U.S. Rig Count is down 6 rigs from last week to 898, with oil rigs down 4 to 738, gas rigs down 2 to 160, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0. Canada Rig Count is down 3 rigs from last week to 147, with oil rigs down 3 to 102 and gas rigs unchanged at 45.

Brent was up 6 cents at $61.01 a barrel, WTI was up 5 cents at $56.35 a barrel.

Bankruptcy filings by U.S. energy producers through mid-August this year have nearly matched the total for the whole of 2018. A stock index of oil and gas producers hit an all-time low in August, a sign investors are expecting more trouble ahead.

Investment in new renewable energy is on course to total $2.6 trillion in the years from 2010 through the end of 2019, according to a study by BloombergNEF for the United Nations Environment Program and Frankfurt School’s UNEP Center published Thursday.

Brent was up 17 cents at $60.87 a barrel, U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 1 cent to $56.27.

Brent was up $1.55, or 2.66%, at $59.81 a barrel, West Texas Intermediate futures CLc1 gained $1.56, or 2.66%, to $55.50 a barrel.

U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG now amount to 10% of the global market and at 22 million tonnes so far this year are equal to the total volumes pumped out in 2018,

the U.S. goods and services deficit was $54.0 billion in July, down $1.5 billion from $55.5 billion in June

China's nuclear power development has been safe and efficient in terms of nuclear technology use, nuclear material control, public health and environment protection, according to a white paper released by the State Council Information Office

Ожидаемый объем дополнительных нефтегазовых доходов федерального бюджета, связанный с превышением фактически сложившейся цены на нефть над базовым уровнем, прогнозируется в сентябре 2019 года в размере +193,4 млрд руб.

По состоянию на 1 сентября 2019 г. объем ФНБ составил 8 170 491,4 млн. рублей, что эквивалентно 122 883,6 млн. долл. США

Brent was down 47 cents at $58.19 a barrel, WTI was down 65 cents, or 1.19%, at $54.45 a barrel

Russia will fully comply with its obligations under the OPEC+ agreement in September

“OPEC can no longer ignore Russia because of its importance as an oil exporter and its economy,” said Elina Ribakova, deputy chief economist at the Institute of International Finance in Washington. “The Russians will continue doing just enough to engage with the Saudis on oil production.”

Средняя цена нефти марки Urals по итогам января – августа 2019 года составила $ 64,54 за баррель.