Depressions

Softening Continues; Oil Over $46; New Depressions Form

To no one’s surprise, prices extended their losing streak since midweek into the weekend with across-the-board declines. Below normal temperatures in most areas outside the West Coast and Southwest, storage-related futures weakness the day before, and the continuing recovery of Gulf of Mexico production from storm shut-ins made Friday’s softening a foregone conclusion, sources said.

August 16, 2004