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Sure barrel of oul is 80 bucks... the dollar is down you know ! Thats why its 80$/ barrel. Dolar is down for 1.3% in just last two trading days.
Does anyone know what the deal was this afternoon with the 250k bid at .72 and NO sellers at all. Seemed to stay like that for 15 minutes or more. I was at work and could only listen via AMTD IVR system.
this is what made ENEC go up today! Oil Hits $80 a Barrel for First Time
Wednesday September 12, 2:29 pm ET
By John Wilen, AP Business Writer
Oil Prices Reach $80 a Barrel for First Time After Government Reports Decline in Inventories
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil futures prices briefly rose to a record $80 a barrel Wednesday afternoon after the government reported a surprisingly large drop in crude oil inventories and declines in gasoline supplies and refinery activity.
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Other energy futures prices also rose.
The report from the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration suggested oil supplies are tightening even as demand remains strong. That's why oil prices are rising despite OPEC's decision on Tuesday to boost crude production by 500,000 barrels per day this fall, analysts said.
Light, sweet crude for October delivery rose $1.48 to $79.71 on the New York Mercantile Exchange after hitting $80 earlier.
Despite the rise, oil is still well below inflation-adjusted highs hit in early 1980. Depending on the adjustment, a $38 barrel of oil in 1980 would be worth $96 to $101 or more today.
Oil's recent advance has been largely due to speculative buying by big investment funds, who are responding to a price structure in which oil contracts for delivery in future months are cheaper than the current front-month contract, said Jim Ritterbusch, president of Ritterbusch & Associates in Galena, Ill.
That kind of structure signifies tight demand in the immediate future, and is a buying incentive. Investors who buy now will end up with more oil contracts later, when October futures roll over to cheaper contracts for delivery in later months, Ritterbusch said.
"This is a market that wants to run up on the slightest bit of information," Ritterbusch said.
Prices were also being supported by worries a tropical depression that formed in the western Atlantic on Wednesday will become a hurricane and hit critical Gulf oil and gas infrastructure.
"The National Hurricane Center says there's a good chance that could get into the Gulf," Ritterbusch said.
In afternoon trading on the Nymex, October gasoline contracts rose 2.62 cents to $2.0073 a gallon.
Heating oil futures rose 2.51 cents to $2.2078 a gallon on the Nymex, while natural gas futures gained 37.2 cents to $6.306 per 1,000 cubic feet.
In London, October Brent crude gained 58 cents to $76.96 a barrel on the ICE Futures Exchange.
At the pump, meanwhile, the average national price of a gallon of gas inched higher by 0.1 cent overnight to $2.815, according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. Retail prices, which typically lag the futures market, peaked at $3.227 a gallon in late May.
In its weekly report on petroleum inventories, the EIA said crude oil supplies fell by 7.1 million barrels in the week ended Sept. 7, more than twice the 2.7 million-barrel decline analysts surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires, on average, had expected.
Gasoline inventories fell by 700,000 barrels, slightly more than the expected 500,000 barrel decline.
Refinery utilization fell by 1.6 percentage points to 90.5 percent of capacity. Analysts had expected a 0.1 percentage point decline. And inventories of distillates, which include heating oil and diesel fuel, grew by 1.8 million barrels, more than the 1.4 million-barrel increase analysts had expected.
Crude imports fell by 674,000 barrels a day on average last week to 9.56 million barrels, while gasoline imports fell an average of 298,000 barrels a day to 1.02 million barrels a day.
Demand for gasoline averaged about 9.6 million barrels a day over the last four weeks, about 0.9 percent above last year, EIA said.
Oil's run-up has perplexed some analysts, who expect demand for oil and petroleum products to cool this fall.
"We're at records, but it doesn't appear to be sustainable," said Chip Hodge, energy portfolio manager at John Hancock Financial Securities in Boston.
Indeed, the Paris-based International Energy Agency on Wednesday lowered oil demand forecasts for this year and next
Is anyone actually invested in this stock or feel the reserves will make a strong price eventually. Today feels like a momentum boost, as no news is out (which has historical hurt the price).
I guess it would be potnetial reserve update, but it would be pretty quick after obtaining the rights to VIC.
Sold shares today for almost 50% gain, thanks. May reload at 40 cents.
Out all afternoon, but filled all my bids at 31 cents at the end of the day. Had more at bids at 30 cents that didn't fill. Somebody got 17k at 30.5 cents. May buy more if it starts headed up. Probably sell if it hits the 5 or 10 day average or if it looks weak.
Bought 20k around 40 cents when the price gapped up on the open last Thursday. Sold some at 48 and the rest Friday at the open. Had a AON bid at 32 today which didn't fill. Triple bottom on the hour chart, more likely a descending triangle.
Looks like we may have bottomed. Nice steady increase in price closing at the high. Shouldn't be any resistance up to .65 or so.
I thought so initially, but the lack of selling at this level made me change my mind so I picked at some at .35. If there was any reason whatsoever for the 80% decline in price I would've waited. I mean this is the same company that Beacon Research put a target of $4.10 on not more than a month ago. ;D LOL
What an evil looking fall. You guys are getting killed here. Still think its going down to low 20's. Lets say 21 cents.
I believe this has something to do with the information published by Beacon Research. The timing of their research and target prices normally immediately precedes a precipitous drop in price. For a company to fall 80% in 2 weeks for no good reason whatsoever something has to be up. The midday chart did not look to bad. the bleeding stopped with some moderate buying in the afternoon. Will try to pick up some bargin shares tomorrow below $.40.
Never knew you could spell shi* with an 'E'
The company may be on the up and up...but there must be some sort of Toxic financing situation going on...because there has been a ton of paper thrown at this market...got very ugly...
Boy this got ugly....taking a loss here.
It seems this company may have positive aspects, I do not believe it is a scam. They have entered into relationships with some notable company’s, which gives some credibility to the organization. I would questions how far this can fall, but for company’s that are solely trading off reserves with a $33 MM market cap may have issues.
I forsee some vast swings prior to this company reporting sustainable earnings. May be a good long-term play, but will have significant volatility and risk prior.
Just looking for everyone's opinion.
Nice Red Now! What a major scam. Notice the uptick at the end of the day way out of trading range. These clowns should be thrown in jail.
This is the bottom; chart setting up for a reversal.
If we finish green that's a major bullish indication
OMG, my heart dropped like the PPS this morning; luckily looks like momo's turning around.
I know it looks ugly...but I'd say we're turning here momo wise, after the announcement of 10 million barrels of oil...wait till we see some numbers...
Nice call. I suggest you retire as a stock psychic. Major scam!
Nice call. I suggest you retire as a stock psychic. Major scam!
buying more here, looks like we close with a double bottom and ride it back up starting tomorrow
Nice pre-market action, looks like we continue in the right direction this week!
The chart is looking good. I think we hit $2 easily.
Looking so far so good
Thanks! I think I'll get in today. $1.20 should be a support level
well watch where this one settles today...
that should be the bottom
I'm new to trading BB stocks; I read about this in a newsletter my friend referred me too; can you tell me your thoughts on this?
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