Due to International Energy week events, the Dated Brent Update report will not be published in the week commencing 24 February 2025.
The next report will be published on 4 March 2025.
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The Brent futures contract has been hovering around the $75.75/bbl handles throughout the day and at $75.73/bbl at 17:00 GMT (time of writing). Today, oil prices saw minor price action amid a wait-and-see market as the Fed is about to
With Brent futures reaching oversold territory for the second time in a month, we expect to see a resurgence of speculative long players waiting to buy at these cheap levels, yet the market saw limbo this week, as players await
The Brent futures flat price for the prompt contract has seen a sell off this morning, falling from highs of $76.48/bbl at 07:10 GMT to flirt with the $75/bbl barrier at 11:00 GMT, where it was only 2c above at
Both Brent and WTI futures saw bearish sentiment flood the contract in the latest CFTC data, with net positioning for both contracts decreasing by nearly 20% week-on-week.
Freight rates out of the US Gulf Coast fell 10c on the week, in turn weakness spread like the plague into JKM and most notably TTF contracts. Top news this week comes out of Australia, with Woodside Energy and Santos
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Prompt Brent futures have seen a rollercoaster of a week, if the rollercoaster in question was a ‘Drop-Tower’, as prices have come off
aggressively, plummeting to below the $75/bbl mark.
This year, the Panama Canal has been troubled by the lack of rainfall and severe drought, with recorded precipitation for October being the lowest on record since 1950. Water levels in Gatun Lake have continued to decline, and in response
And just like that the OPEC meeting came and went. Jan slipped to a low of -40c/bbl on Nov 30 following the meeting as Dubai bulls half-heartedly sold into the immediate aftermath, letting prices peak below the lower Bollinger Band. Then as we collectively turned our pages on our calendars (us who still use paper) the Dubai bulls lost control and prices began to rally.
As Onyx Capital Group expands internationally once more, we would formally like to introduce Mirko Ivanda and Ante Ivankovic as Co-Heads of Gas and Power based out of our new office in Zug, Switzerland. Onyx CEO and Co-Founder Greg Newman says he’s “very excited
The week to Nov 07 saw a continuation of long money managers closing positions, marking two consecutive weeks of removing length, closing over 15mbbls, or 6.3% of all long positions in the week with length now at a four -week
In an exciting pre-advent, the market has been opening the little doors of the OPEC-calendar this week in a dizzying spell of anticipation. Gossip of discontentment among its members has dominated speculation after the meeting was pushed back from Nov
The ICE LS Gasoil cracks have witnessed a slow, steady albeit incredibly choppy rise this past month.
The recent developments in the LPG market have been quite significant, especially in the eastern markets. This heightened interest is a direct response to the Panama Canal Authority’s (ACP) decision to limit the maximum number of transits to 31 from
It has been an astounding couple of weeks in the oil market with no shortage of drama, and the stage is set for a volatile conclusion to November. Just like the cold snap in Europe, Brent crude flat price and
To say the least, Q4 has been a volatile quarter so far for the gasoline complex, with prices for the crack spread seeing a U-shaped trend. Weakening US fundamentals on the back of increasing RINs supply was one of the
In this week’s edition of our CFTC report, Heating Oil is making its first appearance, with it dominated by a risk off attitude. Crude saw bearish sentiment continue in both Brent and WTI, whilst Gasoil and RBOB futures took a
Daily net flows in Jan Brent/Dubai have been heavily skewed toward the sell-side from the middle of November with the 7-day trading split sitting 30:70 on a long:short basis. Market dynamics are tentative as the looming OPEC+ meeting dominates sentiment,
