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2015, July, 30, 19:30:00
GLOBAL $200 BLN DOWN
Global oil and natural-gas producers have delayed $200 billion of investment in more than 45 projects following the slump in crude prices, according to Wood Mackenzie.
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2015, July, 30, 19:28:00
GAS: EFFECTIVE WEAPON
Gazprom is first and foremost a tool of Russian foreign policy, which Putin is not shy about wielding to pursue Russian interests. During Putin’s years in power, the Kremlin has used its control over Gazprom — increasing or decreasing the cost of energy — to maintain influence over Russia’s neighbors. Putin once described Gazprom as “a powerful political and economic lever of influence over the rest of the world,” and a team of Russian foreign policy experts noted that “if the leaders of this or that country decide to show good will towards the Russian Federation, then the situation with gas deliveries, pricing policy and former debts changes on a far more favorable note to the buyer.”
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2015, July, 30, 19:26:00
GAZPROM'S OPPORTUNITIES
Gazprom has every opportunity for financing the scheduled transboundary gas transmission projects.
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2015, July, 30, 19:24:00
OPEC & RUSSIA BALANCE
OPEC and Russia say they expect the global oil market to become more balanced and stable next year after the recent sharp drops.
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2015, July, 30, 19:22:00
US RIGS +19
U.S. Rig Count is up 19 rigs from last week to 876, with oil rigs up 21 to 659, gas rigs down 2 to 216, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 1.
U.S. Rig Count is down 1,007 rigs from last year at 1,883, with oil rigs down 903, gas rigs down 102, and miscellaneous rigs down 2.
The U.S. Offshore rig count is 31, unchanged from last week, and down 29 rigs year over year.
Canadian Rig Count is up 8 rigs from last week to 200, with oil rigs unchanged at 98, and gas rigs up 8 to 102.
Canadian Rig Count is down 195 rigs from last year at 395, with oil rigs down 140, and gas rigs down 55.
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2015, July, 30, 19:20:00
STATOIL, TOTAL: HIGHER EFFICIENCY
Last week, Operator Statoil and its PL146/PL333 partner Total E&P Norge announced they made a gas and condensate discovery in the Julius prospect in the King Lear area in Norway’s North Sea
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2015, July, 30, 19:15:00
SHELL CUTS 6,500
Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday it will cut 6,500 jobs as it braces for up to several years of low oil prices.
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2015, July, 30, 19:10:00
SAIPEM CUTS 8,800
Italian services firm Saipem said Tuesday it will cut 8,800 jobs during the next two years after booking about $1 billion in write downs in the second quarter and slashing its annual guidance.
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2015, July, 30, 19:05:00
BP DOWN $6.3 BLN
BP swung to a $6.3 billion second quarter loss on Tuesday after write downs tied to the ongoing conflict in Libya and the company’s recent Deepwater Horizon settlement.
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2015, July, 30, 19:00:00
WEATHERFORD CUTS 11,000
Weatherford International boosted its headcount reduction target by 1,000 on Thursday to 11,000 positions.