2017: OPEC SEES STABILITY

REUTERS - OPEC Secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo forecast on Monday that stability would return to oil markets this year while price hawk Venezuela said it hoped its crude basket would rise to $70 in coming months.
The head of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries was back in Caracas for a second meeting in two months with President Nicolas Maduro whom he lavishly praised for an "inspirational" role in the producers' pact to cut output.
"We remain optimistic Mr. President that with the full and timely implementation of this historic decision between us and non-OPEC, in 2017 the situation of our economies will improve tremendously," Barkindo said at a news conference with Maduro.
"And stability to the oil market that has eluded us for nearly three years will be restored on a sustainable basis in the interest of producers, consumers and the global economy."
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Earlier:
OPEC:
SAUDI CUTS OIL PRODUCTION: 486 TBD
PRICES:
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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.