2016
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2016, March, 19, 18:50:00
SAUDI & SHELL SHARES
Saudi Aramco, through its wholly owned Saudi Refining Inc. (SRI), and Royal Dutch Shell, through its US downstream affiliate, agreed on Thursday to divide the assets of its 50:50 joint venture Motiva Enterprises.
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2016, March, 19, 18:45:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 4
U.S. Rig Count is down 4 rigs from last week to 476, with oil rigs up 1 to 387, and gas rigs down 5 to 89.
Canadian Rig Count is down 29 rigs from last week to 69, with oil rigs down 16 to 12, and gas rigs down 13 to 57.
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2016, March, 17, 19:20:00
RUSSIAN OIL UP
Exploiting its proximity to northern Asia and the collapse of the rouble against the U.S. dollar, Russia has become the fastest growing oil supplier to Asia at a time when Middle East exporters are distracted by internal strife and competition from U.S. shale producers.
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2016, March, 17, 19:15:00
СПГ ДЛЯ МАРОККО
По результатам переговоров обе страны подтвердили намерение укреплять двустороннее сотрудничество в сфере энергетики, в том числе в области поставок сжиженного природного газа (СПГ), создания газовой инфраструктуры, разведки углеводородов, строительства и эксплуатации средств электрогенерации, а также возобновляемых энергоресурсов.
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2016, March, 17, 19:10:00
RUSSIA’S ENERGY STRATEGY - 2030
Central to Russia’s priorities is maintaining stable energy supplies both internally and to its external markets and customers. This goes hand-in-hand with energy security, availability and affordability and of course to ensure stability of demand. The 2030 target is to maintain a 10% share of global oil trade and 20% of natural gas.
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2016, March, 17, 19:05:00
УНИКАЛЬНЫЙ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ КОНСОРЦИУМ
«Роснефть», Oil India, Indian Oil и Bharat Petroresources подписали Соглашение об основных условиях приобретения группой индийских компаний до 23.9% доли в АО «Ванкорнефть». Документ предусматривает возможность заключения юридически обязывающих документов о сделке купли-продажи.
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2016, March, 17, 19:00:00
ROSNEFT SELLS STAKES
Rosneft said on Wednesday it had signed a binding agreement to sell a 29.9 per cent interest in its Taas-Yuriakh subsidiary, which operates one of the largest oil and gasfields in eastern Siberia, to a consortium of three Indian companies: Oil India, Indian Oil and Bharat Petroresources.
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2016, March, 17, 18:55:00
FOOLED U.S. SHALE
Analysts estimate that between 15 and 20 percent of 2016 U.S. oil production is hedged, and as little as 2 percent for 2017.
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2016, March, 17, 18:50:00
BRITAIN CUT TAXES: $1.4 BLN
Britain's finance minister George Osborne will cut taxes by 1 billion pounds ($1.41 billion) over five years for energy companies pumping oil from the country's North Sea fields, in a boost for an industry suffering low crude prices.
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2016, March, 17, 18:45:00
OIL PRICES UP TO $41.23
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose 2.2% to $41.23 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures exchange. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Intermediate futures were trading up 2.7% at $39.50 a barrel.