Oil Buyer’s BRIEF Guide Diesel Profit Drops as Indonesian Mines Close By Ann Koh and Fitri Wulandari The ripples from Indonesia’s ban on mineral-ore exports are reaching energy markets, as shuttered mines and idle trucks crimp demand for diesel. Profit from making the fuel in Singapore this year will be the lowest since 2011, Wood Mackenzie Ltd. says. Indonesia, Asia’s biggest importer of the fuel, will buy 20 percent less amid the contraction in mining following the ban in January, according to the Edinburgh-based consultant. Indonesia’s ban, designed to stimulate the domestic ore-processing industry, is having unintended consequences across the region. Weakening demand for diesel is coming at a time when China is exporting more fuel as its economy expands at the slowest pace in a quarter century. “Less miners, less work going on, less trucks, so the diesel consumption would also be less,” Gavin Wendt, the founding director of MineLife Pty, a commodities researcher in Sydney, said May 23. “Mining accounts for a considerable portion of diesel consumption.” Asian Benchmark Diesel Falls, Shrinking Crack Spread to Dubai Oil 25 130 Friday 05.30.14 www.bloombergbriefs.com Quote of the Day “The difficulty with these smaller startup oil-sands companies is that there’s a very long lead time between construction and production. We’ve seen difficulties with companies like Connacher that have never come close to their initial design capacity.” — Terry Marshall, senior vice president at Moody’s Investors Service in Toronto Today’s Events BCAL <GO> 1:00 p.m.: Baker Hughes rig count 3:30 p.m.: CFTC Commitment of Traders report All times Eastern. 125 20 Inside 120 market chart: Page 2. WTI makes a third attempt at a breakout. 15 110 105 10 100 ←Crack Spread Dubai Crude→ SingaporeSwaps→ 5 0 5/30/13 $/Barrel $/Barrel 115 95 90 85 80 8/30/13 Source: Bloomberg Source: Bloomberg LP 11/30/13 2/28/14 LP Brent-WTI U.S. refinery outages, of total CDU capacity of 18,306 thousand bbls/day 617 on May 28 REFO <GO> 878 ▲ OPEC WATCH: Page 3. Crude production climbed in May for the first time in three months. DATA RELEASE: Page 4. Cushing supplies continue to drain into Gulf as total U.S. supplies rise. The Wire: Page 4. Repsol gets conditional approval to drill off Canary Islands. Regulation watch: Page 6. Ethanol mandate raising CO2 emissions, study said. Oil Watch Outages MARKET CALLS: Page 2. WTI backwardation unlikely to hold, Bank of America said. Brent-WTI spread. 6.46 ▼ 7.63 on May 29 CLC01 Index Floating Storage Global crude oil, mil bbls. 123.7 ▼ 127.8 on May 28 NOON<GO> u.s. crude output U.S. crude production, in mil bbls/day according to EIA 8.43 mil bbls last week nrgz<GO> 8.47 ▲ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SPOT PRICES: Page 7. FUTURES PRICES: Page 8. 05.30.14 www.bloombergbriefs.com Bloomberg Brief | Oil Buyer’s Guide 2 Refinery News Exxon Mobil’s 502,500 barrel per day refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana will perform maintenance on a fluid catalytic cracking unit beginning in January, ■■ according to a person familiar with the project. The work will last six weeks, the person said. — Lynn Doan Current and Planned Refinery Outages Thousands of Barrels Per Day 6,000 Exxon Mobil’s Torrance refinery in southern California reported two hours of unplanned flaring, according to South Coast Air Quality Management District. The refinery is conducting maintenance with no expected impact to production, Exxon spokeswoman Gesuina Paras said. ■■ — Lucia Kassai Total Outages U.S. Outages 5,000 Flint Hills received approval from the U.S. EPA and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a $600 million project that will allow it to process more domestic crude oil on the West side of its Corpus Christi