In the first quarter 2020, NOVATEK’s hydrocarbon production totaled 150.2 million barrels of oil equivalent

U.S. Rig Count is down 62 rigs from last week to 602, Canada Rig Count is down 6 rigs from last week to 35

"At the same time, the industry has announced and initiated a number of measures, and we can already see that this is affecting activity on the Norwegian shelf. Substantial cost cuts have been announced, reducing both exploration activity, investments and operating costs moving forward," says Director General Ingrid Sølvberg.

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.

ExxonMobil capital investments for 2020 are now expected to be about $23 billion, down from the previously announced $33 billion.

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.

Four LNG tankers are currently enroute to China after loading cargoes last month in the United States,

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.

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

Oil slid to $25 a barrel on Wednesday, within sight of its lowest in 18 years,

The preliminary level for dry natural gas production in January 2020 was 2,930 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 94.5 Bcf/d. This level was 5.9 Bcf/d (6.7%) higher than the January 2019 level of 88.6 Bcf/d.

Stocks have rallied since the start of last week but remain down more than 20% for the quarter.

Pakistan has long-term contracts for the import of eight LNG cargoes per month on a take-or-pay basis, and out of these five are from Qatar, a government spokesman said, adding that the Qatari volumes had been reduced to three cargoes for April through mutual discussion, without invoking any force majeure.

gas prices in Europe and Asia have collapsed to record lows, while the U.S. Henry Hub benchmark tumbled to its lowest since 1995.

As for last year's production volumes, we produced 500.1 billion cubic meters of gas and exported 199.3 billion cubic meters. The latter figure is slightly lower than in 2018, which was marked by a record 201.8 billion cubic meters. We also preserved our share in the European market at 35.6 per cent.