Archive for the 'Energy' category
Posted on September 1st, 2010 in Energy, Global Weather, Hurricanes, United States, satellites with no comments
Weather wires are buzzing this morning with talk of Hurricane Earl, as they should be – this is a big system with a lot of energy. But don’t lose sight of what is following behind Earl. While Fiona looks to take a track farther to the east, the system in the central Atlantic has organized [...]
Posted on August 25th, 2010 in Energy, United States, weather with no comments
Heat in the eastern US returns next week
Posted on August 11th, 2010 in Energy, Global Weather, Hurricanes, India, futures, monsoon, natgas, oil, weather with no comments
Looking at the last month, OLR anomalies indicating a couple of notable features: (1) less prcp in northeastern India, per the Weather Trends forecast, with implications for the Monsoon, and (2) more convection off of West Africa moving westward into the Central Atlantic, per the Weather Trends forecast, highlighting the potential for more tropical activity [...]
Posted on August 10th, 2010 in Energy, Hurricanes, weather with no comments
Posted on August 2nd, 2010 in Energy, Hurricanes, United States, natgas, oil, weather with no comments
Even though the extreme heat seen over the last 1-2 weeks will subside, the pattern is still generally warm and cooling demand will remain strong. Last Thursday’s EIA release showed natural gas stocks (Bcf) -3.1% vs. same time last year, while the weekly build (+28 Bcf) was smaller than most market analyst expectations. [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2010 in Energy, Hurricanes, futures, natgas, oil, weather with no comments
Natural Gas stocks (Bcf) -3.1% vs. this time last year; weekly build (+28 Bcf) was smaller than market expectations. Last week’s topical activity did curtail production (gas & oil) but not significantly. Keeping an eye on tropical waves off of West Africa for next weather trigger.