January 2016
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2016, January, 22, 18:55:00
OIL PRICES WILL RISE
Therefore, oil prices will rise once more people study the long-term dynamics of oil markets instead of trading on and exploiting the short term news. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, WTI for delivery in February 2017 closed at US$37.08 a barrel on January 19, 23% higher than the market closing price for the day.
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2016, January, 22, 18:50:00
OIL PRICES UP
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in March traded at $30.64 a barrel at 0634 GMT, up $1.11 in the Globex electronic session. March Brent crude on London’s ICE Futures exchange rose $1.36 to $30.61 a barrel. At one point, Brent prices reached $31.10 a barrel and Nymex rose as high as to $31.04 a barrel.
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2016, January, 22, 18:45:00
INVESTORS SHUN U.S.
Investors have pulled billions from US stock funds for the third straight week amid sharp market gyrations, which have frayed investor nerves as global equity bourses slid deeper into correction territory.
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2016, January, 22, 18:40:00
IRANIAN OIL WILL UP
Iran's annual average crude oil production is forecast at 3.1 million b/d in 2016 (10% of projected total OPEC production), and almost 3.6 million b/d in 2017.
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2016, January, 22, 18:35:00
SCHLUMBERGER NET LOSS $1 BLN
Schlumberger Chairman and CEO Paal Kibsgaard commented, "Full-year 2015 revenue of $35.5 billion decreased 27% year-on-year in line with upstream capex spending cuts that resulted in significantly lower E&P investment levels."
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2016, January, 22, 18:30:00
ГАЗПРОМ: НА 23% БОЛЬШЕ
Стороны обсудили вопросы поставок российского газа в Сербию. В 2015 году, по предварительным данным, объем поставок вырос на 23,6% и составил около 1,7 млрд куб. м газа.
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2016, January, 21, 19:30:00
NORD STREAM -2 WILL BE BUILT
Nord Stream 2 will be built, according to Gazprom’s chairman of the board, Viktor Zubkov. “This means that customers will receive gas at favorable prices, but for this we need reliable sources of supply and uninterrupted means of transportation,” he said.
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2016, January, 21, 19:25:00
СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВО РОССИИ И ПАКИСТАНА
В ходе встречи обсуждался ход реализации проекта строительства в Пакистане газопровода «Север-Юг», который станет первым крупным совместным проектом в нефтегазовой сфере в новейшей истории двух стран, и перспективы поставок сжиженного природного газа на регазификационные мощности Пакистана.
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2016, January, 21, 19:20:00
GAZPROM'S GAS BILL: $32 BLN
Ukraine, once one of Russia’s biggest foreign gas buyers, had a debt of more than $29 billion before Tuesday’s bill, according to Gazprom. Naftogaz has demanded almost $26 billion from Gazprom in Stockholm arbitration, claiming it overpaid for supplies and was paid too little for transit, with a court ruling not expected before the middle of the year.
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2016, January, 21, 19:15:00
СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВО ГАЗПРОМА И SHELL
Отдельное внимание на встрече было уделено проекту «Северный поток — 2». Было отмечено, что с учетом падающей добычи в Европе строительство этого газопровода имеет принципиальное значение для удовлетворения растущего спроса европейских потребителей на российский газ в будущем.