May 2020
2020, May, 28, 12:05:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $34
Brent were down 2%, or 71 cents at $34.03 per barrel, WTI were down 3%, or 98 cents, at $31.83 a barrel
2020, May, 28, 12:00:00
RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA COORDINATION
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the oil market with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday
2020, May, 28, 11:50:00
CHINA'S ENERGY IEFFICIENCY UP
China energy intensity, which measures the amount of energy needed to generate one unit of GDP, decreased by 2.6% in 2019,
2020, May, 28, 11:45:00
EUROPE IGNORES NUCLEAR POWER
the European Commission has ignored the need for nuclear power as a clean, dispatchable and European source of energy
2020, May, 28, 11:40:00
CHEVRON WILL CUT 6,000 EMPLOYEES
Chevron’s cuts equate to about 6,000 of its 45,000 non-gas station employees. It’s “streamlining our organizational structures to reflect the efficiencies and match projected activity levels,” the San Ramon, California-based company said Wednesday in a statement. “This is a difficult decision, and we do not make it lightly.”
2020, May, 28, 11:35:00
MALAYSIA'S PETRONAS WILL CUT INVESTMENT
Petronas plans to reduce its capital expenditures by 21% and its operating costs by 12% in 2020
2020, May, 28, 11:30:00
MALAYSIA'S PETRONAS PROFIT 68% LOWER
Petronas Profit After Tax (PAT) for the quarter stood at RM4.5 billion, 68 per cent lower than the RM14.2 billion posted in the corresponding quarter in the previous year,
2020, May, 28, 11:25:00
AUSTRALIA'S SANTOS BUYING $1.265 BLN
Santos today is pleased to announce it has completed the acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ northern Australia and Timor-Leste assets for a reduced purchase price of US$1.265 billion plus an increased contingent payment of US$200 million subject to a final investment decision (FID) on Barossa.
2020, May, 28, 11:20:00
AUSTRALIA'S SOLAR AND BATTERY MICRO-GRIDS
“Stand-alone power systems, which are usually a combination of solar, batteries and a back-up generator, are getting cheaper and more sophisticated. In contrast, supplying customers using poles and wires in remote areas can be very costly.”