Traders look ahead to a fresh batch
of crude oil inventory data from the American Petroleum Institute (API) due Tuesday after data last week showed an unexpected build in U.S. crude stockpiles.
The migrations
of crude oil inventories from the Midcontinent to the Gulf Coast will increase exports of refined products.
Not exact matches
Oil fell Tuesday as a stronger dollar prompted investors to take profits from a two - week rally ahead
of weekly data that analysts have forecast will indicate an uptick
crude inventories.
LONDON, May 3 -
Oil prices edged higher on Thursday despite swelling U.S.
crude inventories and record weekly U.S. production, as focus shifted back to OPEC supply cuts and the potential
of new U.S. sanctions against Iran.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports on
oil prices ahead
of the Department
of Energy's
crude inventory report.
Investors will scour weekly
oil inventory statistics from the Energy Information Administration later on Thursday after industry data showed a rise
of 2.1 million barrels in
crude stockpiles last week.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports the latest read
of crude oil and gasoline
inventories from the EIA.
A U.S.
crude inventory build
of 2.6 million barrels in the week through Dec. 25 could keep downside pressure on
oil, reports CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis.
Although U.S.
crude oil inventories are at «historically high levels» for this time
of year, according to the Energy Information Adminstration's Weekly Petroleum Status report, Molchanov predicts
inventories will trend lower by the middle
of the year as prices recover.
Crude oil prices inched up after the EIA reported a smaller - than - expected build of 5.9 million barrels in crude oil inventories for the week to September 8, after a 4.6 - million - barrel build in the prior week due to the Gulf Coast refinery shutd
Crude oil prices inched up after the EIA reported a smaller - than - expected build
of 5.9 million barrels in
crude oil inventories for the week to September 8, after a 4.6 - million - barrel build in the prior week due to the Gulf Coast refinery shutd
crude oil inventories for the week to September 8, after a 4.6 - million - barrel build in the prior week due to the Gulf Coast refinery shutdowns.
As refineries along the Gulf Coast slowly resume normal operations, there was no surprise in this week's EIA
inventory report: a build
of 4.6 million barrels
of crude oil.
The U.S. dollar clung to gains amid fading concerns over a global trade war, while
oil soared on a reported decline in U.S.
crude inventories and the possibility
of supply disruptions.
In spite
of analyst warnings, prices remained stable after the third weekly
crude oil inventory increase, suggesting that market players have already factored in the prolonged consequences
of Hurricane Harvey and Irma on
oil dynamics in the United States.
While the re-balancing
of global
oil markets is progressing, record - high
crude and gasoline
inventories continue to put downward pressure on prices.
This week's
crude oil inventory build takes away from the previous streak
of draws that saw almost 50 million barrels removed from
inventory, according to API data.
Crude oil has regained a path
of least resistance north as
inventories come back into the picture with expectations trickling out today and API at 3:30 p.m. Central.
With
oil prices already down on the day, the American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a large build
of 3.427 million barrels
of United States
crude oil inventories for the week Continue Reading
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a build
of 6.181 million barrels in United States
crude oil inventories, compared to analyst expectations that
inventories would build by 10.1 million barrels for the week ending September 8 as many refineries in the Gulf Coast remain offline and demand in Florida wanes in the wake
of the most recent hurricane.
American Petroleum Institute (API)
crude oil inventory data Oil inventory build of 2.6 mln barrels Cushing draw of 319K barrels Gasoline -1.94 mln bbls Distillate -95 K bbls The survey expectations Continue Read
oil inventory data
Oil inventory build of 2.6 mln barrels Cushing draw of 319K barrels Gasoline -1.94 mln bbls Distillate -95 K bbls The survey expectations Continue Read
Oil inventory build
of 2.6 mln barrels Cushing draw
of 319K barrels Gasoline -1.94 mln bbls Distillate -95 K bbls The survey expectations Continue Reading
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a draw
of 761,000 barrels in United States
crude oil inventories, compared to analyst expectations that
inventories would build by 3.422 million barrels for the week ending September 22.
Crude oil ran into tech trouble as the U.S. tech sector is under fire leading to a sell - off in stocks against a backdrop
of rising
oil inventory.
The OPEC deal seems to finally be bearing fruit in the form
of a sharp decline in global
crude oil inventories.
However,
crude oil inventories remain high, with current storage levels near 500 million bbl, which is approximately 9 million bbl ahead
of last year.
Global
crude oil inventories had reached record highs, and the price
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What: Just when investors thought it was safe to go back into the waters
of the
oil market, building
inventories of refined product and
crude sent
oil prices plunging today and taking exploration and production stocks with them.
The chart above shows that the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that commercial
crude oil inventories at OECD countries could hit their lowest in two years by the end
of 2017, coinciding with a sharp drop in U.S.
inventories.
The EIA reports: «At 528.7 million barrels, U.S.
crude oil inventories are near the upper limit
of the average range for this time
of year.»
Oil prices pushed lower for most
of last week on the news that U.S. commercial
crude inventories rose to the highest level for this time
of the year in at least 80 years, though prices reversed sharply on Friday.
Even though we may be perhaps two - thirds through the
inventory destocking part
of the down cycle, what does the longer - term future hold for steel and
crude oil prices?
Crude oil in particular managed to give back all
of Wednesday's gains after dismal
inventory data on Thursday, and yet again finds itself at a key intersection
of important support which typically has been wise to buy into.
The market was already moving upward on the back
of this morning's EIA report, which reported a draw in
crude oil inventories of 1.9 million barrels — the fourth draw in a week.
The
Crude Oil inventories that will be released at 3:30 GMT today are expected to show a decrease in US stockpiles
of 0.5 million barrels.
Oil prices on Thursday hit their highest since December, 2014, pushed up after U.S.
crude inventories posted a 10th straight week
of declines and as the dollar continued to weaken.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, «U.S.
crude oil inventories remain near levels not seen for this time
of year in at least the last 80 years.»
DeHaan says that continued low gas prices in the U.S. can be attributed mostly to an increase in the amount
of crude oil produced in the U.S., with American
oil inventories up 27 percent compared to this time last year.
At 10:00 am, before the Dept.
of Energy's
Crude Oil Inventory report, a typical futures trader would have to consider not just one but two problems:
Right now at least, pump prices are falling more or less in tandem with
crude because
of low demand from world economies and larger
crude inventories from
oil producing countries.