Joseph
Markman
Hart Energy
Frac Spread: Energy Prices Could Be Worse … And Probably Will Be
Fears of a global economic slowdown and continued storage increases have spooked traders.
Frac Spread: At This Rate, Will Oil And Gas Be OK?
Ethane tumbles to another record low; the Fed tries to defend against global economic weakness.
Frac Spread: Price Movements Signal Economic Worries
Ethane’s Mont Belvieu margin emerges from negative territory.
Frac Spread: Prices Bounce, Margins Improve
Margins mostly improve but ethane’s remains in negative territory.
Frac Spread: Energy Markets Rattled As Storm Nears
Ethane falls to the lowest point since Hart Energy began tracking price; oil jumps as Tropical Storm Barry approaches the Louisiana coast.
Frac Spread: Markets Try To Navigate Geopolitical Straits
Factors that push up prices are countered by those that pull them down.
Frac Spread: Ethane Anxious To Get Cracking
Mont Belvieu price sags to a 40-month low as NGL slump continues.
Frac Spread: Gloom Persists But Price Pickup Could Be Near
Butane’s free-fall drops it to the lowest point since Hart Energy began tracking NGL prices.
As Permian Oil Production Turns Lighter, Price Outlook Darkens
The United States may now be the world's biggest crude producer, but the oil being produced in its prolific Permian basin is increasingly too light in density for domestic refiners or for exports, eroding prices for these orphan barrels.
Frac Spread: Cloudy Outlook For Crude
Brent prices are expected to continue to struggle in the near-term before improving in the second-half of the year.