WTI Oil futures have rallied back from the recent dump. Last week EIA reporting US Crude stocks in SPR fell to lowest since Nov 2002. Last Week crude drew -4715Kbbl (incl +1463kbbl build at Cushing). Gasoline stocks grew +5533kbbl. Utilization fell -.2% to 89.6%. Production 100k to 11,600 kbpd.
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- DOE & API Petroleum Storage Forecast Matrix
- Crude Oil Quick Summary
- Weekly DoE US Petroleum Storage Report Breakdown
- API Crude Inventories
- Cushing Oil Stocks
- Crude Imports
- Crude Exports
- Gasoline
- Rig Watch
- Crude Oil Production
- Weather
- WTI Crude Oil Futures Technical Analysis
- DCOT Report
- Option Volatility and Gamma
- Key EIA and CME Dates
DOE Weekly Petroleum Status Report Forecast
- via TradersCommunity.com
- Report Date 12/8/21
- Release Time: Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at 10:30 A.M. (ET)
Note in bbls *exp = Reuters poll est adjusted for API shift, except Cushing
| EIA | Exp | Prior | API | |
| Crude | -4715k | -2633k | -4584k | -3670k |
| Cushing | +1463k | +1367k | +1294k | +1272k |
| Gasoline | +5533k | +1803k | -719k | +3700k |
| Distillate | +396k | -1968k | -2852k | -849k |
- Refinery Utilization -0.2% to 89.68% Exp +.5%
- Production -100 tot 11,600 kbpd (13.10 ATH)
Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the Week (Live Link)
US Crude Oil Quick Look
via Giovanni Staunovo? @staunovo
via Ole S Hansen @Ole_S_Hansen
Weekly DoE US Petroleum Storage Report Breakdown
Weekly Storage via DOE
with RonH Data @Ronh and The Fundamental Angle @BrynneKKelly
Via RonH at Ron H Public Tableau Link
The Fundamental Angle with Brynne Kelly @BrynneKKelly
API Crude Oil Inventories
Cushing Oil Stocks
Cushing, OK is the hub for the most heavily traded US oil Futures contract – West Intermediate Crude – WTI so for that reason we pay special attention to the storage there.
Weekly Update via RonH Data @Ronh999
Closer Look at Cushing with DigStic Data @DigStic
US Oil Import Export
Imports
US crude imports by origin in kbpd (incl w/w change)
- Canada -732 to 3147
- Mexico -66 to 503
- Saudi Arabia -79 to 384
- Colombia -86 to 146
- Iraq +330 to 359
- Ecuador -70 to 195
- Brazil +146 to 146
- Russia +17 to 224
- Nigeria -89 to 128
- Trinidad and Tobago -51 to 0
Exports
US Gasoline Consumers
Input to Refineries
US consumers bought 377.4 million gallons of gasoline per day last week. +42.4 mil YoY.
US consumers spent $1,243.6 million dollars per day for gasoline last week, +$520.8 mil YoY
US avg retail price for gasoline was $3.295 last week. That is +$1.071 YoY.
Rig Watch
Baker Hughes Weekly North American Rigs Report
- Total 569 (est 570; prev 563)
- Rotary Oil Rigs: up 5 to 480 vs 264 a year ago
- Rotary Gas Rigs: rigs up 2 to 106 vs 83 a year ago
US Oil Rigs w/w changes by key shale basins
- Permian +6 to 294 v 173 a year ago
- Eagle Ford unchanged at 38
- Williston unchanged at 27
- Cana Woodford +2 to 27 v 8 a year ago
- DJ Niobrara unchanged at 11
US oil rigs and frac spread (Baker Hughes/Primary Vision)
International oil rigs ex North America
+12 m/m to 599 in September
- Saudi Arabia +4
- Turkey, Brazil +3
- Iraq, Algeria +2
- Kuwait, Indonesia -2
US Oil Production
US Oil Field Production -100k to 11.600 mbpd Off ATH 13.10mpd
Weather Watch
Gulf of Mexico
WTI Crude Oil Futures Technical Analysis
via KnovaWave @KnovaWave
US Crude Oil (WTI)
The backwardation structure of all crude prices steepened in October and the calendar spread between the nearest futures contracts moved into deeper backwardation. This reflected the market perception of stronger market fundamentals in the near-term and lower global crude oil inventory levels. The prospect of higher oil demand during the winter season due to gas to oil switching, amid soaring gas prices in the main trading hubs, and the forecast of slower non-OPEC oil supply growth, have pushed the near-month contract spreads higher compared to later month contracts.
