March 2020

Saudi Aramco announces that it will provide its customers with 12.3 million barrels per day (MMBD) of crude oil in April

U.S. natural gas production grew by 9.8 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2019

Asian LNG prices hit historic lows in February, the benchmark price for spot-traded LNG in Northeast Asia, falling to $2.71/MMBtu on underlying weak Asian demand compounded by mild temperatures and the coronavirus.

In late February, the Spanish energy companies Repsol SA and Endesa SA rejected a hefty deal on the purchase of 200 million cubic metres of LNG from the biggest US liquefied natural gas exporter Cheniere Energy Inc.

In 2019, profit attributable to PJSC LUKOIL shareholders amounted to RUB 640.2 bln, 3.4% higher year-on-year. The growth was constrained by higher depreciation and lower non-cash foreign exchange gain.

The UK should be running on 50% renewable energy by 2030 to set it on a cost-effective path to the goal of net zero emissions by 2050, according to a report by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).

The US Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded contracts to BWX Technologies Inc, Westinghouse Government Services and X-energy LLC to each begin design work on a mobile nuclear reactor prototype. The engineering design phase of the project will last up to two years, after which one of the three teams may be selected to build and demonstrate a prototype reactor.

Brent were up $1.44, or around 4%, to $35.80 a barrel, after hitting a session high of $37.38 a barrel. WTI gained $1.52, or around 5%, to $32.65 a barrel, after hitting a high of $33.73.

«Российская нефтяная отрасль обладает качественной ресурсной базой и достаточным запасом финансовой прочности, чтобы оставаться конкурентоспособной при любом прогнозируемом уровне цен, а также сохранять свою долю на рынке. При этом Правительство будет уделять особое внимание стабильному снабжению отечественного рынка нефтепродуктами и сохранению инвестиционного потенциала в секторе», – сообщил Министр энергетики.

По состоянию на 1 марта 2020 года объем ликвидных средств ФНБ и средств на счете по учету дополнительных нефтегазовых доходов составил более 10,1 трлн рублей (150,1 млдр долларов США) или 9,2% ВВП.