s not even halfway over yet. To be sure, in recent weeks WTI crude reached a little bit of oil price stability compared to what we have been experiencing. But by no means is market volatility in the rearview mirror. In fact, the kind of volatility WTI […]
How COVID-19 Will Impact Power Loads During Summer Peaks
U.S. power markets have endured a transformative two and a half months as school, business, and some manufacturing closures have swept across the nation due to COVID-19. A little more than two months ago, the PRT team was analyzing the first results of our COVID-19 power load demand destruction models. (I wrote about the challenges […]
MarketView Anywhere Links Remote Energy Traders to Markets
2020 brought on brand new challenges for everybody in the energy industry. Working from home set-ups were particularly challenging for traders and analysts who normally work in close proximity in trade floors. Our director of product management for MarketView, Sven Schoerner, sat down with ComTech Advisory to talk about the benefits MarketView as a data […]
Sharks in the Water—Part 2
“Dice are rolling, the knives are out … ” In this week’s blog, we will highlight a new “shark in the water”—a company with solid balance sheets, long-term growth strategies, and cash to spend on acquisitions from stressed rivals during these stressful times. Last week we discussed Shell, which we believe has both the […]
Sharks in the Water
“Dice are rolling, the knives are out … ” Oil’s recent price implosion, resulting from the double whammy of OPEC’s early March failure to agree on further production cuts with Russia and demand destruction in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic, has left the global oil & gas exploration business reeling. Subsequent OPEC++ cuts […]
The Week Ahead For Crude Oil, Gas and NGLs Markets – May 4, 2020
[contextly_auto_sidebar] CRUDE OIL June WTI settled at $19.78/bbl last Friday, up 17.5% from last Monday’s open. Prices were supported by smaller-than-expected US inventory builds as well as early indications that production cuts are beginning to take effect globally. Despite the recent easing in the rate of inventory builds, physical markets still remain oversupplied. Supply pressures […]
The Week Ahead For Crude Oil, Gas and NGLs Markets – April 27, 2020
[contextly_auto_sidebar] CRUDE OIL Crude oil futures started the week off on poor footing, with May WTI falling into unprecedented negative territory Monday, two days before contract rollover, and June WTI trading in the low teens that morning. The US Oil Fund, a large exchange-traded fund that invests in crude oil futures, announced that it would […]
Oil Markets in Crisis: Production Outlook and Outline for Recovery
By now, everyone reading this blog should be aware of the crisis in oil markets. If not, this week’s spectacular collapse of the May WTI contract almost certainly caught your attention. I’m not the first to say this, but it’s worth repeating: the WTI settlement of -$37.63 a barrel was the result of traders’ difficulty […]