4 Hour: WTI oil stayed around the top of the 240m cloud spinning the 50 ma (green). This is a market that is reflective of fear and greed and in a holding pattern for which ‘wins’. Sell off capitulated to -4/8
Daily: On the way up potent WTI price action indicative of 3rd wave energy highlighted by spits of the Tenkan to new highs. The completion in 5 waves saw heavy selling with eventual confluence kiss of death with 50dma at the top of the cloud. From there down in 3 waves, completing a C or a? Support wasn’t found until 0-8. Resistance Kijun, 50dma, Cloud. Tenkan below
The key is crowd behavior to help tell the story which in energy is often around geopolitics. A great example of why we watch ABC corrections and from here we get the energy from the break being balanced. This move that was powered by 50 dma Tenkan spit of a spit – hence the fractal energies reverberations. Support is previous lows, Murrey Math levels and Fib cluster. Support is the 50dma, kijun, tenkan and prev high confluence.
Weekly: WTI crude Oil futures continues to correct the sell off after it’s measured move reversed from 7-year highs. Long term 61.8% target fueled by ABC bull flag after rebalanced Chikou sated the 5 waves. Weekly Tenkan & Kijun closed touching to give next impulse clue after closing above 50wma. It must regain energy to resume higher.
These are special times, recall “After we regained the pattern 261.8% from the extreme (-$40) move. The climax of the larger acceleration lower after broke the weekly uptrend, a fractal of the sharp and all the way to all-time lows to negative pricing we have seen mirror replications.” Support is previous channels, Tenkan and Kijun. Above we have Murrey Math time and price
Crude Oil Futures Commitment of Traders
Latest ICE and CFTC Open Interest Data:
CTFC and ICE open interest:
Money managers increased their net-length in Brent crude oil futures and options by 361 contracts to 154,418 in the week ending December 14 Long-only positions rose by 1,294 Short-only positions rose by 933 other reportables net-length fell by 1,578 – ICE
Money managers reduced their net-length in WTI crude oil futures and options by 14,775 contracts to 245,289 in the week ending December 14 Long-only positions fell by 7,238 Short-only positions rose by 7,537 other reportables net-length fell by 524 – CFTC
Chart: Crude net-positioning of non-commercial accounts (=managed money and other reportables) in barrels and in US dollars (Brent and WTI futures and options combined) latest value is December 14
COT on energy saw selling of #WTI and #Brent extend to to a 4th week. The comb length dropped by 27k lots to 573k, a two month low. With length in all fuel products also reduced, the total 50k lots reduction 819k was the biggest to hit the sector since August.
via Ole S Hansen @Ole_S_Hansen
Understanding DCOT Reports
Read Understanding Commitments of Traders Reports – COT, TFF and DCOT to help understand the disaggregated reports (DCOT) and how they break down the reportable open interest positions into four classifications:
1. Producer/Merchant/Processor/User 2. Swap Dealers 3. Managed Money 4. Other Reportables
Crude Oil Option Volatility Watch
via commodityvol.com
NYMEX LO = Crude Oil Options First 3 Months (Live Link)
NYMEX LO & ICE North Sea Brent BRN Crude Oil Options (Live Link)
NYMEX LO NYMEX OH NYMEX OB Options (Live Link)
NYMEX LO NYMEX OB Options (Live Link)
Key EIA and CME Dates for WTI Crude Oil
Key EIA and CME Dates For WTI Crude Oil
From The TradersCommunity US Research Desk