OPEC Imports Still High; The Market And Energy Page, T+195 -- August 3, 2017

Futures: Dow 30 flat; Nasdaq still has a bit of life, up 6 points.

Bank of England: leaves rates unchanged.

NRG: reports a loss of $1.98. NRG shares have doubled since the beginning of the year; the stock has increased 78% in the last 12 months. Today, NRG is up over 3% in pre-market trading.

APA: misses but reports a profit of $1.50 vs a loss in the same period a year earlier. APA down about 2% in pre-market trading.

CNP: beats forecast; 29 cents vs 20 cents forecast. Revenues of $2.14 billion vs $1.79 billion. Shares up about 1% in pre-market trading.

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Weekly Energy Data

See graphics here.

See Saudi imports, most recent posted EIA data.

Venezuela, not much change.

OPEC data, note:

• Saudi surge, from November 2014 - November 2016
• November, 2016: OPEC announces cut in production (not exports)
• OPEC imports: in May, 2017 (most recent EIA data posted at this site) --