Gas
2020, March, 16, 10:20:00
AFRICA HOPES FOR GAS
Africa hopes to exploit its 509.6 Tft3 of proven natural gas reserves, which amount to nearly 7.3% of global total reserves of 6,951.8 Tft3.
2020, March, 16, 10:00:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 1 TO 792
U.S. Rig Count is down 1 rig from last week to 792, Canada Rig Count is down 28 rigs from last week to 175
2020, March, 13, 12:05:00
U.S. LPG TO CHINA
The US was the second biggest LPG supplier to China in 2017 at 3.54 million mt, comprising 3.37 million mt of propane and 162,668 mt of butane. The volume dropped 54% a year later in 2018 to 1.62 million mt as a result of trade tensions between the two economies, and in 2019 only 2,443 mt of US propane was imported into China, customs data showed.
2020, March, 12, 13:05:00
OIL PRICES 2020-21: $43-$55
EIA forecasts Brent crude oil prices will average $43/b in 2020, down from an average of $64/b in 2019. For 2020, EIA expects prices will average $37/b during the second quarter and then rise to $42/b during the second half of the year. EIA forecasts that average Brent prices will rise to an average of $55/b in 2021, as declining global oil inventories put upward pressure on prices.
2020, March, 12, 12:35:00
NORWAY'S FEBRUARY PETROLEUM PRODUCTION 2.1 MBD
Norway's preliminary production figures for February 2020 show an average daily production of 2 106 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate,
2020, March, 11, 12:05:00
U.S. GAS PRODUCTION UP 10%
U.S. natural gas production grew by 9.8 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2019
2020, March, 11, 12:00:00
U.S., CHINA LNG DOWN
Asian LNG prices hit historic lows in February, the benchmark price for spot-traded LNG in Northeast Asia, falling to $2.71/MMBtu on underlying weak Asian demand compounded by mild temperatures and the coronavirus.
2020, March, 11, 11:55:00
U.S., RUSSIA'S LNG COMPETITION
In late February, the Spanish energy companies Repsol SA and Endesa SA rejected a hefty deal on the purchase of 200 million cubic metres of LNG from the biggest US liquefied natural gas exporter Cheniere Energy Inc.
2020, March, 11, 11:50:00
LUKOIL PROFIT UP 3.4%
In 2019, profit attributable to PJSC LUKOIL shareholders amounted to RUB 640.2 bln, 3.4% higher year-on-year. The growth was constrained by higher depreciation and lower non-cash foreign exchange gain.
2020, March, 9, 14:45:00
GAZPROM, OMV NEGOTIATIONS
Gazprom, OMV have agreed, inter alia, to extend until June 2022 the negotiations for the final agreement on the deal.
2020, March, 9, 14:25:00
WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT UP 52 TO 2,125
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.
2020, March, 9, 14:20:00
U.S. RIGS UP 3 TO 793
U.S. Rig Count is up 3 rigs from last week to 793, Canada Rig Count is down 37 rigs from last week to 203.
2020, March, 6, 12:25:00
U.S. LNG LIMITATION
"Last year was the best year for [final investment decisions] for the US LNG industry ever,"
2020, March, 6, 12:20:00
NORD STREAM 2 EXTENSION
Construction works on the 55 Bcm/year Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline linking Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea were abruptly interrupted in late December after the US government implemented new sanctions threatening measures against contractors building the project.