refinery. ■■ Russia Outages Total (Projected) 4,000 U.S. (Projected) Russia (Projected) 3,000 — Christine Harvey Chennai Petroleum plans to shut a crude unit and some secondary units at its 9.5 million metric ton per year refinery in southern India for a month for annual maintenance sometime in the fourth quarter, Managing Director A.S. Basu said. 2,000 ■■ 1,000 0 Apr May Source: Bloomberg LP Jun Jul Aug — Debjit Chakraborty Sep Market Calls WTI oil backwardation is unlikely to hold in the second half of the year on supply, according to Bank of America Corp. “The ongoing ramp up in U.S. crude output in 2H14 could reverse recent inventory draws,” the bank said in an e-mailed report. ■■ Crude Oil Buyers Stage Third Attempt at Upside Breakout CL1 Comdty (Generic 1st 'CL' Future) — Grant Smith Volatility may rebound if Brent backwardation flattens, undermining the market’s appeal to investors and causing a price drop, according to Petromatrix GmbH, a consultant in Zug, Switzerland. ■■ — Grant Smith Bloomberg Survey of Oil Analysts and Traders Source: Bloomberg LP Buyers recently made their third attempt to break through WTI’s $104 a barrel level. The higher low established in early May at the $99 level increases the odds for an upside breakout. 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Bloomberg ®Charts Rise 12 Neutral 5 Fall 19 1 - 1 — Greg Bender, CMT, Bloomberg Tradebook; See disclaimer: http://bit.ly/1iDPev0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The survey, conducted each Thursday, asks for an assessment of whether crude oil futures are likely to rise, fall, or remain neutral in the coming week. 05.30.14 www.bloombergbriefs.com OPEC Watch Bloomberg Brief | Oil Buyer’s Guide 3 mark shenk, bloomberg news May Crude Output Advances From Three-Year Low in Survey OPEC crude production climbed in May for the first time in three months, led by gains in Angola and Saudi Arabia, a Bloomberg survey showed. Output from the 12-member Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries rose by 75,000 barrels a day to an average of 29.988 million, according to the survey of oil companies, producers and analysts. Last month’s total was revised 50,000 barrels a day higher to 29.913 million because of changes to the Saudi Arabian and United Arab Emirates estimates. Members increased production as the International Energy Agency projected further increases will be needed to meet demand during the second half of the year. The IEA said in a May 15 report that OPEC will need to provide an average of 30.7 million barrels a day in the last six months of 2014. “There’s still room for OPEC production to increase further,” said Sarah Emerson, managing principal of ESAI Energy Inc. in Wakefield, Massachusetts. “Both the IEA and OPEC said this month that Angola Leads Production Growth Libyan Output Shrinks to 0.6 Percent of OPEC Oil 2600 10,000 5.6% 3.7% 0.6% Saudi Arabia 8.2% 1.8% 2400 9,000 ←Saudi Arabia Output Angola Output→ 2200 2000 8,000 1800 7,500 1600 7,000 6,500 Thousands of Barrels/Day Thousands of Barrels/Day 9,500 8,500 there’s a need for additional barrels.” Angolan output increased by 140,000 barrels a day to 1.68 million, the biggest gain for any member in May. Production climbed because of the end of maintenance at the Greater Plutonio offshore field operated by BP Plc. Saudi Arabia, the group’s biggest producer, bolstered output by 70,000 barrels a day to 9.67 million, the first gain this year. The country pumped 10 million barrels a day in September, the most in monthly data going back to 1989. 