Analysis
2020, April, 8, 11:55:00
OPEC+ U.S.: NO INDICATIONS
OPEC has been open to counting natural production declines in its output cut agreements, but there is no indication the US would be willing to sign up to that, and some delegates say Russia might not agree such a dressed-up US cut anyway.
2020, April, 8, 11:50:00
OIL PRICES 2020-21: $30-$46
Brent crude oil prices averaged $32/barrel (b) in March, a decrease of $24/b from the average in February and the lowest monthly average since January 2016.
2020, April, 8, 11:30:00
GERMANY'S RENEWABLE ELECRTICITY: 52%
In Germany, renewable energies accounted for nearly 52% of the power mix in the first three months of 2020.
In Spain, renewables contributed by nearly 45% of the total power generation in mainland Spain in the first quarter of 2020.
2020, April, 7, 12:15:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $33
Brent was up by 80 cents, or 2.4%, at $33.85 a barrel, WTI was up by 83 cents, or 3.2%, at $26.91 a barrel
2020, April, 7, 12:05:00
U.S. GAS FUTURES UP
Front-month gas futures for May delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 11.0 cents, or 6.8%, to settle at $1.731 per million British thermal units.
2020, April, 7, 12:00:00
U.S. LNG TO CHINA UP
Four LNG tankers are currently enroute to China after loading cargoes last month in the United States,
2020, April, 6, 15:00:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $33
Brent was down $1.23, or 3.6%, at $32.88 a barrel, WTI was $1.01, or 3.6%, lower at $27.33 a barrel
2020, April, 6, 14:40:00
SAUDI ARABIA, RUSSIA OIL DEAL
Saudi Arabia raised its crude output to 12.3 million bpd on April 1 and said it planned to export to more than 10 million bpd starting from April.
2020, April, 6, 14:35:00
#OilPriceWar: OPEC+ DELAY TO APRIL 9
"Russia was not a supporter of ending the OPEC+ deal. President Putin and the Russian side are overall inclined towards a constructive negotiation process, there is no alternative for stabilizing the international energy market,"
2020, April, 6, 14:00:00
WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 161 TO 1,964
The worldwide rig count for February 2020 was 2,125, up 52 from the 2,073 counted in January 2020, and down 181 from the 2,306 counted in February 2019.
2020, April, 6, 13:55:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 64 TO 664
U.S. Rig Count is down 64 rigs from last week to 664, Canada Rig Count is down 13 rigs from last week to 41
2020, April, 3, 12:20:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $31
Brent gained 3.64% to $31.03, WTI fell 0.83% to $25.11.
2020, April, 3, 12:15:00
OPEC+ DISCUSSES REDUCTION
The OPEC+ crude oil exporter group is debating cutting global supply by 10 million barrels per day