BHGE - U.S. Rig Count is down 4 rigs from last week to 983, with oil rigs down 5 to 797, gas rigs up 1 to 186, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0. Canada Rig Count is up 15 rigs from last week to 78, with oil rigs up 16 to 38 and gas rigs down 1 to 40.

Brent crude futures were at $68.48 per barrel at 0654 GMT, up 72 cents, or 1.1%, from their last close, with prices underpinned by OPEC supply cuts and Middle East tensions. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 66 cents, or 1.1%, at $58.57 per barrel.

Although compliance to the cuts had a slow start, OPEC's JMMC noted in a press release following their meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that compliance had hit a record high of 168% in April 2019. Average conformity reached 120% since January 2019.

Russia’s GDP unexpectedly grew just 0.5% in the first quarter, below all 14 estimates in a Bloomberg survey. That compares with a 2.7% increase in the last three months of 2018, which was the highest in more than six years as crude output reached a record 11.45mn barrels a day in December, according to ministry data as Opec+ curbs eased.

The introduction of oxygen energy technologies will allow 3-5 times reduce the price of heat and electricity, which will expand the use of the benefits of electricity to virtually all people on Earth, regardless of their economic condition and their removal from the traditional onnyh energy sources.

Brent crude futures were at $70.36 per barrel, down 63 cents, or 0.9%, from their last close. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down by 51 cents, or 0.8%, at $60.91 per barrel.

“Российские компании согласны с тем, что необходимо продолжать сотрудничество. Взаимодействие направлено как на восстановление баланса на рынке, так и на поддержание справедливой, стабильной стоимости углеводородов, - отметил Александр Новак. - Россия готова оперативно реагировать на запросы рынка, мы можем увеличить производство из-за дефицита рынка. В качестве примера гибкости напомню, что мы вслед за ростом спроса прошлым летом увеличили производство и сократили его к концу года, когда на рынке был избыток».

“Наши совместные действия продолжают оказывать положительное воздействие на конъюнктуру мирового нефтяного рынка. Совершенно очевидно, что наши адресные выверенные действия на декабрьской встрече позволили избежать перекосов на рынке, значительного превышения предложения над спросом и, как следствие, сокращения котировок, - сказал Министр. - В июне пройдет очередная министерская встреча, на которой мы обсудим ситуацию на рынке, в том числе с учетом ряда факторов неопределенности. В любом случае, считаю, что нужно продолжать кооперацию стран ОПЕК и не-ОПЕК”.

the meeting participants discussed the ongoing exports of Russian gas to Austria, noting that gas exports to the country continue to grow in 2019 and the pace is accelerating. According to preliminary data, gas supplies went up by 20.5 per cent in January-April 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, while the May 1–20 period of this year showed a 44 per cent increase.

The technology of obtaining energy using biogas is simple and cheap. Of course, it also pollutes the environment, but its main problem is the impossibility of generating energy on an industrial scale. This technology is applicable in agriculture on farms, but it is not possible to power a factory, a city or a village from it.

NPD - Preliminary production figures for April 2019 show an average daily production of 1 729 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 24 000 barrels per day compared to March.

Brent crude futures were down 39 cents, or 0.5 percent, at $71.79 at barrel. WTI crude futures for July delivery were down 59 cents, or 0.9 percent, at $62.54.

Despite significant progress in recent years, the world is falling short of meeting the global energy targets set in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2030.

Today the world production of heat, mechanical and electrical energy exceeds 50 trillion. kW / h per year or 5.7 billion kWh per hour. At the same time, more than 80% of the production of all types of energy comes from the burning of fossil fuels - hydrocarbon energy.

Real GDP growth is projected to decline to 1.5 percent in 2019, partly reflecting a disappointing first quarter and more subdued global growth.