Kyle Cooper
Kyle Cooper
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crude fear happen rather reality responding time
Crude hasn't been responding to fundamentals all year. I think crude has been $8 to $10 overvalued for some time and has been responding to the fear of what could happen rather than the reality of what is happening.
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Prices are much higher on fear of possible further supply disruptions. Continued concern about the Iranian situation and new threats in Nigeria and primary drivers. There were no new reported attacks in Nigeria, just more threats.
abound fear highly outright positions remain short thus
Uncertainty and fear abound in this market, and thus outright short positions remain highly at risk.
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Although the U.S. weather remains relatively bearish, the market is moving higher. There seems to be little fundamental reason for the move as Russian gas supplies to Europe are resuming. However, fear of a possible future disruption is probably a driver.
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This market has moved higher on fear and sentiment and Bush may have succeeded in reducing some of the concern. Gasoline is getting whacked right now, which is pulling crude lower. His statements will have a psychological impact on the market but the physical impact is limited.
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This certainly highlights what the bulls have been trumpeting. It is not known whether any actual production will be affected. Uncertainty and fear abound in this market.
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Rising inventories are keeping a lid on prices. Inventories are back at levels we last saw in 1999, but the price is still a couple times higher. The market has been remarkably resilient because there are fears of supply disruptions.
above crude demand meet million oil plenty supplies
There's plenty of supply. Crude oil supplies are above 320 million barrels, which is ample to meet demand from refiners.
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Quite simply, the strong Pacific flow is continuing to inhibit any major intrusions of Arctic air into the lower 48. The winter is rapidly coming to an end for all practical purposes.
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Temperatures need to fall to alleviate what will be very large inventories by the end of January based on current forecasts.
bit normal rising slightly
Distillate inventories were up slightly but are not rising at a normal pace, so that is a little bit concerning,
houston moving storm track
The track has been moving to the east, away from the really big refineries in the Houston area. The storm is still serious.
barrels given lost production reaction reasonable restore shell
We've lost 450,000 barrels a day of production, which is significant. Shell hasn't given us much of an idea of when they will be able to restore output. This is a pretty reasonable reaction given that we don't know how long it will be before the production is back to normal.
bit direction heading impact oil path
Wilma weakened a little bit and the path has it heading in a direction that won't impact oil production.