2020
2020, December, 17, 14:10:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $51
Brent rose 72 cents, or 1.4%, to $51.80 a barrel. WTI rose by 71 cents, or 1.5%, to $48.53 a barrel.
2020, December, 17, 14:05:00
OECD OIL PRODUCTION DOWN
Total OECD indigenous production of crude oil, NGL and refinery feedstocks decreased by 7.3% in September 2020 compared to September 2019.
2020, December, 17, 14:00:00
OECD GAS PRODUCTION DOWN
Total OECD indigenous production of natural gas decreased by 3.5% in September 2020 compared to September 2019
2020, December, 17, 13:55:00
OECD ELECTRICITY DOWN BY 3.3%
In September 2020, total net electricity production in the OECD was 841.0 TWh, down by 3.2% compared to September 2019 and down by 10.4% compared to August 2020. In the first three quarters of 2020, total electricity production was 7,731.5 TWh, down by 3.3% compared to the same period in 2019.
2020, December, 17, 13:50:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN 3.1 MB TO 500.1 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 3.1 million barrels to 500.1 million barrels.
2020, December, 17, 13:45:00
U.S. LNG EXPORTS UPDOWN
Several factors contributed to the increase in U.S. LNG exports in recent months.
2020, December, 17, 13:40:00
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS RATE 0.0 - 0.25% AGAIN
The Committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent
2020, December, 17, 13:35:00
JAPAN STOCKS UP
The Nikkei 225 Index closed up 0.18% at 26,806.67, reversing losses from morning trade. The broader Topix rose 0.32% to 1,792.58.
2020, December, 17, 13:30:00
DUTCH RENEWABLE SUPPORT €30 BLN
The scheme, which will run until 2025, will be open to projects based on renewable electricity,
2020, December, 17, 13:25:00
JAPAN'S OFFSHORE WIND 45 GW
The government’s latest Energy White Paper (2020) aims to raise the share of renewables in the power mix to 22-24% (including hydropower) in 2030, with plans to make renewables Japan’s main power source by 2050.
