by Matt Walker | Feb 23, 2022 | Featured, Weekly Energy Market Situation
Petroleum inventories falling sharply Shale oil production falls after good recovery Demand is riding high Natural gas futures resist high-HDD rally. The Matrix Oil markets are pricing in possible inventory shortfalls and consequently higher prices for 2022. The chart... read more
by Matt Walker | Feb 14, 2022 | Featured, Weekly Energy Market Situation
Diesel futures prices have tracked the 2007/08 period closely OPEC+ production falls short Refinery executives cite bullish effects of ‘capacity rationalization’ Natural gas withdrawals 8% higher than the five-year average but cold weather fails to sustain... read more
by Matt Walker | Feb 7, 2022 | Featured, Weekly Energy Market Situation
Petroleum inventories falling sharply Shale oil production falls after good recovery Demand is riding high Natural gas futures resist high-HDD rally. The Matrix Oil markets are pricing in possible inventory shortfalls and consequently higher prices for 2022. The chart... read more
by Matt Walker | Jan 24, 2022 | Featured, In the Press
January 24, 2022 – A sharp 2%-3% decline in equities markets has been one of the key factors in the sell-off taking place in petroleum futures during Monday trading. Though futures are down sharply, the tensions on the Ukraine border continue to perhaps keep sellers... read more
by Matt Walker | Jan 24, 2022 | Hedging Insights and Analysis, Weekly Energy Market Situation
Highlights ULSD price falls after $0.43 rally Decline not tied to supply/demand fundamentals Analysts raise crude oil price forecast to $100 Natural gas consumption... read more
by Matt Walker | Nov 15, 2021 | In the Press
November 15, 2021 – Elaine is quoted in an article by Kelsey Hallahan from Platts Market Center. Read the full artile here … Elaine Levine, president of Washington-based brokerage PowerHouse, had a similar take, saying “I think that the interconnectedness... read more
by Matt Walker | Nov 11, 2021 | In the Press
November 11, 2021 – Elaine is quoted in an article by Denton Cinquegrana of OPIS. A wave of selling in overnight and early trading has all but disappeared.Even though most contracts are still in negative territory, the declines aremuch lighter than what was seen... read more
by Matt Walker | Oct 14, 2021 | In the Press
October 14, 2021 – A Sept. 30 story in OPIS mentioned an upwelling of interest in options, andspecifically in “calls” as a consequence of natural gas prices on othercontinents that fetched the equivalent of $150-$200/bbl oil. Offshore naturalgas in Europe... read more
by Matt Walker | Sep 30, 2021 | In the Press
September 30, 2021 – Elaine is quoted in an article by Tom Kloza of OPIS. ‘Powerhouse president Elaine Levin told OPIS that interest in ULSD options or”calls” has been accelerating for weeks. But the fears have increased withclients now worried about... read more
by Matt Walker | Sep 29, 2021 | In the Press
September 29, 2021 – Elaine is quoted in an article by Kelsey Hallahan from Platts Market Center. Read the full artile here … “Some of this underinvestment is by design, and some of it is that increasing production is not the same as flipping a light switch,”... read more
