Libya’s biggest oil field resumed production, adding another complication to OPEC’s effort to trim a global supply glut.

PLATTS - "US LNG, if priced competitively, can play an increasing role in EU gas supply, enhancing diversification and EU energy security,"

PLATTS - An international tribunal on Friday ordered Venezuela to pay ConocoPhillips roughly $8.7 billion in compensation for the seizure of company assets in 2007.

МИНЭКОНОМРАЗВИТИЯ РОССИИ - По итогам 2018 года торговля между странами выросла на 20%, что стало одним из самых высоких показателей по СНГ. Объем товарооборота составил 4,38 млрд. долларов. В поставках из России рост зафиксирован по всем товарным группам.

U.S. BLS - Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in February (+20,000), and the unemployment rate declined to 3.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Employment in professional and business services, health care, and wholesale trade continued to trend up, while construction employment decreased.

BHGE - The worldwide rig count for February 2019 was 2,306, up 41 from the 2,265 counted in January 2019, and up 135 from the 2,171 counted in February 2018.

BHGE - U.S. Rig Count is down 11 rigs from last week to 1,027 rigs, with oil rigs down 9 to 834 and gas rigs down 2 to 193. Canada Rig Count is down 22 rigs from last week to 189, with oil rigs down 22 to 118 and gas rigs unchanged at 71.

Oil prices crept up on Thursday amid ongoing OPEC-led supply cuts and U.S. sanctions against exporters Venezuela and Iran, but gains were capped by record U.S. crude output and rising commercial fuel inventories.

PLATTS - The US and Russia saw the greatest year-on-year growth of LNG exports to Europe in February, on the back of higher production and flexible, price-driven supplies,

ГАЗПРОМ - По предварительным данным, с 1 января по 5 марта 2019 года «Газпром» поставил в республику 3,3 млрд куб. м газа, что на 32,9% превышает показатель за аналогичный период прошлого года.