2020-04-02 14:55:00
#OilPriceWar: ARAMCO'S OIL DELIVERIES UP
PLATTS - 01 Apr 2020 - Released from its OPEC obligations to rein in production, Saudi state-run oil giant Aramco said Wednesday it was filling 15 tankers with more than 18.8 million barrels of crude — its most ever in one day as it ratchets up its price war with erstwhile ally Russia.
But plummeting demand, tightening storage availability and shrinking refinery margins with much of the world on coronavirus lockdowns could leave some of those cargoes struggling to find buyers, according to market sources, who say Aramco will have to slash its selling prices further to unload all of its crude.
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Earlier:
2020, March, 30, 10:25:00
#OilPriceWar AGAINST U.S.
A group of six U.S. senators wrote a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week saying Saudi Arabia and Russia “have embarked upon economic warfare against the United States” and were threatening U.S. “energy dominance”.
2020, March, 30, 10:20:00
#OilPriceWar: OPEC+: THE NEW AGREEMENT
Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Russian counterpart Alexander Novak have not held any discussions about a joint agreement to balance oil markets, indicating no resolution to the price war.
2020, March, 30, 10:15:00
#OilPriceWar LOSSES $192 BLN
Oil exporters in the Middle East and North Africa region will lose $192 billion in crude income in 2020
2020, March, 27, 13:55:00
#OilPriceWar: RUSSIA UNCHANGED
Russia ramped up measures to combat the virus on Wednesday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing that next week would be a paid non-working week throughout the country.
2020, March, 26, 11:40:00
#OilPriceWar: U.S. NEED HELP
Some US shale producers have been pressuring the Trump administration to intervene in the price war, which broke out after Russia earlier this month declined to go along with an OPEC proposal for production cuts to prop up prices.
2020, March, 26, 11:35:00
#OilPriceWar: CHINA WINS
China is saving about $250mn a day after crude prices crashed this year amid dual demand and supply shocks.
2020, March, 23, 13:45:00
#OilPriceWar VICTIM
US oil producers are likely to be a victim of the oil-price war,
Chronicle:
2020, November, 27, 11:30:00
SAUDI ARABIA'S CARBON CONCEPTION
The circular carbon economy concept has been endorsed by G20 member states but has yet to be put into practice, and the kingdom has not revealed any timelines or targets associated with the plan.
2020, November, 27, 11:25:00
JAPAN'S NIKKEI UP TO 26 644,71
Nikkei rose 0.41% to close at 26,644.71. The index has gained 15.96% this month, and is on track for its best performance since January 1994. The broader Topix rose 0.47% to hit a 25-month high at 1,786.52.
2020, November, 27, 11:20:00
INDONESIA'S COAL FOR CHINA $1.5 BLN
China Coal Transportation and Distribution has signed a US$1.5bn agreement with the Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) to buy 200 Mt of thermal coal in 2021.
2020, November, 27, 11:15:00
BRITAIN'S NUCLEAR VALUE
The UK Treasury said yesterday it is important to consider large-scale nuclear projects in addition to Hinkley Point C (HPC) if the country is to meet its net-zero by 2050 target.
2020, November, 27, 11:10:00
RUSSIAN HYDROGEN DEVELOPMENT
“The global energy market is changing, humanity needs new, efficient, more environmentally friendly energy sources not as a replacement, but as an alternative to traditional hydrocarbons. And hydrogen will definitely occupy its niche in the energy of the future,” said TPU.
2020, November, 26, 12:20:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $48 ANEW
Brent were down 1 cent at $48.60 a barrel . WTI was off by 4 cents at $45.67 a barrel.
2020, November, 26, 12:15:00
RUSSIAN GAZPROM'S BENEFIT
"The macroeconomic situation has had a negative impact on the long-term development prospects of the LNG industry," Gazprom said, adding that so far in 2020 only one final investment decision had been made for a new LNG production project.