Oil & Gas Companies Weekly Update Aug 30

oday’s energy market action:

  • Energy markets continue to rally on Thursday
  • Brent moves back above US$61 a barrel.
  • WTI, Cdn Light and WCS gains almost 2%. 
  • C5+ dips lower, as differential to WTI widens to 8-mo high.
  • TSX energy rallies almost 2%, while SPX energy gains 1.5%.

Today’s political energy news:

  • Alberta launches constitutional challenge against Bill C-69.
  • Ontario continues constitutional flight again carbon tax.
  • Banks bullish on energy bonds, only if Conservatives win Oct election.
  • EPA poised to undo Obama’s “unnecessary and duplicative” methane regulations.

Today’s other notable energy news: 

  • GoM producers on high alert, as Hurricane Dorian heads NW.
  • Russian oil output hits 11.3M bbl/day in Aug, up 150k m/m …
    … and remains 100 kbbl/day above agreed output quota.