The EIA reported a build of +58 Bcf in natural gas storage this week. Meanwhile Mexican exports near record high as we watch LNG shipments.
The EIA reported a build of +58 Bcf in natural gas storage last week. Meanwhile Mexican exports near record high as we watch LNG shipments.
From here weather models focus on cold but be careful we are in the shoulder season and the disrepancy between sample and EIA activity can be significant, meaning an outside number is a big chance. The focus will continue on Sabine Pass and Mexico and perhaps LNG exports given Trade Wars are the overhang du jour. Technically the weekly support $2.522 is the .618 retracement of the move up from $1.611 to $3.994. For Fiboancci fans $3.50 is the .618 retracement of the move down from $3.994 to $2.522. KnovaWave notes the confluence of technicals, fundamental and herd or wave psychology. In natural gas the Marcellus break-even is $2.50 and $3.50 is the Haynesville break-even. Both those levels were also impulse exhaustions.
EIA’s Weekly Gas Storage Report. Report Date: 10/25/18
- Via TradersCommunity.com
- Release Time: Thursday November 1 2018 10:30 ET
Market Expectations
- Actual +48 Bcf Prior +58 Bcf
- Consensus Forecast +52 Bcf
- Cons. Range: +40 to +60 Bcf
- EIA swap: +50 to +52 @ CT 15.13
Last Week’s Report +58 Bcf #TCNG
Weather Watch
Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures Weekly Chart Outlook via @KnovaWave
Natural Gas Futures Committment of Traders (COT)
Disaggregated Committment of Traders (DCOT) via RonH Data @ronh999
Natural Gas DCOT futures only managed money traders WoW change
+9797 longs +7002 shorts +2795 net change 83% net long (from 84% net long)
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
U.S. Natural Gas Use By State
++Charts via RonH @RonH999
Platts Analytics (Bentek) Models
Bentek Models
- Bentek S/D Model: +53 Bcf
- Bentek Flow Model: +55 Bcf
Despite nearing the end of injection season, demand last week was kept in check by relatively mild temperatures. Almost 8 Bcf of production growth in the Southeast and Northeast cell regions also supported this week’s injection, although about half of that new supply was offset by higher exports, week on week. Very high weather-adjusted injections in the south-central salts and nonsalts this past month show promise to close more of the regional deficit before the worst days of Winter. The East and Midwest sample injections often crumple at the first sight of cold weather, but recent activity also remains relatively high for these temperature ranges. – Bentek
Natural Gas Storage Forecasts
Surveys
- Bloomberg Survey +52
- DJ Survey +52
- Reuters Survey +50
- Platts Survey +52
Banks and Brokers
- Tim Evans Citigroup +42
- Macquarie +51
- Raymond James +50
- TFS +54
Analysts
- AgWxMan +
- Jacob Meisel +53
- Shane Bolling +
- Genscape +43
- Gabe Harris +48
- Kidduff Report +52
- CJS Analytics +
- Shura Li – Pira +57
- Robry825 +40
- 125WMARION +
- NG Junkie +
- Norse +56
- Andrea Paltry +55
- Point Logic +47
- RonH +
- Schneider Electric +60
- Donnie Sharp Huntsville +49
- Trade Mechanics +53
- Andy Wiessman +48
The Fundamental Angle with Brynne Kelly @BrynneKKelly
It’s never about a single Inventory report. It’s the accumulation of Inventory reports that expose reality…. @BrynneKKelly
RonH Data with @ronh999
Natgas Production for the month
Natgas inventory for the week
Natural Gas pwCDD + gwHDD for EIA Report Week
Natural Gas for LNG for EIA Report Week
Natgas Pipeline Flows, Exports and Receipts
In September the US exported 24 loads from Sabine & Cove Point combined of LNG Est 82.5 Bcf. .
In July the US exported 29 loads from Sabine and Cove Point combined of LNG Estimated 102 Bcf. 3.29 Bcf/day. Highest for a month ever.
Genscape Exports To Mexico Forecast
Key Pipeline Flows and Receipts – Incl Rover and Sabine – check daily with Ron @ronh999
- Freeport LNG moved up starting date of Train 1 to 2Q 2019.
- Corpus Christi LNG moved up starting date of Train 1 to 4Q 2018.
Nuclear Output
Nuclear Output – check daily with Ron @ronh999
Current Storage Level vs. Last Year; 5-Yr
- Current Storage Level: 3,095 Bcf
- Storage 2016/Same Week: 3701
- 5Yr Avg/Same Week: 3719
Sources: TradersCommunity Research
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