Energy News Beat: 1/21/2021

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Tech stocks again reach all time highs as strong earnings from tech companies this week send markets to the bull side once again.

  • S&P 500: 16%
  • Nasdaq: 66%
  • Dow Jones: 16%

“We see the pace of vaccinations as a key driver of equities through 2021, similar to how shifts in mobility and Covid cases drove equities in 2020,” Keith Parker, head of equity strategy at UBS, said in a note. “Removing bottlenecks for administering doses would present an upside case near-term.”

Crude Oil and Natural Gas News

Crude oil prices stay flat amid some bear API data (2.56 mm bbl BUILD) while vaccine rollout continues to place a source in this bear market.  Crude oil prices currently trading around $53.13. Natural gas prices again tumble amid lack in cold temperatures as traders bid down NG prices. Natural gas prices currently trading at $2.487

US Energy News

  • Biden cancels federal drilling permits
  • API bearish data
  • Baker Hughes disappoints with earnings

International Energy News

  • Libya hire foreign oil co’s
  • Aramco omits carbon data
  • ExxonMobil out of North Sea
  • Alberta PM pleads Keystone XL case
  • Merkel/Biden to talk Russia energy