Analysis
2020, December, 23, 13:00:00
CHINA SHARES UP
At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.76% at 3,382.32, while the blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.85%. The smaller Shenzhen index ended up 0.74%.
2020, December, 23, 12:50:00
U.S. GDP UP 33.4%
U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 33.4 percent in the third quarter of 2020
2020, December, 22, 13:50:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $50 ANEW
Brent were down 88 cents, or 1.7% to $50.03 a barrel. WTI fell 92 cents, or 1.9%, to $47.05 a barrel.
2020, December, 22, 13:35:00
U.S. SOLAR POWER UP
Solar wholesale power sales totaled 18.3 million MWh in Q3, compared to 15 million MWh in Q3 2019.
2020, December, 22, 13:30:00
RELIABLE NUCLEAR POWER
We are going to need all kinds of nuclear technology. First of all, we're going to need the long-term operation of the existing fleet of nuclear power plants.
2020, December, 22, 13:15:00
BRITAIN STOCKS UP
The blue-chip FTSE 100 rose 0.2% after closing at a three-week low on Monday, while the mid-cap FTSE 250, considered a barometer for Brexit sentiment, added 1%.
2020, December, 21, 13:10:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $50
Brent was down $2.06, or 3.9%, to $50.20 a barrel. WTI was down $1.95, or 4%, to $47.15 a barrel.
2020, December, 21, 12:50:00
NORWAY'S OIL, GAS PRODUCTION 2 MBD
Preliminary production figures for November 2020 show an average daily production of 2 026 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
2020, December, 21, 12:45:00
SHELL OIL PRODUCTION 2.3 MBD
Shell oil production is expected to be between 2,275 and 2,350 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day,
2020, December, 21, 12:35:00
U.S. CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT UP TO $178.5 BLN
The U.S. current account deficit, which reflects the combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents of other countries, widened by $17.2 billion, or 10.6 percent, to $178.5 billion in the third quarter of 2020
2020, December, 21, 12:25:00
U.S. RIGS UP 8 TO 346
U.S. Rig Count is up 8 from last week to 346 , Canada Rig Count is down 9 from last week to 102
2020, December, 18, 12:10:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $51 YET
Brent fell 26 cents, or 0.5%, to $51.24 a barrel. WTI slipped 17 cents or 0.4%, to $48.19 a barrel .
2020, December, 18, 12:00:00
OPEC+ STABILITY
At the coalition's last meeting Dec. 3, OPEC+ members agreed to raise collective output by about 500,000 b/d from January and to convene monthly to determine subsequent levels.
2020, December, 18, 11:55:00
GLOBAL COAL DEMAND WILL UP 2.6%
A global economic recovery in 2021 is expected to drive a short-lived rebound in coal demand following the major drop this year triggered by the Covid-19 crisis,
2020, December, 18, 11:50:00
U.S. OIL COMPANIES BANKRUPTCIES
Many oil companies that were hit hard in 2015 from the sudden drop in oil prices to levels not seen in years at the time, were able to hold on initially.