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Sep
Wrap – Week Ended 09/01/23
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The ZLT was up 7.2% on the week last week, comparing favorably to the energy benchmarks noted in the top segment of the Wrap table below (up 1.8 to 5.6% on the week). We currently hold
27 names in the ZLT and several E&P holdings punched 52 week and/or cycle highs and our Oil Service names pressed higher again.
Free Stuff Last Week:
- None but look for something in the coming week as we relay post quarter discussions we had with one of our owned names.
Holdings Watch:
- We added to one oil service name last week.
- The blotter is updated.
A few brief comments on The Wrap table below:
Oil
- WTI rallied 7% to $85.55 prompted with the 2024 strips advancing over 4% to $79.89 as well, in line with our 2024 Base Case. The advance came in part with comments from Russia's Novak promising further action in the coming week on production restraint from OPEC+.
- The basic 3-2-1 crack retreated to $30 as products didn't keep pace with the oil rally. Normally $30 would be a nice level but it's on the lower end of the recent range at a time when US throughput is starting to ebb seasonally.
- The Big 3 moved to another new cycle low. More lows soon.
Natural Gas
- The storage injection was bigger than consensus and in line with our read on the week after coming in well below our number in the preceding report.
- Next week we expect a modestly bigger build.
- Our EOS jogged lower from recent 3.9 to current near 3.8 Tcf level to take into account some warmer than expected weather in September.
- The latest Gas Macro update was included in the Friday post.
Questions and comments under The Wrap will be addressed in the Tuesday post.
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Have a good long weekend, Z.
Early Read on Natural Gas Storage
Z4 +35 Bcf
Street +41 Bcf
September 4th, 2023 at 6:03 pmLast Report: +32 Bcf (we were +30 Bcf)
Year Ago: 55 Bcf
5 Yr Avg: +60 Bcf