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Nat-Gas Prices Plunge on Ample Supplies and Mild Demand

May Nymex natural gas (NGK23) on Wednesday closed down -0.191 (-8.28%). May nat-gas prices Wednesday fell sharply to a 1-1/2 week low on ample supplies and soft demand. Also, forecasts for above-normal U.S. temperatures that will curb heating demand for nat-gas are undercutting prices after Atmospheric G2 said above-normal temperatures...

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Crude Recovers Early Losses as EIA Crude Inventories Fall More Than Expected

June WTI crude oil (CLM23 ) this morning is up +0.03 (+0.04%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM23 ) is up +1.18 (+0.46%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) is down -0.151 (-6.55%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning recovered from early losses and are slightly higher after weekly EIA...

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Nat-Gas Prices Rebound on Outlook for Cold U.S. Temps

May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.034 (+1.50%). May nat-gas prices Tuesday recovered from early losses and posted moderate gains on the outlook for colder U.S. temperatures, which would boost heating demand for nat-gas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization (NOAA) said that below-normal temperatures are...

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Crude Oil Prices Retreat on Dollar Strength and Economic Concerns

June WTI crude oil (CLM23 ) this morning is down -1.73 (-2.20%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM23 ) is down -5.97 (-2.29%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) is down -0.043 (-1.89%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are sharply lower, with crude falling to a 3-week low. Dollar...

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Nat-Gas Prices Push Higher on Below-Normal U.S. Temps

May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) on Monday closed up +0.040 (+1.79%). May nat-gas prices Monday morning posted moderate gains on the outlook for colder-than-normal U.S. temperatures that would boost heating demand for nat-gas. The Commodity Weather Group said below-normal temperatures are expected across the eastern half of the U.S....

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Crude Oil Prices Rise on Stronger Chinese Fuel Demand

June WTI crude oil (CLM23 ) this morning is up +0.73 (+0.94%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM23 ) is up +2.14 (+0.83%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) is up +0.014 (+0.63%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning recovered from early losses and are moderately higher. A fall in...

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Crude Oil and the U.S. SPR

The U.S. SPR has dropped steadily and stood at the lowest level since October 1983 on April 14, 2023. The Biden administration authorized an unprecedented SPR release and sale following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that drove crude oil prices to over $130 per barrel in March 2022, the highest price…

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Nat-Gas Prices Close Moderately Low on Abundant U.S. Supplies

May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) on Friday closed down -0.016 (-0.71%). May nat-gas prices Friday settled moderately lower. Abundant U.S. nat-gas supplies are undercutting prices as total U.S. nat-gas stockpiles as of Apr 14 were 1.930 tcf, or +20.5%, above the 5-year average for this time of year. However,...

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Crude Climbs on Strength in U.S. Manufacturing Activity

June WTI crude oil (CLM23 ) this morning is up +0.47 (+0.61%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM23 ) is up +1.90 (+0.74%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) is down -0.038 (-1.69%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are moderately higher. Crude prices found support from today's U.S. news...

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Nat-Gas Prices Rebound on Forecasts for Below-Normal U.S. Temps

May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) on Thursday closed up +0.027 (+1.22%). Nat-gas prices Thursday recovered from early losses and closed moderately higher. Forecasts for colder-than-usual U.S. weather that will boost heating demand for nat-gas sparked short covering late Thursday morning after the Commodity Weather Group said below-normal temperatures are...

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Economic Concerns Drive Crude Prices Lower

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) this morning is down -1.90 (-2.40%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) is down -7.11 (-2.69%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) is down -0.073 (-3.29%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are retreating, with crude posting a 2-1/2 week low and gasoline...

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Nat-Gas Prices Retreat on a Milder U.S. Weather Forecast

May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.144 (-6.09%). May nat-gas prices Wednesday fell sharply as updated weather forecasts signal milder U.S. weather, curbing heating demand for nat-gas. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said that while colder-than-normal temperatures are expected across a large portion of the central and eastern...

