For the upcoming week, Stratas Advisors think oil prices will get a boost from the oil demand associated with the holiday season and from recent geopolitical news.
Natural gas prices have stayed above $3.50 as the end of the year approaches.
U.S. energy firms this week kept the number of oil and natural gas rigs unchanged for the second week in a row.
One of the keys to pricing is whether global conflicts curtail the flow of oil. They have not.
Surge Energy said it has focused on developing its core Sparky and southeast Saskatchewan crude oil assets, leaving the Alberta non-core assets undercapitalized.
U.S. production and prices may increase; global cooperation may decrease; but Trump’s previous tariffs had less of an impact on import prices than the COVID pandemic.
Energy Transfer entered a 20-year agreement to supply Chevron with 2 mtpa of LNG from its Lake Charles LNG export facility, which is awaiting a final investment decision.
Kinder Morgan plans to keep boosting its capacity to the Southeast and is moving forward with a 206-mile pipeline with an initial capacity of 1.5 Bcf/d.
Analysts say the gas market remains volatile as prices surpass $3.50/MMbtu at the Henry Hub for the first time in about two years.
Shell and YPF say they will partner to build the first LNG export project in Argentina.