2020
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2020, April, 27, 12:15:00
COVID-19 FOR U.S. UTILITIES
U.S. Utilities are accustomed to dealing with storm restoration and routinely handling crisis management, but COVID-19 is bringing new challenges for Utilities in a different way.
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2020, April, 27, 12:10:00
BP, HILCORP DEAL $5.6 BLN
The original agreement provided for Hilcorp to pay $4.0 billion near-term and $1.6 billion through an earnout thereafter.
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2020, April, 27, 12:05:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 64 TO 465
U.S. Rig Count is down 64 rigs from last week to 465, Canada Rig Count is down 4 rigs from last week to 26
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2020, April, 24, 13:35:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $21
Brent was down 73 cents, or 3.42%, at $20.60 per barrel, WTI fell by 84 cents, or 5.09%, to $15.66 a barrel
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2020, April, 24, 13:30:00
ENERGY PRICES WILL DOWN BY 40%
Energy prices overall (which also include natural gas and coal) are expected to average 40 percent lower in 2020 but see a sizeable rebound in 2021.
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2020, April, 24, 13:25:00
KUWAIT CUT OIL PRODUCTION
the State of Kuwait sensing a responsibility for responding to market conditions has already decreased some of its supplies to the international markets,
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2020, April, 24, 13:20:00
EUROPE'S ECONOMY WILL DOWN BY 8%
“As of today, in the European Union, we’re on course for a 5% to 10% (recession), meaning it’s about 7.5%. But that is today, and if things don’t improve and if we have a second peak (of the outbreak), things could get worse”, Breton said.
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2020, April, 24, 13:15:00
EUROPE'S COVID-19 INVESTMENT €21 BLN
EBRD shareholders agreed to a comprehensive series of response and recovery measures that strengthen the Bank’s Solidarity Package , which was first unveiled on 13 March. The Bank now stands ready to provide support worth €21 billion over the 2020-21 period.
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2020, April, 24, 13:10:00
U.S.$ UP ANEW
the euro weakened after a European Union meeting on Thursday to build a trillion euro emergency fund
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2020, April, 24, 13:05:00
U.S. NUCLEAR POWER LEADERSHIP STRATEGY
the Nuclear Fuel Working Group’s Strategy to Restore American Nuclear Energy Leadership,