Ciao. Ecco le previsioni di Ben per giovedì. + 20 bcf: ancora piuttosto basso. Certo è che se si continua così bassi con le scorte ... il gas è destinato a salire ancora
Storage for EIA report date 8/2/12
this weeks storage poll is for week ending 7/27 and reported by EIA on 8/2.
observations:
last week was slightly cooler than the week earlier but still much warmer than normal. the same week last year was extremely hot, 13 population weighted cdds warmer than last week.
nuclear outages continue to run much higher than last yr and avg, supporting gas demand from generation.
hydro generation now in seasonal decline, further helping support gas gen burns in the west.
gas related generation demand at all time highs last week.
however, coal to gas switching showing some signs of slowing at these higher temperatures/prices.
total electricity demand is also low given how hot it has been. drought may be a factor here as well as location of the heat, which has centered around the midwest where coal baseloads are still heavily relied upon.
drought also playing a roll in cutting rig counts in Pennsylvania and Ohio as water is less available for fracking.
total supply was down last week by nearly .5bcf/d from the week earlier due to a drop in domestic output.
storage week total population weighted degree demand (HDD + CDD) --
last week: 92 (91cdd 1hdd)
previous week: 93 (93cdd 0hdd)
same week last yr: 105 (104cdd 1hdd)
avg: 78 (75cdd 3dd)
next wk fcts: 88 (88cdd 0hdd)
* source: NOAA
storage:
same week last yr: +43
yr avg: +56
*note: avg and last year storage figures are calculated using this historical data-set provided by eia:
http://ir.eia.gov/ngs/ngsstats.xls
my current estimate is +20 bcf