IMF - Australia has advanced further in its economic rebalancing after the end of the mining investment boom of the 2000s. Economic growth picked up to rates above that of potential output in the first half of 2018, with solid private and public consumption and residential investment more than offsetting the drag from delays in public investment plans and drought.

THE KOREA BIZWIRE - Seven out of 10 South Koreans voted in favor of using atomic power, a survey showed Wednesday, amid the Moon Jae-in government’s nuclear phase-out policy.

GAZPROM NEFT - Revenue for FY2018 amounted to RUB 2,489 billion , a 28.7% increase year-on-year.** Adjusted EBITDA grew by more than 45.1% year-on-year to RUB799.5 billion.

NOVATEK - Profit attributable to shareholders of PAO NOVATEK increased to RR 163.7 billion (RR 54.33 per share), or by 4.7%, as compared to 2017.

SANTOS - Santos reports record annual underlying profit of $727 million and record free cash flow of $1,006 million

REUTERS - International Brent crude futures were at $66.41 per barrel, down 4 cents from their last close, though still not far off their 2019 high of $66.83 per barrel, hit on Monday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures hit 2019 highs of $56.39 per barrel on Wednesday but had slipped back to $56.16 per barrel by 0746 GMT, which was slightly above their last settlement.

PLATTS - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz confirmed they are ready to continue cooperation on hydrocarbons during a phone call Tuesday, the Kremlin said in a statement.

МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - По словам Александра Новака, энергетическая отрасль всего мира сегодня нуждается в высококвалифицированных специалистах: «Мы знаем, что потребление энергии в мире будет постоянно увеличиваться, поэтому нам необходимы новейшие технологии и подготовленные специалисты», - подчеркнул значимость Центра компетенций глава Минэнерго России.

U.S. EIA - Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to increase 84,000 b/d month-over-month in March from 8,314 to 8,398 thousand barrels/day , gas production to increase 858 million cubic feet/day from 77,109 to 77,967 million cubic feet/day .

МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - В будущем Россия вполне сможет обеспечить значительную часть растущих мировых потребностей в нефти и газе, в том числе за счет Арктической зоны, ресурсный потенциал которой составляет более 35 млрд тонн нефти и 210 трлн м3 газа.