2.4% 2013 2014 Angolan production rose more than 9 percent from April. Saudi Arabia increased its output by almost 1 percent. Kuwait U.A.E. 6.5% Iran Qatar 9.2% 32.2% Nigeria Angola Algeria 9.0% Libya Venezuela 1400 2012 Source: Bloomberg LP Iraq 9.7% 11.0% Ecuador Source: Bloomberg LP Libyan output fell by 35,000 barrels a day to 180,000, the lowest level since September 2011. Production Rises Overall as Iran, Nigeria Lead Declines in Output Producer ticker Total OPEC Saudi Arabia Iraq Kuwait U.A.E. Venezuela Iran Nigeria Angola Algeria Libya Qatar Ecuador Total OPEC, ex-Iraq OPCRTOTL Index OPCRSAUD Index OPCRIRAQ Index OPCRKUWA Index OPCRUAE Index OPCRVENZ Index OPCRIRAN Index OPCRNIGE Index OPCRANGO Index OPCRALGE Index OPCRLIBY Index OPCRQATR Index OPCRECDR Index OPCREXIQ Index May output, April output, thous. barrels/day thous. barrels/day 29,988 29,913 9,670 9,600 3,300 3,250 2,920 2,920 2,700 2,700 2,460 2,450 2,750 2,840 1,950 2,020 1,680 1,540 1,100 1,120 180 215 725 700 553 558 26,688 26,663 change, thous. barrels/day 75 70 50 0 0 10 -90 -70 140 -20 -35 25 -5 25 Source: Bloomberg, LP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 percent change 0.25% 0.73% 1.54% 0.00% 0.00% 0.41% -3.17% -3.47% 9.09% -1.79% -16.28% 3.57% -0.90% 0.09% capacity, Thous. barrels/day 36,581 12,500 3,650 2,900 3,275 3,000 2,900 2,400 1,870 1,200 1,550 780 556 32,931 05.30.14 www.bloombergbriefs.com Bloomberg Brief | Oil Buyer’s Guide 4 The Wire Markets Cushing Supplies Drain Into Gulf as Total U.S. Crude Stocks Rise West Texas Intermediate headed for its first monthly advance since February as crude inventories shrank at the delivery point for New York contracts. Brent was steady in London, poised for a second monthly gain amid separatist violence in Ukraine. ■■ 450,000 400,000 350,000 Thous Barrels 300,000 The Japan OTC Exchange plans to open its trading platform for oil-product and crude-swap contracts on June 24, according to a statement. The exchange plans to offer TOCOM swaps for crude, gasoline, kerosene and gasoil, and RIM swaps for gasoline, kerosene, gasoil, A-grade fuel oil and low-sulfur A-grade fuel oil. ■■ 40,000 250,000 30,000 200,000 150,000 20,000 100,000 10,000 50,000 — Tsuyoshi Inajima and Emi Urabe 0 2004 2006 Source: Bloomberg LP, DOE Supply Disruptions ■■ Nigerian rebels have called off “incessant attacks on gas and oil pipelines, erroneously or mischievously attributed to oil thieves” from today, the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) said in an e-mailed statement. MEND has also asked the Nigerian government to pardon members who have been convicted, drop charges and release “MEND fighters still in detention facilities.” 0 2008 — Jeremy van Loon — Cecile Gutscher and Rebecca Penty ■■ 2012 2014 — Lananh Nguyen and Grant Smith Total SA will cut 150 jobs at its Joslyn oil-sands mine as costs escalate and the company and its partner Suncor Energy Inc. look for ways to make the project more profitable. “We just need to find ways to go further in cost effectiveness,” Andre Goffart, the president of Total SA’s Canadian business, said on a conference call today. Oil sands miners, including Imperial Oil Ltd., have struggled with rising costs in northern Alberta because of labor shortages and distance from equipment suppliers. Imperial last year boosted the cost of its Kearl project by 18 percent. Total and partner Suncor last year canceled their Voyageur upgrader because of rising costs. The partners in October announced they would go ahead with a C$13.5 billion ($12.5 billion) Fort Hills venture that will produce 180,000 barrels a day within 12 months of startup in 2017. Producers 2010 Stockpiles at Cushing, Oklahoma, the biggest U.S. oil-storage hub, dropped by 1.53 million barrels last week to the lowest level since November 2008, according to the Energy Information Administration. Supplies nationwide expanded by 1.66 million, compared with a 500,000 barrel gain estimated in a Bloomberg News survey. Canadian oil-sands