EOG: An Apple (of Oil) a Day Keeps the Bears Away

By Paul Sankey Published on November 21, 2024 at 7:02 AM

Premium Event Today This evening, Happy Hour, top Republican Lobbyist Aaron Cutler, we sent his bio to you yesterday evening. Date/Time – Thursday, November 21st 4PM ET; Guest – Aaron Cutler Registration Link – Click Here ~ We describe this as the worst normalized oil balance we have seen in our careers. Demand fine, monstrous over-supply. In OPEC alone (ie ignoring OPEC+, especially Russia and Kazakhstan) Bloomberg lists 33.5mb/d of crude oil production capacity vs …

Morning There Will Be Vol?

By Paul Sankey Published on October 31, 2024 at 8:20 AM

The two largest US natural gas E&Ps reported this week, which was interesting. Our observation would be that these companies have gone from buying volatility (hedging their production) to selling volatility (holding spare capacity of unproduced but quickly available natural gas supply) and hence will dampen volatility in US natgas. “Why have oil prices not soared on wild Middle East turmoil, oil should go to $200/bbl?” question the oil tourists. No, spare capacity massively dampens …