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July 29, 2024

What is the natural gas futures market?


March 19, 2024

M&A activity in 2023 furthers consolidation of U.S. crude oil and natural gas firms


September 22, 2021

U.S. energy trade lowers the overall 2020 U.S. trade deficit for the first time on record


September 10, 2020

In 2018, U.S. energy expenditures increased for the second consecutive year


April 27, 2020

Low liquidity and limited available storage pushed WTI crude oil futures prices below zero


May 10, 2019

2018 was likely the most profitable year for U.S. oil producers since 2013


June 22, 2018

Oil company additions to proved reserves in 2017 were the highest since 2013


March 12, 2018

S&P 500 implied volatility briefly surpassed that of crude oil in February


June 12, 2017

Reporting oil companies’ proved reserves in 2016 decline for second consecutive year


April 3, 2017

U.S. oil producers increased investment in fourth quarter of 2016


November 15, 2016

U.S. oil drilling increasingly focused in Permian Basin


October 24, 2016

Short positions in U.S. crude oil futures held by producers, merchants at nine-year high


September 8, 2016

Narrowing crude oil price differences contribute to global convergence of refining profits


July 18, 2016

U.S. oil companies closer to balancing capital investment with operating cash flow


May 10, 2016

Crude oil volatility decreases as prices rise from early 2016 levels


September 18, 2015

Debt service uses a rising share of U.S. onshore oil producers’ operating cash flow


July 22, 2015

Beyond Shell-BG, oil company merger activity is down


June 17, 2015

Refiner margins unable to fully offset low upstream earnings for integrated oil companies


April 2, 2015

Financial hedging helps some producers mitigate effect of falling oil prices


March 25, 2015

Upstream capital expenditure declined 12% year-over-year in fourth-quarter 2014


January 23, 2015

Currency depreciation against the dollar affects oil importers and exporters differently


December 17, 2014

OPEC net oil export revenues expected to fall in 2014 and 2015


July 29, 2014

As cash flow flattens, major energy companies increase debt, sell assets


June 5, 2014

Lower crude feedstock costs contribute to North American refinery profitability


April 25, 2014

Global upstream oil and gas spending continues to favor exploration and development


March 4, 2014

Brent crude oil trading range in 2013 was narrowest since 2006


September 20, 2013

Oil futures price curve has steepened over the past six months


August 13, 2013

Energy commodity returns have outpaced nonenergy returns in past month


March 22, 2013

U.S. economy and electricity demand growth are linked, but relationship is changing


August 31, 2012

Drought increases price of corn, reduces profits to ethanol producers


January 10, 2012

2011 Brief: Henry Hub natural gas spot prices fell about 9% in 2011


January 9, 2012

2011 Brief: Energy commodity price trends varied widely during 2011


November 7, 2011

Winter (November-March) natural gas futures prices at lowest levels since 2001-2002


October 24, 2011

Cross-market relationships strengthened in the third quarter of 2011


September 29, 2011

Markets indicate possible natural gas pipeline constraints in the Northeast this winter


August 22, 2011

Recently, S&P 500 Index and WTI crude oil futures price movements tracked each other


June 17, 2011

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