producers, after being denied funding last year as energy prices fell, are regaining access to lenders as demand for speculative-grade debt surges with central banks suppressing borrowing rates. Debt issuance and loans to junk energy companies from lenders ranging from Third Avenue Management LLC to Credit Suisse Group AG has surged 74 percent this year to $8.9 billion from the year-ago period, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Calgarybased Sunshine Oilsands Ltd., which failed to renew a credit line last year, is marketing $325 million of bonds. BlackPearl Resources Inc. expanded a loan in April, 10 months after market conditions forced it to abandon financing. “Centralbank policy is pushing investors further down the credit curve,” said Nicholas Leach, who manages about C$2.5 billion ($2.3 billion) in Toronto at CIBC Asset Management Inc. “In this environment, there are lots of investors willing to take on that kind of risk.” — Grant Smith 50,000 Cushing Supplies→ Thous Barrels — Lananh Nguyen and Grant Smith 60,000 ←Total U.S. Crude Supply ■■ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Repsol SA won government approval to start a $10 billion oil drilling project off Spain’s Canary Islands, signaling success in its 12-year campaign to start exploration near the Atlantic archipelago. Spain’s environment ministry yesterday cleared the plan with conditions, Deputy Minister Federico Ramos said in a briefing. The decision follows a reconfirmation in 2012 of an exploration license first awarded in 2001 and later tied up in court battles. The decision advances plans by Spain’s largest oil company to hunt for fields in an area geologists estimate may be able to supply about 10 percent of national demand. Several hurdles remain for Repsol. The Supreme Court is set to rule June 10 on a challenge to its exploration permit. ■■ — Todd White Petroceltic International is on track for its largest monthly share decline since June 2013 after well results yielded no commercial hydrocarbons. Two formations in Shakrok-1 well in Kurdistan on the ■■ continued on next page 05.30.14 www.bloombergbriefs.com Bloomberg Brief | Oil Buyer’s Guide 5 the wire… continued from previous page Shakrok license didn’t flow hydrocarbons to the surface in the final two drill stem tests. Romanian exploration well Muridava-1 failed to encounter commercial hydrocarbons and South Dikirnis-1 exploration well in Egypt is water-bearing. — Benjamin Dow Oleo e Gas Participacoes SA, the oil startup that triggered Eike Batista’s financial collapse, will emerge as a viable producer once creditors approve a recovery plan at a meeting scheduled for next week, Chief Executive Officer Paulo Narcelio said. OGpar, as the Rio de Janeiro-based company is known, will eliminate most of its debt and recover financing capacity as it generates about $500 million in sales this year, enough to sustain operations, Narcelio said in an interview at the company’s headquarters. OGpar expects to produce an average 16,000 barrels a day for 12 months after connecting two extra wells to its Tubarao Martelo deposit by July, he said. European Natural Gas Prices KEY PRICES Change Time of Last Price From Open Last Trade NBP prompt (GB pence/Therm) 42.65 0.15 8:15:28 AM 41.50 0.20 8:16:41 AM 61.00 0.25 6:52:31 AM TTF Dutch Gas (EUR/MWh) 18.35 0.15 8:08:58 AM 18.68 -0.05 8:14:37 AM 24.45 0.00 7:38:40 AM Ticker Day Ahead Jun 14 Win 14/15 NBPGDAHD Index NBPG1MON Index NBPGS1 Index Day Ahead Jun 14 2015 TTFGDAHD Index TTFG1MON Index TTFGCY1 Index ■■ — Juan Pablo Spinetto Legal Mexican authorities issued an arrest warrant for Amado Yanez, the chief executive officer of Oceanografia SA, the oil services provider seized by the government after Citigroup Inc.’s local unit alleged a $400 