August 2020
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2020, August, 6, 12:10:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $45 ANEW
Brent fell 7 cents to $45.10 a barrel, WTI was down 25 cents at $41.94.
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2020, August, 6, 12:05:00
INDIA'S OIL DEMAND DOWN
The last time India witnessed negative growth in oil demand was in 2001 when consumption had fallen marginally from 2000 levels.
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2020, August, 6, 12:00:00
GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND 6.1 GW
With 6.1 GW new capacity added, 2019 was the best year in history for the global offshore wind industry.
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2020, August, 6, 11:55:00
LOW CARBON BP STRATEGY
Over the same period, BP’s oil and gas production is expected to reduce by at least one million barrels of oil equivalent a day, or 40%, from 2019 levels.
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2020, August, 6, 11:45:00
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEFICIT $50.7 BLN
The U.S. goods and services deficit was $50.7 billion in June
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2020, August, 5, 12:15:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $45
Brent was up 44 cents, or 1%, at $44.87 a barrel, WTI rose 43 cents, or 1%, to $42.13 a barrel.
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2020, August, 5, 12:10:00
U.S. OIL PRODUCTION DECREASING
Production of crude oil decreased in the United States in May 2020 by 1.99 million barrels per day (b/d)
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2020, August, 5, 12:00:00
CHINA'S SHARES UP
The Shanghai Composite index closed up 0.2% at 3,377.56.
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2020, August, 5, 11:55:00
RUSSIA'S GAS TO EUROPE DOWN
Russian exports to Europe via the four main corridors -- Nord Stream, Yamal-Europe, Ukraine and TurkStream -- had hovered around 11.1 Bcm over the previous three months, around 25% lower year on year.