October 2018
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2018, October, 12, 11:35:00
OIL PRICES 2018 - 19: $74 - $75
EIA - Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $79 per barrel (b) in September, up $6/b from August. EIA expects Brent spot prices will average $74/b in 2018 and $75/b in 2019. EIA expects West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices will average about $6/b lower than Brent prices in 2018 and in 2019.
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2018, October, 12, 11:30:00
OPEC: OIL DEMAND UP BY 1.54 MBD
OPEC - In 2018, world oil demand growth is estimated at 1.54 mb/d, following a downward revision of around 80 tb/d from the previous month’s assessment, mainly to reflect the most up-to-date data in OECD Europe and the Middle East, as well as the latest developments in the economies of in Latin America.
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2018, October, 12, 11:25:00
BP: OIL PRICE $60 - $65
PLATTS - "If sanctions were put on Rosneft or Lukoil or Gazprom, like what happened to Rusal, you would virtually shut down the energy systems of Europe," Dudley said.
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2018, October, 12, 11:20:00
НОВАТЭК: ДОБЫЧА БОЛЬШЕ НА 4,9%
НОВАТЭК - За девять месяцев 2018 года добыча углеводородов составила 402,2 млн баррелей нефтяного эквивалента (бнэ), в том числе 50,31 млрд куб. м природного газа и 8 775 тыс. тонн жидких углеводородов (газовый конденсат и нефть). По сравнению с аналогичным периодом 2017 года добыча углеводородов выросла на 18,9 млн бнэ или на 4,9%.
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2018, October, 12, 11:15:00
THE FIRST LNG CANADA
EIA - The project is a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell (which holds a 40% stake in the project), Petronas (25%), Mitsubishi (15%), PetroChina (15%), and Korea Gas (5%).
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2018, October, 12, 11:10:00
JAPAN BUYS LNG CANADA
PLATTS - Tokyo Gas will purchase up to 0.6 million mt/year from LNG Canada for a period of 13 years from April 2026 to March 2039, delivered on an ex-ship basis with destination flexibility, Tokyo Gas added.
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2018, October, 12, 11:05:00
EBRD HAS UKRAINE FOR €12.1 BLN
EBRD - The EBRD is the largest international financial investor in Ukraine. To date, the Bank has made a cumulative commitment of almost €12.1 billion across some 400 projects since the start of its operations in the country in 1993.
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2018, October, 12, 11:00:00
AUSTRALIAN - VIETNAMESE NUCLEAR
WNN - The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and the Vietnam Atomic Energy Agency (VAEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to allow further collaboration between the two organisations.
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2018, October, 12, 10:55:00
SWITZERLAND'S ENERGY CHANGES
IEA - Switzerland has the lowest carbon-intensity of its energy supply among all IEA countries thanks to a largely carbon-free electricity sector dominated by hydro and nuclear generation. However, with the country’s 2017 decision to gradually phase-out nuclear power, Switzerland faces a considerable energy-sector transition in coming decades.
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2018, October, 12, 10:50:00
FRENCH NUCLEAR UP BY 2.7%
REUTERS - French utility EDF said on Tuesday that nuclear electricity generation from its reactors in France rose 2.7 percent to 30.1 terrawatt hour (TWh) compared with the same month a year ago, due to lower volume of outages.