million loan fraud. Yanez was accused of participation in crimes including violations of the country’s creditinstitutions law. Mexico took control of Oceanografia in February, putting it under the supervision of the Finance Ministry, after Citigroup said it lost $400 million on loans that were granted to the company based on fraudulent invoices. Mexican authorities are probing why Citigroup’s local unit boosted the size and length of loans to the company in the months leading up to the discovery of the fraud, the nation’s chief banking regulator said. ■■ — Ben Bain, Nacha Cattan and Dakin Campbell Asia/Pacific Gas China’s effort to catch up with the U.S. in developing shale gas is coming at a big cost: It’s spending four times as much developing some fields, according to a ■■ Trade Source Fair Value EGFI EGFI EGFI 41.50 60.87 ICAS SPEC EGFI 18.68 24.45 European Natural Gas Supply and Demand indicator GIE Total EU Gas Storage (MCM) GIE Total EU Gas Storage (% Full) Yesterday UK gas demand (MCM) Day Ahead UK forecast gas demand (MCM) Ticker GIEDSTTL Index GIEDFTTL Index UGASDEMD Index UGASFD1D Index Value 50,681.68 64.55 211.27 184.52 1-Day Change -291.31 -0.37 0.00 -4.89 U.S. Natural Gas Prices Henry Hub Prices ($/ MMBtu) Spot price JUL 14 AUG 14 SEP 14 Ticker Last Price NGUSHHUB Index NG1 Comdty NG2 Comdty NG3 Comdty 4.62 4.55 4.53 4.49 Change From Open --0.01 -0.01 -0.01 Time of Last Trade -8:06:20 AM 8:06:20 AM 8:06:20 AM U.S. Natural Gas Supply and Demand Indicator Change In Total Gas Storage Total Gas Demand Ticker MMcf/d NAGSTSTO Index NAGSTOTC Index 15,081.00 58,597.00 Change From Previous Day 800.00 -4,483.00 Global LPG Pricing Data Indicator Mont Belvieu LST Propane Mont Belvieu Non-LST Ethane Naphtha fob Singapore Ticker LPGSMBPP Index LPGSMBPE Index NAPHSINF Index new report. Holding the world’s biggest potential reserves of natural gas in shale rock, China will spend billions of dollars in trying to close a gap with the shale leader, which is about a decade ahead in developing the energy resource, according to a study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance released Tuesday. China’s leaders have mandated national targets for their 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Last Price 105.25 29.13 104.56 Change 0.00 0.00 -0.25 producers such as state-owned China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., known as Sinopec. “For the government, shale is one of the highest priorities, and Sinopec is looking to distinguish itself by making gains in shale,” Xiaolei Cao, an analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said. — Benjamin Haas 05.30.14 www.bloombergbriefs.com regulation watch Bloomberg Brief | Oil Buyer’s Guide 6 Andrew Childers, Bloomberg BNA Lower Ethanol Mandate in 2014 Would Reduce Carbon Emissions, Report Says The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed reduction in the amount of ethanol that must be blended into the gasoline supply in 2014 would cut greenhouse gas emissions as much as taking 580,000 cars off the road for a year, the Environmental Working Group said in a report. The annual renewable fuel standard requirement to blend ethanol into the gasoline supply has increased greenhouse gas emissions as more uncultivated land is cleared to grow feedstocks, according to the May 29 report, “Ethanol’s Broken Promise: Using Less Corn Ethanol Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions.” Lowering the ethanol blending mandate in 2014 would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3 million tons of carbon dioxide, the report said. The EPA issued a proposed rule Nov. 29, 2013, to reduce the 2014 renewable fuel standard from the 18.15 billion gallons required by the Energy Independence and Security Act to 15.21 billion