June 9, 2022 • Posted in Daily Bulletin

MH Daily Bulletin: June 9

News relevant to the plastics industry:

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Supply

  • Oil prices jumped 2% to a 13-week high Wednesday on signs of rising demand in the U.S. and China. 
  • In mid-morning trading today, WTI futures were down 0.2% at $121.90/bbl and Brent was flat at $123.60/bbl. 
  • U.S. natural gas prices fell over 6% Wednesday following an explosion at a Texas export facility operated by Freeport LNG, which could force more supplies to be kept domestically. The facility, which provides around 20% of U.S. LNG processing, will be down for three weeks
Natural gas (USD/MMBtu)
  • In mid-morning trading today, U.S. natural gas futures fell another 5.1% to $8.26/MMBtu. 
  • U.S. crude inventories rose by a surprise 2 million barrels last week, according to the federal government. At 416.8 million barrels, inventories remain some 15% below the five-year average for this time of year, while emergency crude supplies are at a three-decade low
  • U.S. gasoline stocks fell by a surprise 800,000 barrels last week as demand rose despite record-high prices. 
  • The average U.S. gasoline price hit a record $4.955 a gallon Wednesday, according to AAA. 
Daily average regular gas and diesel prices in the United States throughout the war in Ukraine (in U.S. dollars)

Supply Chain

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Domestic Markets

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International Markets

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