ARAB NEWS - US President Donald Trump warned the world against doing business with Iran on Tuesday as he hailed the “most biting sanctions ever imposed,” triggering a mix of anger, fear and defiance in Tehran.

EIA - Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $74 per barrel (b) in July, largely unchanged from the average in June. EIA expects Brent spot prices will average $72/b in 2018 and $71/b in 2019. EIA expects West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices will average about $6/b lower than Brent prices in 2018 and in 2019.

REUTERS - Crude shipments came in at 36.02 million tonnes last month, or 8.48 million barrels per day, up from 8.18 million bpd a year ago, and just up on June’s 8.36 million bpd, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.

REUTERS - Indian refiners’ interest in U.S. crude will be welcome news to shale producers looking for buyers outside of China, which is likely to scale back imports as the trade dispute between the administration of President Donald Trump and Beijing escalates.

REUTERS - The LNG market will require over 200 million tonnes per year of new supply through to 2030, or roughly 25-30 mtpa per year in new capacity additions to 2025

РОСНЕФТЬ - Чистая прибыль, относящаяся к акционерам Компании, во II кв. 2018 г. увеличилась в 2,8 раза к I кв. 2018 г., до 228 млрд руб. (3,6 млрд долл. США), за счет роста операционной прибыли, влияния курсовых разниц, а также признанного единовременного дохода от приобретения доли в СП по разработке месторождений с иностранным партнером и справедливой оценки ранее имевшейся доли в СП.

РОСНЕФТЬ - Совет директоров ПАО «НК «Роснефть» в соответствии с объявленными Компанией 25 апреля 2018 г. стратегическими инициативами одобрил параметры и начало реализации программы приобретения на открытом рынке акций ПАО «НК «Роснефть», в том числе в форме глобальных депозитарных расписок, удостоверяющих права на такие акции, в максимальном объеме до 2 млрд долл. США

PETROBRAS - Petrobras reported net income of R$ 17 billion in the first half of 2018. The positive result was mainly influenced by the increase in international oil prices, associated with the depreciation of the Brazilian Real against the US dollar. In the same period, net debt fell 13% compared to December 2017, to US$ 73.66 billion.

BAKER HUGHES A GE - The worldwide rig count for July 2018 was 2,251, up 99 from the 2,152 counted in June 2018, and up 141 from the 2,110 counted in July 2017.

REUTERS - Brent crude oil futures were up 31 cents on the day at $73.52 a barrel by 0903 GMT, while U.S. futures rose 35 cents to $68.84 barrel.