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Suhas Reddy

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Commodities

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<li>WTI crude prices are pressured by oversupply and weak sentiment, but received support late-week by a strong inventory draw and improved outlook for U.S.-EU trade talks. </li>
<li>U.S. natural gas prices dipped early due to high output and mild weather but recovered slightly on heat-driven demand, with ample storage limiting further upside.</li>
<li>Oil and gas corporate updates showed mixed earnings and strategy shifts, with Halliburton guiding lower, BP appointing a new chairman, and SLB falling despite beating expectations.</li>
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WTI crude prices are pressured by oversupply and weak sentiment, but received support late-week by a strong inventory draw and improved outlook for U.S.-EU trade talks. 
U.S. natural gas prices dipped early due to high output and mild weather but recovered slightly on heat-driven demand, with ample storage limiting further upside.
Oil and gas corporate updates showed mixed earnings and strategy shifts, with Halliburton guiding lower, BP appointing a new chairman, and SLB falling despite beating expectations.


[ETP 2025/30] TotalEnergies Lifts Payouts, BP Reboots Leadership; WTI Recovers While Henry Hub Drops

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<li>Chevron’s arbitration win over ExxonMobil unlocks Guyana’s Stabroek Block, a key asset underpinning its USD 53 billion Hess acquisition.</li>
<li>SLB outperformed Q2 estimates despite YoY declines and also completed its ChampionX acquisition amid regulatory challenges.</li>
<li>WTI crude found support late-week after better-than-expected economic data tempered demand fears, despite early pressure from inventory and macro concerns.</li>
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Chevron’s arbitration win over ExxonMobil unlocks Guyana’s Stabroek Block, a key asset underpinning its USD 53 billion Hess acquisition.
SLB outperformed Q2 estimates despite YoY declines and also completed its ChampionX acquisition amid regulatory challenges.
WTI crude found support late-week after better-than-expected economic data tempered demand fears, despite early pressure from inventory and macro concerns.


[ETP 2025/29] Chevron Secures Guyana Win as SLB Surprises; WTI Slips, Henry Hub Snaps Losing Streak

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<li>For the week ending 27/Jun, U.S. crude inventories rose by 3.8m barrels (vs. expectations of a 3.5m barrel decline). Gasoline stockpiles rose more than expected.</li>
<li>The EIA reported a 55 Bcf storage build, while analysts forecasted a 48 Bcf increase. Storage levels are 6.2% above the five-year average but 5.6% below year-ago levels.</li>
<li>BlackRock may offload its gas pipeline stake back to Aramco, while JP Morgan cut its 12-month PT on SLB and Goldman Sachs did the same for Halliburton.</li>
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For the week ending 27/Jun, U.S. crude inventories rose by 3.8m barrels (vs. expectations of a 3.5m barrel decline). Gasoline stockpiles rose more than expected.
The EIA reported a 55 Bcf storage build, while analysts forecasted a 48 Bcf increase. Storage levels are 6.2% above the five-year average but 5.6% below year-ago levels.
BlackRock may offload its gas pipeline stake back to Aramco, while JP Morgan cut its 12-month PT on SLB and Goldman Sachs did the same for Halliburton.


[ETP 2025/27] WTI Volatile on Supply Risks; Henry Hub Slips on Softer Demand Outlook

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<li>For the week ending 20/Jun, U.S. crude inventories fell by 5.8m barrels (vs. expectations of a 1.2m barrel decline). Meanwhile, gasoline stockpiles fell more than expected.</li>
<li>The EIA reported a 96 Bcf storage build, while analysts forecasted an 88 Bcf increase. Storage levels are 6.6% above the five-year average but 6.3% below year-ago levels.</li>
<li>Shell denied reports of merger talks with BP. TD Cowen raised its price target on Exxon to USD 128, citing its technological edge in resource recovery and strategic deal-making capacity.</li>
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For the week ending 20/Jun, U.S. crude inventories fell by 5.8m barrels (vs. expectations of a 1.2m barrel decline). Meanwhile, gasoline stockpiles fell more than expected.
The EIA reported a 96 Bcf storage build, while analysts forecasted an 88 Bcf increase. Storage levels are 6.6% above the five-year average but 6.3% below year-ago levels.
Shell denied reports of merger talks with BP. TD Cowen raised its price target on Exxon to USD 128, citing its technological edge in resource recovery and strategic deal-making capacity.


