Energy Market Updates

Once again we ended last week with a nice correction only to give it all back so far this week.  Again finding ourselves smack dab in the middle of the summer range.  Forward looking sentiment appears to have fully accepted we might be in for a bear run soon.  A start to an Israeli-Hamas peace deal looks to be on the horizon.  A mixed bag of Inventory data this week that is likely to be corrected due to the shutdown-Distillate demand strangely jumped almost 8% over last year.

Happy Tariff Day! Today is when higher tariff rates on most countries (except Mexico & China who are the two largest) supposably go into effect for goods coming into the...

Energy markets have wavered back and forth the last 10 days as folks try to figure out what the effects of the “Big Bill” will have on segments of the economy. One thing...

The situation is fluid. I believe that to be a perfectly acceptable answer for any question asked of me. “Dad, can I go to Italy after graduation?”…. The situation is...

Future pricing was moderating some until Tuesdays big jump, pushing Diesel futures to the higher end of the current range. The increase came as news that China was...

Fuel pricing had a nice correction going the last couple of weeks, both gasoline and diesel were down about $.15. That was put on pause yesterday as the focus shifted...

A week ago we mentioned that we might reset to a new low if the three key drivers fell in line. They did just that, for the most part. OPEC+ rolled production status,...

The large Crude inventory build yesterday overshadowed the decline in finished products and took the floor out of pricing yesterday.  Crude increased over 12 million barrels, largely due to the limited refinery activity in the past weeks.  Refineries are running at about 80% capacity due to maintenance, cold, and limited demand forecasts.  Fundamentals have pushed aside the risk premium in the last few days.  The Global conflict premium had shot diesel pricing up almost $.40 since the first of the year.  With distillate demand down about 10% compared to the same time last year, it makes refiners walk a tightrope on producing even with margins very high on distillates, in the $41 per barrel range currently.

Honesty and Integrity in all Dealings is not just a tag line for Dennis K. Burke, Inc, it is one of our Core Values as an Organization.  In a world that has become more and more competitive and polarizing, it is good to know that a true business relationships can still exist.  We strive to be transparent to our many Customers and non-Customer alike.  One of my weekly calls is from someone who is not even a Customer, but he is just simply looking for a new perspective or answer on a problem.    Which ties into another Core Value, a Commitment to Customer Service Excellence.  In my mind, a Customer is not defined as someone with an open account at DKB, it is more of anyone that I can assist or help out, in this often times crazy business.  (many of you have received a note from me with an introduction to someone who you can help out) Partly the reason for these updates is letting you know what is happening, insight in to what may be coming, and keeping an open line of communication.