BOE Report Staff

Working gas in storage was 1,704 Bcf as of Friday, April 12, 2013, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net change of +31 Bcf beating analyst estimates of ~+42 Bcf. Stocks were 794 Bcf less than last year at this time and 74 Bcf below the 5-year average of 1,778 Bcf. [table] [attr style="width: 25%"]`[attr style="width: 25%"]April 12`[attr style="width: 25%"]April 5`[attr style="width: [Read more]

By Pablo Gorondi, The Associated Press The price of oil rose to near US$88 a barrel Thursday as an unexpected drop in U.S. stockpiles of crude triggered a modest recovery from a sharp sell-off the day before. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery was up $1.20 to US$87.88 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract dropped $2.04, or 2.3 per cent, on Wednesday — the fourth daily drop of at least two per [Read more]

  By Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press TORONTO - The Toronto stock market sold off late morning Wednesday as worries about the pace of global growth raised concerns about demand for commodities and sent prices for energy and metals lower. The S&P/TSX composite index lost 157.47 points or 1.3 per cent to 11,962.45. The Venture was hit 38 points to 921. "This clearly reflects a move to pricing in slower growth, the risk of deflation is back on the table, the effectiveness [Read more]

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 1.3 million barrels from the previous week, beating the expected build of ~1.2 million barrels. Total crude oil stocks of 387.6 million barrels are well above the upper limit of the average range for this time of year. Total commercial petroleum inventories increased by 2.6 million barrels last week. [table] [attr style="width: 25%"]April 12`[attr style="width: 25%"]April 5`[attr style="width: 25%"]Change`[attr style="width: 25%"]% [Read more]

  IRVING, Texas - Private equity firm Energy Capital Partners is continuing its move into the oilfield services sector with the acquisition of Canadian pipeline contractor Pipeworx Ltd. The deal was done through PLH Group Inc., an EC Partners company, which said Edmonton-based Pipeworx gives it a presence in Western Canada as part of a North American strategy. PLH announced the purchase Wednesday but didn't release financial details. "Canada, and Western Canada in particular [Read more]

  By John Cotter, The Canadian Press EDMONTON - Alberta could create thousands of new jobs and take in an extra $600 million in annual revenue if more oil and natural gas were processed in the province instead of being shipped raw to other jurisdictions, says a newly released report. The paper by a University of Calgary economist was commissioned by municipalities and energy companies in the Edmonton region known as Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association. The association [Read more]

  By Malcolm Morrison TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was higher Tuesday as traders cautiously bought into stocks that sustained steep losses in the previous session when disappointing Chinese growth data sent commodities and resource stocks tumbling. The S&P/TSX composite index gained 69.01 points to 12,073.89 after the market registered its biggest one-day tumble since last June and the lowest close since mid-November, plunging 333 points. The TSX was also heavily [Read more]

  Gold and other commodities took a big tumble Monday following data that showed much weaker than expected economic growth in China, sending the benchmark index of the Toronto Stock Exchange to its biggest one-day loss in 10 months. By the close of trading, the S&P/TSX composite index had slumped 332.71 points, or 2.7 per cent, to 12,004.88. The materials group, which includes gold stocks, plunged 7.4 per cent. Gold futures tumbled $140.40 US an ounce to settle at [Read more]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analytics, today announced it has acquired Fekete Associates, a leading provider of integrated reservoir management software and services to the oil and gas industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “The acquisition of Fekete plays an important role in better supporting our customers as we continue to seamlessly connect IHS information and expertise with the right tools and [Read more]