August 2020
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2020, August, 11, 14:00:00
GLOBAL SHARES UP
A pan-European share index rose almost 1% , with auto shares leading the way after a surge in Chinese car sales and futures tipped a stronger Wall Street ESc1 open.
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2020, August, 11, 13:50:00
BRITAIN'S EMPLOYMENT DOWN
Mounting job losses are expected as Britain winds down its job-retention scheme
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2020, August, 10, 11:35:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $45 AGAIN
Brent rose 34 cents, or 0.8%, to $44.74 a barrel , WTI were up 47 cents, or 1.1%, to $41.69 a barrel.
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2020, August, 10, 11:25:00
OIL, GAS M&A
The top country in terms of M&A deals activity in Q2 2020 was the US with 83 deals, followed by China with 33 and Canada with 21.
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2020, August, 10, 11:15:00
SAUDI ARAMCO NET INCOME $23.2 BLN
The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Aramco” or “the Company”) announced its results for the second quarter and first half of 2020,
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2020, August, 10, 11:10:00
SAUDI ARAMCO INVESTMENT $13.6 BLN
Saudi Aramco capital expenditure was $6.2 billion in Q2 and $13.6 billion for the first half of 2020.
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2020, August, 10, 11:05:00
LUKOIL PRODUCTION DOWN
Oil production excluding the West Qurna-2 project was 40.2 million tonnes for the six months of 2020, which is 5.6% lower year-on-year