gallons. In addition to reducing requirements for petroleum refiners and importers to blend Key Finding: Reducing the 2014 ethanol blending requirement by 1.39 billion gallons would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 3 million tons. advanced biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol, the proposed rule would require 1.39 billion gallons less corn-based ethanol than set out in the statute. The EPA has said it plans to finalize the renewable fuel standard rule in June. The report said the blending mandate has driven up commodity prices for corn and soybeans, which creates incentives for farmers to convert additional uncultivated land for crop production. Ethanol production now consumes 40 percent of the U.S. corn crop, a 6 percent increase from 2000 to 2013, the report said. Between 2008 and 2011, 23 million acres of grassland, shrub and wetlands were converted to crop production. Of that, 8 million acres were converted to grow corn, increasing greenhouse gas emissions by 60 million to 162 million tons of carbon dioxide annually. The Renewable Fuels Association disputed the report’s conclusions, arguing that it overstates how much uncultivated land must be cleared to provide the necessary ethanol feedstocks. “Today’s Environmental Working Group report relies upon overblown and disputed assumptions of land use change, making ethanol from corn appear to be worse than gasoline,” Bob Dinneen, president and chief executive officer of the Renewable Fuels Association, said in a statement. “That’s simply preposterous, particularly when contrasted with the ever-rising greenhouse gas emissions from tar sands and fracking.” IS THIS YOUR COPY? While we are grateful that our readers place a high value on our publication, unlawful duplication and distribution undermines our efforts to bring you proprietary news and information that you expect from the Brief. 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IN BRIEF BLOOMBERGBRIEFS.COM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BRIEF 05.30.14 www.bloombergbriefs.com 7 Bloomberg Brief | Oil Buyer’s Guide SPOT PRICES BENCHMARKS Prices as of end of day in New York AMERICAS PRICE Bloomberg USGC Sour Index Light Louisiana Sweet (LLS) Mars Blend WTI Cushing West Texas Sour (WTS) Bakken West Canadian Select Edmonton Syncrude Sweet Gasoline New York 87 Gasoline U.S. Gulf 87 Gasoline LA 85.5 CARBOB Jet Fuel No. 54 NY Jet Fuel No. 54 U.S. Gulf Diesel ULS NY Diesel ULS U.S. Gulf Diesel LS CARB LA Heating Oil No. 2 NY Heating Oil No. 2 U.S. Gulf Fuel Oil NY Cargo 1.0% Low Pour Fuel Oil U.S. Gulf Coast 3.0% 100.38 105.93 101.58 103.58 97.08 97.97 85.33 102.47 288.36 282.08 318.58 288.77 284.49 291.90 288.74 296.99 284.40 280.15 97.63 92.63 ASIA PACIFIC PRICE Crude Tapis (Bloomberg) Crude Dubai Fateh C&F Japan Naphtha 115.56 106.64 958.50 EUROPE PRICE Dated BFOE Daily BWAVE 95 RON - ARA - FOB barge MTBE ARA FOB barge Jet Fuel NW Europe CIF cargo Jet Fuel W Med FOB Gasoil ARA FOB barge Gasoil NW Europe CIF cargo Gasoil W Med CIF cargo Diesel ULS ARA FOB barge Diesel W Med CIF cargo Fuel Oil ARA FOB barge 3.5% Fuel Oil W Med FOB cargo 3.5% Fuel Oil ARA FOB cargo 1% Fuel Oil NWE FOB cargo 1% Fuel Oil W Med CIF cargo 1% 111.07 109.87 1021.50 1096.00 964.75 944.75 902.00 911.25 906.00 912.50 920.25 578.50 581.50 636.00 631.00 656.00 May 29, 2014 1 DAY DIFFERENTIALS SPREAD TO CHANGE -0.07 -3.20 WTI 0.86 2.35 WTI 0.16 -2.00 WTI 0.86 0.00 NYMEX 0.81 -6.50 WTI -1.89 -4.75 WTI -1.39 -18.00 WTI -1.89 -0.25 WTI 0.77 -13.00 NYMEX 3.77 -17.50 NYMEX 4.27 19.00 NYMEX -0.67 -3.13 NYMEX -1.93 -7.50 NYMEX -1.16 0.00 NYMEX -1.05 -3.25 NYMEX -1.55 5.00 NYMEX -1.04 -7.50 NYMEX -1.41 -11.75 NYMEX 0.00 0.25 1 DAY DIFFERENTIALS SPREAD TO CHANGE -0.14 -0.19 3.43 BRENT -2.50 1 DAY CHANGE 