Analysis
2019, April, 19, 09:45:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $72 YET
Oil futures edged up on Thursday as a drop in crude exports from OPEC’s de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, and a draw in U.S. drilling rigs and oil inventories supported prices.
2019, April, 19, 09:40:00
U.S. OIL PRODUCTION 12.1 MBD
the U.S. sustained its position as the world’s leading oil producer, continuing a pace of 12.1 million barrels a day (mb/d), matching February 2019. In addition, petroleum demand in March was the strongest for that month in more than a decade at 20.7 mb/d.
2019, April, 19, 09:25:00
AUSTRALIA'S LNG PRODUCTION UP 11%
Australia's largest gas producer, Woodside, Thursday said LNG production from its three facilities rose 11% year on year in the January-March quarter, and maintained its 2019 production guidance.
2019, April, 19, 09:05:00
U.S. TRADE DEFICIT $49.4 BLN
the goods and services deficit was $49.4 billion in February, down $1.8 billion from $51.1 billion in January,
2019, April, 19, 09:00:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 10 TO 1,012
BHGE - U.S. Rig Count is down 10 rigs from last week to 1,012, with oil rigs down 8 to 825, gas rigs down 2 to 187, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0. Canada Rig Count unchanged from last week at 66, with oil rigs up 1 to 19 and gas rigs down 1 to 47.
2019, April, 17, 11:45:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $72
Oil prices rose for a second day on Wednesday on signs of strong demand from refineries in China, the world’s second-largest crude user, amid tightening supply as producers curtail output and as oil inventories in the United States fell unexpectedly.
2019, April, 17, 11:35:00
OIL PRICES: TROUBLED WATERS
On BRENT ;The Bulls are still gathering through the 71.72$ price mark. A hold of the 63.45$ price mark indicates a strong bull market in the June WTI Futures market,a fall below creates a range bound trade.
2019, April, 17, 11:25:00
U.S. ENERGY CONSUMPTION UP 4%
U.S. EIA - Primary energy consumption in the United States reached a record high of 101.3 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in 2018, up 4% from 2017 and 0.3% above the previous record set in 2007. The increase in 2018 was the largest increase in energy consumption, in both absolute and percentage terms, since 2010.
2019, April, 17, 11:20:00
U.S. PRODUCTION: OIL + 85 TBD, GAS + 883 MCFD
U.S. EIA - Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to increase 80,000 b/d month-over-month in April from 8,380 to 8,460 thousand barrels/day , gas production to increase 907 million cubic feet/day from 78,930 to 79,837 million cubic feet/day .
2019, April, 17, 10:55:00
U.S. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION DOWN 0.1%
U.S. FRB - Industrial production edged down 0.1 percent in March after edging up 0.1 percent in February; for the first quarter as a whole, the index slipped 0.3 percent at an annual rate.
2019, April, 17, 10:50:00
ABU DHABI'S GDP UP 14.4%
Abu Dhabi's Gross Domestic Product, GDP, at current prices, increased by 14.4%, from AED 813.6 billion in 2017 to AED 931.0 billion in 2018, according to Statistics Centre
2019, April, 17, 10:40:00
AUSTRALIA'S SANTOS PRODUCTION UP 33%
First quarter production of 18.4 mmboe was a record for Santos and 33% higher than the corresponding quarter, primarily due to sustained strong asset performance and the acquisition of Quadrant Energy.
2019, April, 15, 12:20:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $71
Oil prices nudged lower on Monday after international benchmark Brent hit a fresh five-month high in the previous session, with investors eyeing mixed signals on global supply.
2019, April, 15, 12:15:00
IRAN'S OIL FOR INDIA UP
REUTERS - India imported about 5 percent more oil from Iran in the last fiscal year through March as companies raised purchases ahead of U.S. sanctions against Tehran from November, preliminary tanker arrival data obtained from shipping and industry sources showed.
2019, April, 15, 12:05:00
CHINA'S OIL INVESTMENT $74 BLN
China’s three state-owned oil companies are boosting domestic and overseas investment with the aim of increasing crude oil and natural gas output.
