Directors observed that the financial sector has remained sound despite the severe stresses. To make the system more robust, they encouraged actions to further strengthen financial safety nets through enhanced monitoring and an improved crisis management framework. Directors underscored the need for continued vigilance and close monitoring of the health of the corporate sector and its impact on the banking system.

The approval by the IMF Executive Board of the First Review of the program shows the IMF’s strong support for Egypt in these efforts.

U.S. Rig Count is up 505 rigs from last year's count of 447, with oil rigs up 408, gas rigs up 98, and miscellaneous rigs down 1 to 0. Canadian Rig Count is up 96 rigs from last year's count of 95, with oil rigs up 62, gas rigs up 35, and miscellaneous rigs down 1 to 0.

К 9.16 МСК фьючерсы на нефть сорта Brent поднялись на 0,10 процента до $48,47 за баррель. Фьючерсы на американскую нефть WTI к этому времени торговались у отметки $46,14 за баррель, на 0,13 процента выше предыдущего закрытия.

«На наш взгляд, текущая ситуация, при которой все страны выполняют соглашение на уровне 100% и выше, способствует стабилизации нефтяных рынков. Мы видим положительный эффект от данной инициативы и считаем, что продление дает позитивный сигнал участникам рынка», - сказал Александр Новак.

EIA now forecasts Brent crude oil spot prices to average $51 per barrel (b) in 2017 and $52/b in 2018. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices are expected to be $2/b lower than Brent prices in 2017 and 2018.

I think there are three areas where we should focus our efforts. The first is excellence in our operations, or as this session’s title puts it, leadership in responsible operations. The second, is sustainability in our products - fully realising the benefits of both natural gas and renewables as well as our Downstream product range. And the third is collaboration, or simply working together, in our partnerships - the kind of working together that makes new things happen and drives real change.

From 2012 through the end of 2015, debt was a significant source of capital for the producers included in the analysis, with the addition of a cumulative $55.3 billion in net debt. Since the beginning of 2016, however, these producers have reduced debt by $1.4 billion. The combination of higher equity and lower debt has resulted in the long-term debt-to-equity ratio, a measure of financial leverage, declining from 88% to 80% for the group of companies as a whole between the first quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017.

Preliminary production figures for June 2017 show an average daily production of 1 884 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 116 000 barrels per day compared to May.

К 9.08 МСК фьючерсы на нефть сорта Brent поднялись на 1,49 процента до $48,23 за баррель. Фьючерсы на американскую нефть WTI к этому времени торговались у отметки $45,84 за баррель, на 1,78 процента выше предыдущего закрытия.