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EIA Reports Surprise Gas Build - Analyst Blog

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:36:55 GMT

In its weekly release yesterday, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a surprise 2 billion cubic feet (Bcf) addition to natural gas stockpiles for the week ended November 27, far off analyst expectations that hoped for inventories to remain flat, or possibly even show a drawdown. This takes the current storage level to a new record high of 3.84 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), which is up 14.0% from last year's level and 14.5% above the five-year range (as clear from the nearby chart from the EIA). Current stocks are 470 Bcf above last year’s level and 487 Bcf above the five-year average. The inventory addition was in sharp contrast to the five-year-average net withdrawal of 43 Bcf and last year's drawdown of 64 Bcf.?? ? ? The relentless increase in gas storage levels has meant that[More...]

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:19:07 GMT

As expected, Bank of America (BAC) will repurchase its $45 billion TARP preferreds, funded in part by an additional $18.8 billion in "common stock equivalents", $4.0 billion in asset sales, and $1.7 billion in restricted stock issued to employees in lieu of cash bonuses.[More...]

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:21:30 GMT

Good morning. Stocks tanked in the last half-hour on Thursday and while the major news outlets attributed the decline to either profit taking or some trepidation in front of this morning's big Jobs report, we'd like to offer a little more substantial reason for the 85 point dive on an otherwise subdued day of trading.[More...]

Fed Balance Sheet Declines By $15 Billion After Improbable Reduction In MBS, Excess Reserves, Monetary Base Hit Record

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:14:41 GMT

The Federal Reserve's balance sheet declined by $15 billion to $2,183 billion from the prior week, after the Fed presumably offloaded $2.7 billion in MBS: this is the first time since QE started that MBS holdings have declined. If anyone can tell us just who the idiots are who bought MBS from the Fed (and at what price), and who the even greater idiots are who are supposed to believe this, please send us an email.[More...]

Oil And Natural Gas Investments: Why You Should Buy Black Gold Now

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:42:35 GMT

Some day in the future, human beings will likely colonize Mars. But if I suggested you invest in its colonization now, you'd rightly think I was a few cards short of a full deck.[More...]

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:38:07 GMT

China isn’t just leading the global economic recovery – it’s lapping the field.[More...]

Interesting Stat: How Much Private Sector GDP Is From Construction And Real Estate?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:15:56 GMT

Back in June, we discussed commercial real estate at length following attendance at a large real estate conference in NYC. Our tone was cautious and one question we wondered about was the percentage of GDP that real estate represents. We actually came across the answer back in August and meant to share then, but didn't get to it. Since the question/topic remains highly relevant to considering the potential negative economic drag from depressed real estate activity, we're sharing now -- the following table is from an 8/28/09 NYTs article, "Construction That Fueled Growth in the Sun Belt Slows":[More...]

Credit Market Overview: Dec 3, 2009

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:59:02 GMT

The credit crunch crisis of confidence which we appear to be crawling out of even though the debt and equity markets catapulted themselves higher earlier this year could be similarly argued to be a crisis that started in the credit markets which crunched confidence around the world as it could a collapse in confidence in the value of the securities investors held which corrupted the credit markets causing them to cease funding.[More...]

Air tests at natural gas drilling sites fuel concerns in Barnett Shale

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:49:00 GMT

Dec. 4--Anxiety about the risks of natural gas drilling has stayed mostly below the surface in North Texas.
Tests showing high concentrations of benzene and other toxic chemicals in air near drill sites and related facilities have brought a new focus on the natural gas industry and public health.
"Everything is on the table," said Terry Clawson, spokesman for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

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EIA Reports Surprise Gas Build - Analyst Blog

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Fed Balance Sheet Declines By $15 Billion After Improbable Reduction In MBS, Excess Reserves, Monetary Base Hit Record

Oil And Natural Gas Investments: Why You Should Buy Black Gold Now

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

Interesting Stat: How Much Private Sector GDP Is From Construction And Real Estate?

Credit Market Overview: Dec 3, 2009

Air tests at natural gas drilling sites fuel concerns in Barnett Shale

Smithfield Township adopts 2010 budget

Talks on gas pipeline's route raises larger issues

New grassroots group to push for more Barnett regulation

EDITORIAL: Relieving pressure on Fort Worth's Carter Avenue

Concerns come with increase in natural gas: Most robust reserves seem to be outside of W.Va., where fewer companies will drill

Concerns come with increase in natural gas: Most robust reserves seem to be outside of W.Va., where fewer companies will drill

Controversial gas pipeline may go along I-30 instead of through Fort Worth neighborhood

Controversial gas pipeline may go along I-30 instead of through Fort Worth neighborhood

Gas pipeline in Fort Worth would run along Interstate 30, not under neighborhood

Keith Garza of ConocoPhillips Joins CygNet Software's Board of Customer Advisors

Acorn Growth Companies Wins Venture of the Year

Chesapeake Energy Corporation Confirms Decision Not to Drill for Natural Gas in the New York City Watershed

Breaking News: China Armco Metals - October 28, 2009

Energy Transfer Partners' Tiger Pipeline Volume Commitments Reach Two Billion Cubic Feet Per Day

Chesapeake Energy Corporation to Host 2009 Institutional Investor and Analyst Meeting

Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Midstream Joint Venture

MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources Executes Agreements With Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. And Statoil Natural Gas LLC and Announces the Planned Construction of a Second Major Processing Complex in the Marcellus

Fitch Rates Midcontinent Express Pipeline's Proposed $800MM Senior Notes 'BBB'

Energy Transfer Partners' Tiger Pipeline Announces Additional Volume Commitment

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