Finance
2019, May, 30, 17:30:00
LUKOIL'S PROFIT +36,8%
Profit attributable to shareholders totaled RUB 149.2 bln, up 36.8% year-on-year. The growth was restrained with higher DD&A due to the launch of new production facilities.
2019, May, 30, 17:25:00
IMF, UKRAINE DISCUSSION
The IMF staff team has had very productive discussions with the Ukrainian authorities, including with President Zelenskyi, on the review of Ukraine’s Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF.
2019, May, 29, 11:15:00
NUCLEAR POWER IS IMPORTANT
“Without an important contribution from nuclear power, the global energy transition will be that much harder,” said Dr Fatih Birol, the IEA’s Executive Director. “Alongside renewables, energy efficiency and other innovative technologies, nuclear can make a significant contribution to achieving sustainable energy goals and enhancing energy security.
2019, May, 29, 11:10:00
U.S. SHALE PROBLEM
Despite the classic “wildcatting” image of plucky entrepreneurs trying their luck, smaller, independent drillers are losing access to capital
2019, May, 29, 11:00:00
NORWAY'S OIL INVESTMENT UP
Investments are now seen at a four-year high of 183.7 billion Norwegian crowns ($21.11 billion) in 2019, up from the 172.7 billion crowns seen in February, according to SSB, which collects the data from oil firms.
2019, May, 29, 10:25:00
BRAZIL'S GDP UP 1%
After contracting by almost 7 percent during the 2015-16 recession, real GDP grew by only 1.1 percent per year in 2017 and 2018.
2019, May, 27, 11:45:00
TRUST IS A CENTRAL THEME
Trust is a central theme, because it is vital to the functioning of any economy and to the success of reforms. Polls across multiple countries show a long-running and deepening decline in trust in institutions and experts. The profound effects of the global financial crisis, increasing inequality, political polarization, and a lack of sincere attention to the needs of the public all seem to have contributed.
2019, May, 27, 11:35:00
ASIA'S RENEWABLE INVESTMENT WILL UP
Total capital expenditure in renewables will rise above $30 billion in the region by 2020, just overtaking investment into exploration and production for oil and natural gas,
2019, May, 27, 11:30:00
ALGERIA STOP TOTAL
Algeria will block Total from acquiring Anadarko's assets in Algeria, energy minister Mohamed Arkab told reporters on a sidelines of a conference on Sunday.
2019, May, 22, 10:35:00
CANADA'S GDP GROWTH 1.5%
Real GDP growth is projected to decline to 1.5 percent in 2019, partly reflecting a disappointing first quarter and more subdued global growth.
2019, May, 22, 10:30:00
INDONESIA'S GDP GROWTH 5.2%
Real GDP growth reached 5.2 percent in 2018, and is expected to remain at 5.2 percent in 2019, driven by robust domestic demand growth and supported by recovering bank credit.
2019, May, 21, 15:10:00
SEVEN SOLAR PROJECTS $1.5 BLN
In line with plans to localise the production of renewable energy in Saudi Arabia as part of its Vision 2030 economic diversification push, seven photovoltaic solar power projects with a capacity of 1.52 GW and worth $1.51bn (SAR5.6bn) were launched on the side-lines of the recently concluded Saudi Elenex exhibition.
2019, May, 17, 07:40:00
U.S., CHINA TRADE WAR
“The U.S. and China have a natural supply-demand match when it comes to energy, but China’s increase of retaliatory tariffs to 25 percent poses a threat to U.S. investment in LNG by limiting our share in the world’s fastest growing LNG market,” said Stephen Comstock, API Director. “These retaliatory tariffs dampen the prospects for the growing U.S. LNG investment, hurt U.S. workers, and benefit America’s foreign competitors.
2019, May, 17, 07:05:00
U.S. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION DOWN 1.9%
Industrial production fell 0.5 percent in April, and the rates of change for previous months were revised down on net. Output is now reported to have declined 1.9 percent at an annual rate in the first quarter.
2019, May, 17, 07:00:00
UZBEKISTAN'S GDP UP 5%
In 2018, GDP growth picked up moderately to 5 percent as adverse weather impacted agriculture and bottlenecks in energy and water slowed economic growth, despite strong investment growth.