0.11 -0.23 -0.50 -0.40 -8.75 -8.75 -8.75 -8.75 -8.75 -7.25 -7.25 -1.75 -1.75 -8.00 -8.00 -8.00 Source: Bloomberg LP For live prices on Bloomberg enter BOIL<GO> 4<GO> PRICE SPREADS PRICES ARE EXPRESSED IN USD PER BARREL USD/BBL Brent Crude, Gulf Coast 321 Crack Spread 20 15 10 5 0 (5) May-13 Aug-13 Nov-13 Feb-14 LLS Crude, Gulf Coast 321 Crack Spread USD/BBL 20 15 10 5 0 May-13 Nov-13 Feb-14 Brent Crude, WTI Crude USD/BBL 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 Aug-13 USD/BBL Spread ( R) Brent Front Month (L) WTI Front Month (L) M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 J J A S O N D J F M A M J 27 23 19 15 11 7 3 -1 -5 05.30.14 www.bloombergbriefs.com Bloomberg Brief | Oil Buyer’s Guide 8 Futures FUTURES BASED SWAPS Prices as of 7:30 a.m. N.Y. Time Period Bal Mo JUN 14 JUL 14 AUG 14 SEP 14 OCT 14 Bal Mo/JUN 14 JUN 14/JUL 14 JUL 14/AUG 14 AUG 14/SEP 14 SEP 14/OCT 14 Bal Qt Q3 14 Q4 14 Q1 15 Bal Yr Cal 15 WTI 103.14 102.92 102.06 101.01 100.00 98.94 0.22 0.86 1.05 1.01 1.06 103.03 101.02 98.02 95.42 100.40 92.79 Period Bal Mo JUN 14 JUL 14 AUG 14 SEP 14 OCT 14 Bal Mo/JUN 14 JUN 14/JUL 14 JUL 14/AUG 14 AUG 14/SEP 14 SEP 14/OCT 14 Bal Qt Q3 14 Q4 14 Q1 15 Bal Yr Cal 15 BRNT 109.70 109.27 108.55 107.86 107.33 106.84 0.43 0.72 0.69 0.53 0.49 109.48 107.91 106.37 105.03 107.72 103.28 WTI BRNT -6.56 -6.34 -6.50 -6.85 -7.33 -7.90 -0.22 0.16 0.35 0.48 0.57 -6.45 -6.89 -8.34 -9.61 -7.32 -10.49 NYRBWTI NYRBBR 22.95 22.42 21.77 20.89 14.91 13.94 0.53 0.65 0.88 5.98 0.97 22.68 19.19 13.71 17.66 18.01 18.56 16.39 16.08 15.28 14.04 7.59 6.03 0.31 0.80 1.24 6.45 1.56 16.23 12.30 5.37 8.05 10.69 8.07 Source: Bloomberg LP SWAP CURVES May 30, 2014 ULSD ULSD WTI ULSD BRNT 291.01 291.07 291.43 291.84 292.12 292.29 -0.06 -0.36 -0.41 -0.28 -0.17 291.04 291.80 292.32 290.48 291.80 286.31 NYRB ULSD 9.20 7.37 3.41 -1.60 -18.51 -23.53 1.83 3.96 5.01 16.91 5.02 8.28 -5.57 -26.28 -21.23 -9.87 -21.19 19.08 19.33 20.34 21.56 22.69 23.82 -0.25 -1.01 -1.22 -1.13 -1.13 19.20 21.53 24.75 26.58 22.16 27.46 HSGO 899.25 899.87 901.12 902.50 903.16 902.12 -0.62 -1.25 -1.38 -0.66 1.04 899.56 902.26 899.64 887.11 900.60 878.77 12.52 12.98 13.85 14.72 15.36 15.92 -0.46 -0.87 -0.87 -0.64 -0.56 12.75 14.64 16.41 16.97 14.83 16.97 HSGO BRNT 11.00 11.52 12.40 13.28 13.90 14.25 -0.52 -0.88 -0.88 -0.62 -0.35 11.26 13.20 14.39 14.04 13.16 14.68 NYRB 300.20 298.43 294.83 290.23 273.61 268.76 1.77 3.60 4.60 16.62 4.85 299.32 286.23 266.04 269.25 281.93 265.12 HSGO ULSD 3.61 3.48 3.44 3.41 3.48 3.98 0.13 0.04 0.03 -0.07 -0.50 3.55 3.44 4.80 6.97 3.98 5.47 WTI 110 Today 100 Month Ago 90 80 70 May 14 May 18 WTI-Brent -7 -11 -15 -19 May 14 May 16 HO-WTI 35 30 25 20 May 14 May 16 RB-WTI 30 25 20 15 10 May 14 May 16 May 18 For live prices on Bloomberg enter CFVL<GO> 96<GO> Bloomberg Brief Oil Buyer’s Guide Bloomberg Brief Jennifer Rossa Executive Editor jrossa@bloomberg.net +1-212-617-8074 Managing Editor, Stuart Wallace Global Energy Markets swallace6@bloomberg.net +44-20-7673-2388 Managing Editor, Tim Coulter Energy and Commodities tcoulter@bloomberg.net +44-20-7330-7901 Oil Buyer’s Guide Deirdre Fretz Editor dfretz@bloomberg.net 212-617-5166 Data Editor: Joseph Aboussleman U.S. Crude Oil jaboussleman@bloomberg.net +1-609-279-4281 Data Editor: Paul Batchler Canadian Crude pbatchler@bloomberg.net +1-609-279-4128 Data Editor: Andrew Stewart Natural Gas anstewart@bloomberg.net +1-609-279-4258 Newsletter Nick Ferris Business Manager nferris2@bloomberg.net +1-212-617-6975 Advertising Adrienne Bills abills1@bloomberg.net +1-212-617-6073 Reprints & Lori Husted Permissions lori.husted@theygsgroup.com +1-717-505-9701 To subscribe via the Bloomberg Terminal type BRIEF <GO> or on the web at www.bloombergbriefs.com. 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