(Investing) – The decline in U.S. natural gas prices appears excessive given the market’s underlying fundamentals, according to Morgan Stanley. Analyst Devin McDermott said prices have retreated around 35% from December highs, but “prices have pulled back too far,” even after accounting for milder weather and a brief supply pickup. Morgan Stanley now forecasts Henry Hub at $4.25 in 2026, “~22%
(Investing) – A cold start to winter and record liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows have helped drive a strong rally in prices since mid-October, said analysts at Morgan Stanley, seeing further upside ahead. At 08:55 ET (13:55 GMT), natural gas prices fell 0.5% to $4.968 per million British thermal units, or MMBtu, but are up over 17% over the course of
(BOE Report) – Morgan Stanley on Monday raised its Brent crude forecast for the first half of 2026 to $60 a barrel from $57.5, citing the decision by OPEC+ to pause quota hikes in the first quarter of next year and recent U.S. and EU sanctions on Russian oil assets. The bank expects a “substantial surplus” in the oil market
(Investing.com) – Natural gas prices could surge to $5 per million British thermal units in 2026 as demand rises and supply remains constrained, Morgan Stanley said in a new report assessing winter market scenarios. The bank forecast that U.S. gas storage levels will exit October at around 3.97 trillion cubic feet, roughly 5% above normal, but expects inventories to tighten sharply in the
(Oil Price) – Morgan Stanley is merging its Global Energy and Global Power & Utilities investment banking teams into a single worldwide unit, a move aimed at sharpening its coverage of clients across oil, gas, electricity, and renewables, Reuters reported on Wednesday. According to an internal memo seen by Reuters, the bank will operate the new Global Power and Energy group under
(Investing) – U.S. natural gas prices have fallen back of late, reflecting a lingering storage surplus and a milder shift in summer weather, but Morgan Stanley still sees more upside in 2026. At 09:05 ET (13:05 GMT), natural gas prices rose 2.4% to $3.138 per million British thermal units, or MMBtu, but are down around 9% over the course of the last month
(Investing) – LONDON -Oil prices jumped by about 4% on Monday after producer group OPEC+ kept output increases in July at the same level as the previous two months. Brent crude futures climbed by $2.28, or 3.6%, to $65.06 a barrel by 1335 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up $2.99, or 4.9%, at $63.78. Both contracts lost more than 1%
(Oil Price) – Morgan Stanley joined other major investment banks in slashing oil price forecasts amid expectations of a larger market surplus later this year as OPEC+ plans to raise output much more than previously expected. Morgan Stanley cut its oil price forecasts for the remainder of the year, anticipating a bigger glut. The bank revised down its projection of Brent Crude prices
(Investing) – The U.S. energy sector has had a strong start to 2025, despite macro uncertainty, and Morgan Stanley has updated its models to reflect this. Despite generally cautious investor sentiment on oil markets, the energy sector has had a strong start to 2025, rising 8% year-to-date, outperforming the S&P 500 index by around 10%, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley, in a
(BOE Report) – Morgan Stanley bumped up its Brent price view for the second half of 2025 and said it now expects a smaller oil market surplus for the year following a decision by OPEC+ oil producers to delay and slow plans for higher output. The bank raised its Brent price forecast for the second half of 2025 to $70
Oil Price Just two weeks after lowering its Brent oil price estimate to $80 per barrel for the fourth quarter, Morgan Stanley cut again its forecast, now expecting the international benchmark to average $75 a barrel in the last quarter of the year. Analysts at Morgan Stanley see rising headwinds on the demand side, which has been their key reason for cutting
U.S. News The crude oil market is currently tight but next year will likely be in surplus, with Brent prices declining into the mid-to-high $70s range, Morgan Stanley said. The tightness will hold for most of the third quarter, the bank said in a note dated on Friday, but equilibrium will return by the fourth quarter, “when seasonal demand tailwinds
