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energy · sector mood
2005
year mood +0.56 · -0.20 to +0.75 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-0.75 -0.38 0 +0.38 +0.75 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug -0.20 Sep +0.75 Oct Nov Dec
month values ▾
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
+0.70+0.70+0.65+0.65+0.65+0.02+0.70-0.20+0.75+0.70+0.70+0.70

Crude broke $60 and spiked near $71 after Katrina, and record crack spreads and prices delivered euphoric profits; even the storm that crippled Gulf output enriched non-Gulf producers and refiners.

How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 06, 2026
Top energy stories of 2005
Jun
China's CNOOC launches $18.5 billion bid for Unocal chinadaily.com.cn →

State-controlled CNOOC made an unsolicited all-cash offer for US oil producer Unocal, topping Chevron's agreed bid. The bid ignited a political firestorm over Chinese ownership of US energy assets and was withdrawn in August, with Chevron prevailing.

Aug
Oil hits record $70.80 as Katrina disrupts Gulf production aljazeera.com →

Hurricane Katrina forced the shutdown of over 40% of US Gulf oil output, pushing crude futures to a record $70.80 per barrel and spiking gasoline and natural gas prices. The disruption threatens fuel supplies during peak demand, with market stability hinging on potential release of the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Opec's response at its upcoming September meeting.