Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report A surge in net imports meant that commercial crude oil stocks fell by less-than-expected last week. We expect stocks to continue to drop in the weeks ahead in line with the seasonal uptick in gasoline... 3rd July 2019 · 2 mins read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report We think last week’s unexpectedly large decline in US crude stocks can be explained more by the fall in OPEC production than by surging domestic demand. That said, we do not think that the latest drop... 26th June 2019 · 2 mins read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report After a recent run of large builds, last week’s drawdowns in US stocks of both commercial crude and gasoline point to an improvement in US oil demand. But with stocks still relatively high, we think... 19th June 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report US crude stocks continued to rise this week, despite the increase in the refinery utilisation rate, a fall in net imports and lower production. This put further downward pressure on prices, which had... 12th June 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report Stocks of both crude and products jumped in the latest weekly data, despite slightly stronger refinery run rates. The apparent weakness of US demand and higher stocks will make it difficult for OPEC+... 5th June 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report After a number of surprising builds in US commercial crude stocks, last week’s small drawdown perhaps signals that a summer fall in stocks may be looming. If we are right, and stocks continue to... 30th May 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report US commercial crude stocks rose again this week partly due to a release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR), which caused prices to drop sharply today. Despite this, we still think that crude... 22nd May 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report US crude stocks returned to their recent run of unseasonal builds last week. This was despite the refinery utilisation rate, net imports and production all implying a drawdown. That said, there is... 15th May 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report After US crude stocks reached their highest since September 2017, the beginning of May saw a partial reversal in recent builds. The latest stock draw was fuelled by a fall in net imports and an... 8th May 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report A drop in refining activity and a further increase in net imports saw a third consecutive weekly build in crude stocks, which are now at the highest since September 2017. An unexpected drawdown in the... 1st May 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report A surge in net imports and the recovery in domestic production led crude stocks higher last week. However, we expect stocks to start to be drawn down in the coming weeks as the refinery maintenance... 24th April 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report The collapse in US net imports drove crude oil stocks lower last week. We expect further slides in crude stocks as the maintenance season for refineries ends. 17th April 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report The decline in net imports was one reason why US crude stocks surged again this week. However, we don’t think that this trend will continue as we expect the maintenance season for refineries to end... 10th April 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report Jumps in net imports and US production meant that US crude stocks showed a stellar build this week. However, we expect that stocks will fall in the months ahead as refineries come back online. 3rd April 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report US crude stocks rose this week as the refinery rate ticked down and net imports picked up. We don’t think that this trend will continue as we believe that OPEC exports to the US will continue to fall. 27th March 2019 · 1 min read
Energy Data Response US Weekly Petroleum Status Report US stocks slumped again. The drivers were an increase in the refinery rate and a huge jump in exports. What’s more, this occurred despite production rising. We expect that as refineries come out of... 20th March 2019 · 1 min read
