Source: Sam Meredith, CNBC
Analysts in the energy sector are holding their breath as they wait to see how the escalating conflict in Libya will affect oil prices.
Libya has been struggling to get oil production back on track since its revolution in 2011. And the head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has now warned that continued violence by renegade forces could wipe out 95% of the country’s oil supply.
According to Paul Horsnell, global head of commodities at Standard Chartered, investors are “clearly ignoring” NOC’s warning, and are therefore not factoring the risk to Libya’s oil supply into global markets.
| Units | Current Price | 1 Week Ago | Change vs. 1 Week Ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel | per gallon | $3.136 | $3.153 | -$0.017 |
| Gasoline | per gallon | $2.807 | $2.822 | -$0.015 |
| Units | Current Price | 1 Week Ago | Change vs. 1 Week Ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas Intermediate Crude (Nymex) |
per barrel | $52.68 | $57.29 | -$4.61 |
| Brent Crude (ICE) |
per barrel | $60.69 | $68.31 | -$7.62 |
| Natural Gas (Nymex) |
MMBtu | $2.42 | $2.62 | -$0.20 |
From Random Lengths: …Prices in all framing lumber species faltered in the holiday-shortened week, leaving traders frustrated with a messy and oversupplied market. Prices of various random dimension and studs posted double-digit drops.
| Current | 1 Week Ago | 2 Weeks Ago | Change vs. 1 Week Ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumber – Random Lengths | $325 | $335 | $345 | -$10 |
| Panels – Random Lengths | $348 | $350 | $352 | -$2 |
| Board Feet (per 1000) | $313.20 | $307.50 | $313.60 | $5.70 |
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.8% |
| February | 3.8% | 4.1% | 4.7% |
| March | 3.8% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| April | 3.6% | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| May | – | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| June | – | 4.0% | 4.4% |
| July | – | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| August | – | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| September | – | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| October | – | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| November | – | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| December | – | 3.9% | 4.1% |
Sources: EIA, Trading Economics, Bloomberg