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Natural Gas Prices Slump Due to Massive Supply Concerns (Continued from Prior Part) EIA inventory report
On September 3, 2015, the EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) is expected to release the weekly US natural gas in storage report. Last week, the EIA estimated that the natural gas stockpile increased by 69 Bcf (billion cubic feet) to 3,099 Bcf for the week ending August 21, 2015. For the week ending August 14, 2015, the natural gas stockpile rose by 53 Bcf.
EIA inventory estimates
The natural gas stockpile increased for the twenty-first consecutive week as of the week ending August 28, 2015. The data compiled by Bloomberg suggest that natural gas inventories could increase by 90 Bcf for the week ending August 28, 2015.
The current natural gas stockpile is 18% more than the levels of 2,619 Bcf in 2014. They are also 2.90% above the five-year average inventory of 3,011 Bcf. The five-year seasonal increase over this period is 60 Bcf. Mild weather and increasing natural gas production are increasing natural gas supplies. The consensus for larger-than-expected inventory increases and mild weather could pressure natural gas prices in the oversupplied market.
Long-term lower natural gas prices should continue to affect the margins of upstream players like Cimarex Energy (XEC), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), and Devon Energy (DVN). Combined, these stocks account for 3.63% of the SPDR Oil and Gas ETF (XOP). These companies’ natural gas production mixes are greater than 43% of their total production.
Energy ETFs like the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) and XOP are also influenced by natural gas prices. These ETFs diverged from the direction of natural gas prices in yesterday’s trade.
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Cimarex Energy Co.
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CODE : XEC |
ISIN : US1717981013 |
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Cimarex Energy is a producing company based in United states of america. Cimarex Energy is listed in Germany and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is US$ 8.3 billions as of today (€ 7.2 billions). Its stock quote reached its highest recent level on May 23, 2018 at US$ 99.89, and its lowest recent point on September 30, 2021 at US$ 87.20. Cimarex Energy has 95 438 121 shares outstanding. |