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- Market Summary Released for October 29, 2012
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- Market Summary Released for October 22, 2012
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- Market Summary Released for October 15, 2012
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- Iraq??s Oil Production Passes Iran
- Market Summary Released
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- Market Summary Released for August 21, 2012
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- Market Summary Released for July 31, 2012
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- Sweet & Sour Crude
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- North Dakota ?? Shale Oil Surge
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- Solar PV Net Metering ?? A Case Study
- CES Market Summary Released for May15, 2012
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- The Public Sector: Good Stewardship of Taxpayer Funds through Energy Strategy
- CES Market Summary Released for April 24, 2012
- Natural Gas Prices Are At 10-Year Lows: How Much Lower Can Prices Go?
- CES Market Summary Released for April 17, 2012
- Understanding Energy Markets in a Time of Change
- Canadian Tar Sands Oil Flowing South
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- Study Finds That Cape Wind Will Save $7.2 Billion
- CES Market Summary Released for April 3, 2012
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(7)
- For the right clients, Real-Time and Day-Ahead pricing products provide low cost power
- CES Market Summary Released for March 27, 2012
- Crucial Considerations: The 4 Things We Think About When Preparing an Energy Strategy
- Vermont Yankee Closure Could Effect Energy Prices
- CES Market Summary Released For March 19, 2012
- Welcome to the CES Spotlight Blog
- Warm New England Weather - Not Just a Budget Savings, But an Opportunity
CES Spotlight Blog

January 23rd, 2019
Market Summary for the Week of January 14 - January 18, 2019
by Kelsey Berger and Michelle Tham, Energy Analysts
Synopsis of Last Week's Energy Markets
Crude oil rose for the third straight week, resting in the low $50’s range for the past 10 days. China put forth two strategies to counteract an economic slowdown due to the trade war with the US; if successful, economic growth would boost crude oil demand. Natural gas prices jumped last week amid forecasts for a cold end of January but trading on Tuesday reversed much of those gains. Storage remains 11% below 5-year average levels.
To view the complete Market Summary, click here.