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.

ExxonMobil is planning capital expenditures of between $30 billion to $35 billion annually through 2025, consistent with previous guidance. For 2020, the company anticipates an investment level of up to $33 billion, depending on the progress of individual projects.

Bulgaria imports 2.9 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia per year under a long-term contract valid through 2022.

The preliminary level for dry natural gas production in December 2019 was 2,977 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 96.0 Bcf/d. This level was 7.3 Bcf/d (8.2%) higher than the December 2018 level of 88.7 Bcf/d.

Net income attributable to Rosneft shareholders $10.9 bln

2019 AVERAGE DAILY HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION AMOUNTED TO 5.79 MMBOE, WHILE AVERAGE DAILY LIQUIDS PRODUCTION WAS AT 4.67 MMBBL, THE INDICATORS REMAINED AT 2018 LEVEL

U.S. Rig Count is down 1 rig from last week to 790, Canada Rig Count is down 4 rigs from last week to 240

In January 2020 India commissioned its sixth liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, Mundra LNG

Global energy demand rises by 20 percent; market demand trends differ for OECD and non-OECD

The Dutch government plans to reduce gas extraction from the Groningen gas field in 2020 from the expected 11.8 bcm to 10 bcm,

Jafurah could generate $8.6 billion a year in income and contribute $20 billion a year to the Saudi Arabia's GDP.

Unlike the Arctic, which is open to hydrocarbon exploration, the Antarctic's mineral resources, including oil and gas, are protected by amendments to the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, to which Russia is a signatory.

U.S. Rig Count is up 1 rig from last week to 791, Canada Rig Count is down 11 rigs from last week to 244

Global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) grew by 12.5% to 359 million tonnes in 2019, according to Shell’s latest annual LNG Outlook published today – a significant increase that bolsters LNG’s growing role in the transition to a lower-carbon energy system.

European natural gas storage levels are 48% higher than the five-year (2015–19) average for February, largely a result of unseasonably warm weather in recent months and higher-than-average imports in 2019.