IEZ News and Press, iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services From 08/04/23

2023-08-04 06:25:00 ET Summary U.S. May oil production decreased by 15 kb/d to 12,662 kb/d. U.S. shale producers slashed drilling and well completions in the second quarter, cutting demand for equipment and services. Permian monthly production increments have been falling sinc...

2023-08-02 08:00:00 ET Summary Consolidation continues to be a theme across energy subsectors as companies seek scale, integration, diversification, and for midstream, simplification. Several deals have been announced or completed this year for producers, midstream companies, and ...

2023-08-01 05:15:00 ET Summary It’s Q2 earnings season, and many of our stocks are already exhibiting relative strength, which is a sign that money is gravitating to companies that will post the strongest quarterly results and the best future guidance. We’re finally ...

2023-07-31 17:30:25 ET U.S. crude oil prices climbed to fresh three-month highs Monday and posted their best monthly gains in a year and a half, supported by tightening global supply and rising demand. Front-month Nymex crude ( CL1:COM ) for September delivery closed +1.5% Mon...

2023-07-26 19:25:00 ET Summary Why oil suddenly found its legs in the market. The impact improving macro sentiment is having on commodities. Potential risks to oil's rally. The price of oil has climbed to a three-month high amid signs of tighter supplies. Hussein A...

2023-07-24 09:33:41 ET Summary The Big 3 oilfield services players SLB, BKR and HAL all reported this week. All 3 see strength in international and offshore more than offsetting temporary weakness in North America. We are in the early stages of a multi-year capex cycle that po...

2023-07-18 13:45:00 ET Summary While caution in some areas of the commodities space may be prudent, there are also reasons for optimism. Given the still-uncertain economic environment combined with the rise in equity valuations, we believe taking a more cautious stance is prudent ...

2023-07-17 23:50:07 ET Summary The bullish thesis for natural gas is intact even though prices are unlikely to revert to last year's levels. I show charts that compare large U.S. gas producers on a number of metrics including liquids yield, price realizations, hedges, and valuatio...

2023-07-17 20:29:00 ET Summary The UBS Constant Maturity Commodity Index (CMCI) underperformed the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) in Q2 2023 but continues to outperform year-to-date by over 3.5%. The declines in all commodity indexes during Q2 2023 was mostly due to the poor eco...

2023-07-10 05:30:00 ET Summary Financial and tech sectors face weak comparisons from late 2022, while the energy sector faces stronger comparisons and good growth from late 2022. The 'pandemic' influence will ripple through the S&P 500 numbers through the end of 2023. Fina...