Gas
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2015, June, 7, 19:15:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 7
U.S. Rig Count is down 7 rigs from last week to 868, with oil rigs down 4 to 642, gas rigs down 3 to 222, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 4.
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2015, June, 5, 19:00:00
U.S.: MORE EFFICIENT 65%
Compared with 2014, IHS expects investment capital in US shale oil plays to be 65% more efficient at the start of 2016 than the start of 2015 due to compounding productivity and cost cuts
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2015, June, 5, 18:55:00
TEXAS OIL & GAS DOWN 40%
The outlook in the Texas oil and gas sector remains negative as most companies expect low capital spending in 2016, the Dallas Federal Reserve said.
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2015, June, 5, 18:50:00
THE NEXT GAS PIPELINE
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico met with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow and proposed a plan that would transfer gas from the Turkish border through Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia, thereby bypassing Greece.
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2015, June, 4, 19:00:00
GAS MARKET 2015 - 2020
Falling oil prices have resulted in much lower gas prices in many parts of the word. As a result, gas demand is enjoying the tailwind of substantial price drops while the upstream sector is suffering amid large capital expenditure cuts.
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2015, June, 4, 18:55:00
EUROPE GAS DEMAND
Examining the essential gas transmission infrastructure projects in Europe alone - without taking into account the upstream sector – according to the European Commission, investments of at least 70 billion EUR are required by 2020, while EU funding will provide €4.7 billion for both gas and electricity PCIs between 2014 and 2020, subject to final approval of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (in 2015).
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2015, June, 4, 18:50:00
RUSSIAN GAS FOR EVERYONE
Russia is still likely to be Europe's biggest supplier of gas. Volume-wise, no one will be able to compete with Russia in Europe, at least for the next two decades.
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2015, June, 4, 18:45:00
RUSSIA & CHINA: TO 100 BLN
The volume of gas supply via the western route might be boosted to 60 and to 100 billion cubic meters of gas a year.
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2015, June, 4, 18:30:00
NO SHALE REVOLUTION
There will be no US-style shale gas revolution in Europe, the president of the International Gas Union (IGU) has told
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2015, June, 4, 18:10:00
RUSSIA ORIENTED WINTERSHALL
Wintershall will continue investing in its core regions, with Russia remaining the most important area for the company.
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2015, June, 3, 18:55:00
RUSSIA & GREECE PIPELINE
Greece expected to sign a memorandum on Turkish Stream during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which will be held June 18-20.
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2015, June, 3, 18:50:00
RUSSIA & TURKEY PIPELINE
Russia's Gazprom plans to start building a pipeline to Turkey this month to get gas to Europe without going through Ukraine, company sources said, although it has no firm agreement with Ankara and faces opposition from the European Union.
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2015, May, 29, 18:20:00
RUSSIA STRENGTHENS POSITION
The US and EU sanctions are primarily targeted at the country's oil industry, for very obvious reasons. Russia provides about 30% of Europe's gas, so it's simply not in the EU's interests to compromise Gazprom's ability to produce and export gas.
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2015, May, 29, 18:15:00
UKRAINE GAS DEBT: $29.5 BLN
Russian natural gas producer Gazprom put Ukraine's total gas debt at almost $29.5 billion on Thursday, ratcheting up pressure in a gas pricing dispute with the country, which is fighting a pro-Moscow rebellion on its eastern outskirts.
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2015, May, 28, 18:55:00
NORWAY & RUSSIA ARCTIC
Norway's previously long-standing cordial relations with Russia have deteriorated to the point that there is a real chance that simmering feelings could escalate, leading to a breakdown of cooperation in the oil and gas sector, writes Platts.