WTI (Mar) $70.61 -42c, Brent (Apr) $74.29 -32c, Diff -$3.68 +10c.

USNG (Mar) $3.41 +5c, UKNG (Mar) 132.7p +1.40p, TTF (Mar) €54.78 +€0.54.

Oil price

Oil is up a little today ahead of the Non Farm Payroll number, due at 1.30 GMT. Markets are relatively quiet assimilating the various Trump measures and the dollar remains quite firm.

Challenger Energy Group

On Wednesday I interviewed Eytan Uliel of CEG on my CEO slot at Core Finance.

Whilst I published this yesterday I understand that some channels ran it late so here it is again. Also, yesterday I was able to have a chat with CEG NED Robert Bose, also the Managing Member of Charlestown Energy Partners and CEO of Sintana Energy. He exuded confidence about the conjugate Basin and drilling in the Orange basin and was particularly excited about Uruguay where he said CEG has made a smart move. He has agreed to a CEO interview later this month which is very exciting indeed. 

Core Finance CEO Interview: Eytan Uliel of Challenger Energy Group

And finally…

It’s a huge weekend of sport at home and away…

England are back in ODI action in India in the 2nd match of the series, they start at 0800 on Sunday 0-1 down.

The Six Nations is back, tomorrow Wales go to Rome at 1415 and England host Les Bleus at Twickenham at 1645.  Sunday sees Ireland at Murrayfield at 1500.

And it’s the FA Cup 5th round, the usual mix of Premiership match ups and the minnows hoping for glory. Amongst those will be Plymouth who host Liverpool, Orient who host the Noisy Neighbours and Wycombe who go to Preston North End. Good match ups might be the Foxes at Old Trafford, Covvo who host the Tractor Boys, Leeds v Millwall, the Toffees v the Cherries and the Potters against the Bluebirds. Oh and Villa v Spurs…

And on Sunday it’s the 59th Superbowl in New Orleans where the Kansas City Chiefs are going for a ‘Threepeat’ against the Philadelphia Eagles. Kansas are favourites with Mahones at Quarterback but no side has ever won three in a row…