IRAQ & KURDISTAN OIL

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden welcomed an agreement between Iraq's central government and its northern Kurdistan region over the management of oil exports, a step forward in a feud that has threatened the unity of Iraq.
In a speech in Istanbul on Saturday that touched on energy issues from Russia to Cyprus, Biden said he was encouraged to see a recent interim agreement between Baghdad and Arbil on managing exports and revenue sharing.
After years of friction, the two sides last week struck a deal in which Kurds will give half of their overall oil shipments to the federal government and Baghdad will pay overdue…
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February, 18, 12:30:00 |
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $66 |
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February, 18, 12:25:00 |
OIL DEMAND GROWTH 1.4 MBD |
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February, 18, 12:20:00 |
BRENT OIL: UNDERVALUED |
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February, 18, 12:15:00 |
U.S. OIL PRODUCTION 11.9 MBD AGAIN |
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February, 18, 12:10:00 |
BENEFIT FOR RUSSIA |
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February, 18, 12:05:00 |
LATIN AMERICA ENERGY FORUM FEBRUARY 2019 |
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БЫСТРАЯ СИЛА СИБИРИ
ГАЗПРОМ - Как отметил по итогам переговоров Алексей Миллер, «строительство газопровода „Сила Сибири“ идет с опережением графика, „Газпром“ начнет поставки газа в Китай раньше намеченного срока — уже с 1 декабря 2019 года».

U.S. TIGHT OIL PRODUCTION 7 MBD
U.S. EIA - In December 2018, U.S. shale and tight plays produced about 65 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas (70% of total U.S. dry gas production) and about 7 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil (60% of total U.S. oil production). A decade ago, in December 2008, shale gas and tight oil accounted for 16% of total U.S. gas production and about 12% of U.S. total crude oil production.

U.S. SHALE NEED INVESTMENT
REUTERS - On Thursday, the regional price of crude was at a $1.10 a barrel premium to U.S. crude futures, the strongest in more than a year as companies including Parsley Energy, Pioneer Natural Resources, Goodrich Petroleum Corp have pared their exploration budgets, easing the constraints.

U.S. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION DOWN 0.6%
U.S. FRB - Industrial production decreased 0.6 percent in January after rising 0.1 percent in December.