Analysis
2020, November, 18, 14:25:00
UAE OIL PRODUCTION 2.4 MBD
The UAE produced 2.4 million b/d in October, according to secondary sources quoted in OPEC's November monthly oil report. The UAE's quota is 2.59 million b/d.
2020, November, 18, 14:20:00
U.S., S. KOREA OIL IMPORTS DOWN
South Korean refiners have sharply increased intakes of Middle East crude since May as they started to reduce imports of US grades due to expensive WTI compared with Dubai-linked Persian Gulf grades.
2020, November, 18, 14:10:00
U.S. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION UP
Industrial production rose 1.1 percent in October.
2020, November, 17, 13:25:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $44
Brent rose 18 cents, or 0.4%, to $44.00 a barrel. WTI added 8 cents, or 0.2%, to $41.42 a barrel.
2020, November, 17, 13:20:00
OPEC+ CUTS PRODUCTION
OPEC+ ministers are weighing whether to relax their current 7.7 million b/d in collective production cuts to 5.8 million b/d as originally scheduled, maintain them at the same level for a few months, or even deepen them.
2020, November, 17, 13:10:00
CHINA GAS PRODUCTION UP
The natural gas produced in October was 11.6% higher from September and up 11.9% from a year ago, data released Nov. 16 by the National Bureau of Statistics showed.
2020, November, 17, 13:05:00
ASIA STOCKS UP
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.17% on Tuesday, a day after hitting its highest level since launching in 1987.
2020, November, 17, 13:00:00
U.S. GAS INVENTORIES UP
The amount of working natural gas in storage in the United States ended the natural gas injection, or refill, season (April 1–October 31) at 3,920 billion cubic feet (Bcf),
2020, November, 16, 12:40:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $43
Brent rose 54 cents, or 1.3%, to $43.32 a barrel. WTI was at $40.76 a barrel, up 63 cents, or 1.6%.
2020, November, 16, 12:35:00
QATAR LNG WILL UP
Qatar currently has an LNG production capacity of some 77 million mt/year, but has plans to boost it to 110 million mt/year by 2025 with the addition of four more trains and to 126 million mt/year by 2027 with the addition of two further trains.
2020, November, 16, 12:25:00
EUROPEAN SHARES UP ANEW
The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX rose 0.7% by 0805 GMT, with banks .SX7P and travel stocks .SXTP gaining the most.
2020, November, 16, 12:10:00
U.S. RIGS UP 12 TO 312
U.S. Rig Count is up 12 from last week to 312 , Canada Rig Count is up 3 from last week to 89
2020, November, 13, 13:35:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $43
Brent was down 51 cents, or 1.2%, at $43.02 a barrel. WTI fell 66 cents, or 1.6%, to $40.46 a barrel.
2020, November, 13, 13:25:00
OPEC+ RUSSIA REDUCING
Saudi Arabia and Russia, leaders of the 23-nation coalition, have already indicated publicly that they are thinking twice about easing production cuts in January as the resurgent pandemic hits fuel demand.
2020, November, 13, 13:20:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES UP 4.3 MB TO 488.7 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 4.3 million barrels to 488.7 million barrels