Petroleum

U.S. crude inventories declined for the first time in four weeks as demand for gasoline and other fuels derived from oil bounced back and imports and production slid lower. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday oil inventories for the week ended Oct. 15, excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, decreased by 400,000…

While strong, consumption of oil proved uneven through the first nine months of 2021, interrupted by outbreaks of the coronavirus Delta variant. This led the world’s largest cartel of crude producers to downgrade its demand outlook for the full year. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), however, said Wednesday that lofty natural gas…

Domestic petroleum demand rose last week, but strong crude production and imports ended up driving U.S. inventory gains for a second straight week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report, released Wednesday, showed production climbed to 11.3 million b/d for the week ended Oct. 1, up from 11.1 million b/d the…

Global oil and natural gas explorers made some wrong-way bets on the direction of commodity prices during 2Q2021, with hedging losses for 90 of the biggest U.S. and overseas producers totaling $11 billion, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. The net hedging losses among the world’s largest exploration and production (E&P) companies were the…

Domestic petroleum demand declined last week, dragged lower by a drop in distillate fuel consumption, while production recovered in the wake of Hurricane Ida, according to the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) inventory report. EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report, released Wednesday, showed output climbed to 11.1 million b/d for the week ended Sept. 24.…

Domestic petroleum demand and production increased notably last week, as the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) energy complex recuperated from the havoc imposed by Hurricane Ida, the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) inventory report showed. EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report, released Wednesday, showed production climbed to 10.6 million b/d for the week ended Sept. 17,…

The aftershocks of Hurricane Ida kept a lid on petroleum output and demand last week, long after the storm hammered Louisiana and production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) on Aug. 29, the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) inventory report showed. For the week ended Sept. 10, production inched ahead to 10.1 million…

Consumption of U.S. petroleum climbed last week, driven by demand for jet and distillate fuels, while production ticked up and inventories dropped, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.  The boost in consumption extended a summer-long trend — a few weekly interruptions aside — despite mounting coronavirus cases that forced downward revisions to oil…

Demand for U.S. petroleum eased last week after strong summer gains overall, while domestic production inched up but held far below pre-pandemic levels. Stockpiles of U.S. crude decreased slightly, however, as imports also declined, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. Commercial oil inventories in the week ended Aug. 6 — excluding those in…