June 2017
2017, June, 24, 09:45:00
RUSSIA - QATAR COMPETITION
Qatar and Russia have long been rivals in global gas markets. Qatar's supplies came under the spotlight in the past month after Saudi Arabia cut economic and diplomatic ties, in a move ratcheting up a wider violent and diplomatic conflict in the Middle East.
2017, June, 24, 09:40:00
AUSTRALIAN LNG CONTROL
Australia is set to apply LNG export controls, aimed at securing domestic supply of gas and keeping prices of the fuel in check, from January 1, the government announced earlier this week despite industry warnings about the decision's potential impact on energy investment.
2017, June, 24, 09:35:00
ROSNEFT - ESSAR DEAL: $12.9 BLN
Creditor banks to India's Essar Oil approved the acquisition of the company by a group including Russia's Rosneft, two sources familiar with the matter said, removing a key hurdle to the $12.9 billion deal that has been in the works for two years.
2017, June, 24, 09:30:00
U.S. RIGS UP 8 TO 941
U.S. Rig Count is up 520 rigs from last year's count of 421, with oil rigs up 428, gas rigs up 93, and miscellaneous rigs down 1 to 0.
Canadian Rig Count is up 94 rigs from last year's count of 76, with oil rigs up 62, gas rigs up 33, and miscellaneous rigs down 1 to 0.
2017, June, 21, 20:45:00
СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВО РОССИИ И КИТАЯ
«Роснефть» намерена развивать сотрудничество с китайскими партнерами в добыче и переработке, транспортировке и хранении энергоресурсов, торговле нефтью и нефтепродуктами, а также в финансовой сфере».
2017, June, 21, 20:40:00
CHINA'S RENEWABLE INVESTMENT: $368 BLN
China plans to invest 2.5 trillion yuan (US$368 billion) into renewable energy projects during the 2016-2020 period, creating more than 13 million jobs in the sector, according to the National Energy Administration.
2017, June, 21, 20:35:00
NO NEED NEW LNG
According to Tatiana Mitrova, head of the oil and gas research department at the Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, there will be no need for new Russian LNG or pipeline gas to Asia until 2025.
2017, June, 21, 20:30:00
NORWAY'S OIL PRODUCTION DOWN 128 TBD
Preliminary production figures for May 2017 show an average daily production of 1 980 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 128 000 barrels per day compared to April.
2017, June, 21, 11:27:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $45
On Wednesday, Brent LCOc1 was flat at $46.02 a barrel, while U.S. crude futures CLc1 added 4 cents to $43.55.
2017, June, 21, 11:25:00
BP ENERGY REVIEW
Bob Dudley, BP group chief executive, said: “Global energy markets are in transition. The longer-term trends we can see in this data are changing the patterns of demand and the mix of supply as the world works to meet the challenge of supplying the energy it needs while also reducing carbon emissions. At the same time markets are responding to shorter-run run factors, most notably the oversupply that has weighed on oil prices for the past three years."