Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to increase 58,000 b/d month-over-month in October from 8,913 to 8,971 thousand barrels/day, gas production to increase 319 million cubic feet/day from 83,693 to 84,012 million cubic feet/day .

Norway's preliminary production figures for September 2019 show an average daily production of 1 574 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 86 000 barrels per day compared to August.

The global economy has started to slow down in 2019, reflecting an impact from USChina trade tensions, as well as the economic cycle in the US.

India is investing $60 billion to build a national gas grid and import terminals by 2024

The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) announced the discovery of a new gas field south of Fars Province, southern Iran.

Acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ northern Australia business with operating interests in Darwin LNG, Bayu-Undan, Barossa and Poseidon for US$1.39 billion plus a $75 million contingent payment subject to FID on Barossa

U.S. Rig Count is up 1 rig from last week to 856, Canada Rig Count is up 2 rigs from last week to 146

With an oil production capacity of about 12mn b/d and posting a profit of $46.9bn in the first half of 2019, Aramco is betting institutional investors will rush to buy the 5% stake set to be sold by the Saudi government.

In the third quarter 2019, NOVATEK’s hydrocarbon production totaled 145.2million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), including 18.31 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas and 3,041 thousand tons of liquids (gas condensate and crude oil), resulting in an increase in total hydrocarbons produced by 7.2 million boe, or by 5.2% as compared with the third quarter 2018.

Enel Finance International N.V. (“EFI”), the Dutch-registered finance subsidiary of Enel SpA (“Enel”[1]), today launched a multi-tranche “sustainable” bond for institutional investors on the European market totalling 2.5 billion euros. The bond is linked to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is the Group’s first “General Purpose SDG Linked Bond” issued on the European market.

EIA forecasts Brent spot prices will average $59/b in the fourth quarter of 2019 and then fall to $57/b by the second quarter of 2020,

Plans for the Turkish Wealth Fund (TVF) to take part in investments in the energy sector were highlighted in the New Economy Program (NEP), which covers the period 2020-2022, and will be implemented under the main theme of "Change Begins."

The Russian Energy Minister noted that 2018 was an exceptional year for growth for the natural gas industry with consumption recording a 5% growth, the fastest growth since 2010, to average 3.95 Tcm. The trade in 2018 was also characterized by a significant growth where global pipeline gas trade increased by almost 8%, including re-export operations in Europe. LNG trade growth continued exponentially with 10% for the second consecutive year, averaging a level of around 320 Mt.

Exports to the UK and Continental Europe totaled just 4.59 Bcm in September, the lowest monthly volume since August 2004,

Exxon’s LNG project in the northern Cabo Delgado province will cost between $27 billion and $33 billion, according to a report that Johannesburg-based Standard Bank Group Ltd. published in March.