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Crude Prices Fall as a Slide in Stocks Sparks Risk Aversion

May WTI crude oil (CLK23) this morning is down -1.12 (-1.39%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23) is down -7.17 (-2.61%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23) is down -0.128 (-5.41%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are moderately lower and dropped to 2-1/2 week lows. A stronger dollar today is...

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How are Oil and Sugar Connected?

Sugar and crude oil, the soft and energy commodities, correlate for two reasons. As members of the commodities asset class, sugar and oil prices often move in the same direction during secular raw material bullish or bearish market trends. However, sugar’s role in Brazilian ethanol production makes the sweet commodity…

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Nat-Gas Prices Soar on Colder U.S. Temps

May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.091 (+4.00%). May nat-gas Tuesday rallied sharply for a second day and posted a 4-week high. Nat-gas prices rallied on outlook for colder temperatures in the U.S. that would boost heating demand for nat-gas in the northern regions of the...

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Crude Oil Higher on Dollar Weakness and Chinese Economic Strength

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) this morning is up +0.31 (+0.38%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) is down -1.40 (-0.50%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) is up +0.061 (+2.68%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are mixed, with gasoline falling to a 2-week low. A weaker...

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Natural Gas- The Injection Season Begins

Nearby natural gas futures rose to a fourteen-year high in August 2022 when they probed above the $10 per MMBtu level. In Q1 2023, the price fell to a low below $2 and was around close to the low on April 18. Natural gas is a boom-and-bust energy commodity that…

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Nat-Gas Prices Surge on Cold U.S. Temps and Record LNG Exports

May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) on Monday closed up +0.161 (+7.62%). May nat-gas Monday rallied sharply to a 3-week high as a shift in U.S. weather forecasts to winter-like temperatures will boost heating demand for nat-gas. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said below-normal temperatures are seen boosting heating demand across the...

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Crude Oil Prices Fall on Weakness in Global Fuel Demand

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) this morning is down -1.29 (-1.56%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) is down -6.57 (-2.32%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) is up +0.177 (+8.37%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are moderately lower, with gasoline falling to a 1-1/2 week low....

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Nat-Gas Prices Rebound on Summer-Like U.S. Temps

May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) on Friday closed up +0.107 (+5.33%). May nat-gas Friday recovered from a 2-1/2 year nearest-futures low and closed sharply higher. Forecasts for summer-like weather in the eastern U.S. that will boost nat-gas demand from utility companies to power air conditioning sparked short-covering in nat-gas...

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Crude Gains on the Outlook for Tighter Global Oil Supplies

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) this morning is up +0.66 (+0.80%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) is down -0.55 (-0.19%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) is up +0.052 (+2.59%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are mixed. Crude has support on today's projection from the International...

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Nat-Gas Prices Tumble on Abundant U.S. Supplies

May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) on Thursday closed down -0.086 (-4.11%). May nat-gas on Thursday closed sharply lower for a second day on the outlook for abundant U.S. nat-gas supplies. Thursday's weekly EIA nat-gas inventories rose +25 bcf, close to expectations, which left U.S. nat-gas stockpiles a hefty +18.9%...

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Crude Prices Slip on Concern the U.S. Economy is Slowing

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) this morning is down -0.22 (-0.26%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) is down -2.17 (-0.76%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) is down -0.057 (-2.72%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are moderately lower. Crude prices are under pressure after today's larger-than-expected...

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Nat-Gas Prices Fall on Ample U.S. Supplies

May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.093 (-4.25%). May nat-gas prices Wednesday closed sharply lower. Nat-gas prices are being undercut by ample supplies, with U.S. nat-gas inventories being 20% above their 5-year average as of Mar 31. Nat-gas prices are also being undercut by ramped-up U.S....

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Crude Prices Climb as Global Oil Supplies Shrink

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) this morning is up +1.16 (+1.42%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) is up +0.47 (+0.16%). May Nymex natural gas (NGK23 ) is down -0.093 (-4.25%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are moderately higher, with crude climbing to a 4-1/2 month nearest-futures...

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