[ETP 2025/26] WTI Set for Deepest Weekly Drop Since March 2023; Henry Hub Slides on Tepid Demand

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<li>For the week ending 23/May, U.S. crude inventories fell by 2.8m barrels (vs. expectations of a 1m barrel build). Meanwhile, gasoline and distillate stockpiles unexpectedly fell.</li>
<li>The EIA reported a 101 Bcf storage build, slightly more than the 98 Bcf forecast. Storage levels are 3.9% above the five-year average.</li>
<li>Chevron will cut 800 Texas jobs in an effort to reduce its global workforce by 20%. TotalEnergies is selling its 12.5% Nigerian offshore stake to Shell for USD 510 million.</li>
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For the week ending 23/May, U.S. crude inventories fell by 2.8m barrels (vs. expectations of a 1m barrel build). Meanwhile, gasoline and distillate stockpiles unexpectedly fell.
The EIA reported a 101 Bcf storage build, slightly more than the 98 Bcf forecast. Storage levels are 3.9% above the five-year average.
Chevron will cut 800 Texas jobs in an effort to reduce its global workforce by 20%. TotalEnergies is selling its 12.5% Nigerian offshore stake to Shell for USD 510 million.


[ETP 2025/22] WTI Slips on Supply Glut Fears, Henry Hub Dips Amid Demand Drag

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Schlumberger Limited is an oil services company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides a wide range of services, including technology, project management and information solutions to the international petroleum industry as well as advanced acquisition and data processing surveys.

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[ETP 2025/26] WTI Set for Deepest Weekly Drop Since March 2023; Henry Hub Slides on Tepid Demand

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[ETP 2025/22] WTI Slips on Supply Glut Fears, Henry Hub Dips Amid Demand Drag

US crude inventories fell more than expected, while gasoline and distillate stockpiles also dropped. Chevron to cut 800 Texas jobs, TotalEnergies...

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[ETP 2025/30] TotalEnergies Lifts Payouts, BP Reboots Leadership; WTI Recovers While Henry Hub Drops

​WTI crude prices face pressure from oversupply and weak sentiment. US natural gas prices dip due to high output and mild weather. Oil & Gas...

Mint Finance

[ETP 2025/29] Chevron Secures Guyana Win as SLB Surprises; WTI Slips, Henry Hub Snaps Losing Streak

​Chevron's arbitration win over ExxonMobil unlocks key asset in Guyana, Hess acquisition; SLB outperforms Q2 estimates with ChampionX acquisition;...

Mint Finance

[ETP 2025/27] WTI Volatile on Supply Risks; Henry Hub Slips on Softer Demand Outlook

​US crude inventories unexpectedly rose, gasoline stockpiles increased, natural gas storage levels are above average but below last year, BlackRock...

Mint Finance

[ETP 2025/26] WTI Set for Deepest Weekly Drop Since March 2023; Henry Hub Slides on Tepid Demand

​US crude inventories fell more than expected. However, EIA reports gas storage build slightly above forecast. Shell denies merger talks with BP,...

Mint Finance

[ETP 2025/22] WTI Slips on Supply Glut Fears, Henry Hub Dips Amid Demand Drag

​US crude inventories fell more than expected, while gasoline and distillate stockpiles also dropped. Chevron to cut 800 Texas jobs, TotalEnergies...

Mint Finance

WTI crude prices face pressure from oversupply and weak sentiment. US natural gas prices dip due to high output and mild weather. Oil & Gas...

Chevron's arbitration win over ExxonMobil unlocks key asset in Guyana, Hess acquisition; SLB outperforms Q2 estimates with ChampionX acquisition;...

US crude inventories unexpectedly rose, gasoline stockpiles increased, natural gas storage levels are above average but below last year, BlackRock...

US crude inventories fell more than expected. However, EIA reports gas storage build slightly above forecast. Shell denies merger talks with BP,...

US crude inventories fell more than expected, while gasoline and distillate stockpiles also dropped. Chevron to cut 800 Texas jobs, TotalEnergies...