Q2 told one story through different assets.
Producers cut costs.
Majors captured upstream and refining margins.
Midstream collected on volume.
Offshore sold scarce capacity.
Different assets. Same quarterly meeting about cash.
#XOM#CVX#EXE#CRK#EPD#NE#OOTT#WTI#Crude
EIA Natural Gas Storage
Injection: +28 Bcf
Estimate: +37 Bcf
Prior: +32 Bcf
Working gas: 3,084 Bcf
vs. year ago: -32 Bcf
vs. 5-year avg: +185 Bcf
The build came in light. Storage did not.
#NatGas#EIA#NaturalGas
Strait of Hormuz entry traffic remains at ~5% of normal (7 day avg.), ~6.5MM Bbl/d of production remains shut-in, Saudi energy infrastructure getting hit by Houthis, SPRs on fumes, and yet oil has fallen by 9% in 2 days. Perplexing to many of us.
API
Crude: +3.30 MMbbl
Gasoline: +0.92
Distillates: +0.36
Crude and products all built, now down 16–18% since Thursday. WTI closed near $77, down 4%.
BOARD COMMENT
Storage remains available
#API#WTI#OOTT
KPP MARKET BRIEF
API Weekly Inventory
Crude: +2.60 MMbbl
Gasoline: -1.38 MMbbl
Distillates: +1.76 MMbbl
Cushing: -737 Mbbl
The 13-week streak of crude draws ended, but gasoline and Cushing inventories continued lower.
Board Comment:
We’ll see if Wednesday agrees.
#API#OOTT