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2018, December, 21, 13:50:00
RUSSIA - S.KOREA NUCLEAR COOPERATION
WNN - Russia's National Operator for Radioactive Waste Management (NO RWM), Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom and the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency (KORAD) today signed an agreement to cooperate in radioactive waste management. The agreement was signed by Igor Igin, NO RWM's director genera, Oleg Kryukov, Rosatom's director of state policy on radioactive waste, used nuclear fuel and decommissioning, and Cha Sung-soo, chairman of KORAD.
2018, December, 21, 13:45:00
U.S. THERMONUCLEAR PARTICIPATION
WNN - The USA should continue its participation in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project and develop a national research programme towards building a compact pilot plant, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM).
2018, December, 17, 10:50:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $60
PLATTS - At 10:30 am Singapore time (0250 GMT), February ICE Brent crude futures inched down 4 cents/b (0.07%) from Friday's settle to $60.24/b, while the NYMEX January light sweet crude contract rose 5 cents/b (0.1%) to $51.25/b
2018, December, 17, 10:45:00
БАНК РОССИИ: КЛЮЧЕВАЯ СТАВКА 7.75%
БАНК РОССИИ: Совет директоров Банка России принял решение повысить ключевую ставку на 0,25 процентного пункта, до 7,75% годовых. Данный шаг направлен на то, чтобы ограничить масштаб инфляционных рисков в наступающем году.
2018, December, 17, 10:40:00
KING SALMAN ENERGY PARK: $6 BLN
MEOG - King Salman Energy Park (SPARK), a 50sqkm "energy city megaproject" in Saudi Arabia, is one of the Kingdom's most impressive endeavours into localisation so far. Once operational, it is expected to generate 100,000 direct and indirect jobs and should contribute $6bn to Saudi Arabia's GDP annually.
2018, December, 17, 10:35:00
SAUDI ARAMCO, RAYTHEON COOPERATION
MEOG - Saudi Aramco and Raytheon Company, through its subsidiary Raytheon Saudi Arabia, signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture company that will develop and provide best-in-class cybersecurity services in Saudi Arabia and the region.
2018, December, 17, 10:30:00
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF ENERGY
MEOG - In the oil and gas industry, technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IOT), machine learning and big data can serve operators by increasing productivity and streamlining processes, all while helping them attract and retain talent, and remain secure and compliant.
2018, December, 17, 10:25:00
IRAN'S OIL FOR INDIA DOWN
REUTERS - India’s monthly oil imports from Iran plunged to their lowest in a year in November with Tehran dropping two places to become only the sixth biggest supplier after New Delhi cut purchases due to the impact of U.S. sanctions, according to ship tracking data and industry sources.
2018, December, 17, 10:20:00
IRAN'S OIL FOR S.KOREA: ZERO
PLATTS - South Korea imported no Iranian crude in November for a third straight month due to the re-imposition of US sanctions on Tehran, according to preliminary data released by the Korea Customs Service on Monday.
2018, December, 17, 10:15:00
QATAR'S LNG FOR PAKISTAN
TP - With fast growing demand and expanding gas receiving capacity in Pakistan, the South Asian nation is expected to source more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar, said the country’s visiting Finance Minister Asad Umar.
2018, December, 17, 10:10:00
QATAR'S INVESTMENT FOR U.S.: $20 BLN
REUTERS - Qatar Petroleum (QP) is looking to invest at least $20 billion in the United States over the coming few years, its chief executive told Reuters, after the Gulf Arab state unexpectedly quit OPEC this month.
2018, December, 17, 10:05:00
U.S. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION UP 0.6%
U.S. FRB - U.S. industrial production rose 0.6 percent in November after moving down 0.2 percent in October; the index for October was previously reported to have edged up 0.1 percent. In November, manufacturing production was unchanged, the output of mining increased 1.7 percent, and the index for utilities gained 3.3 percent.
2018, December, 17, 10:00:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 4 TO 1,071
BHGE - U.S. Rig Count is down 4 rigs from last week to 1,071, with oil rigs down 4 to 873 and gas rigs unchanged at 198. Canada Rig Count is down 12 rigs from last week to 174, with oil rigs down 7 to 95 and gas rigs down 5 to 79.
2018, December, 14, 09:25:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $61 TOO
REUTERS - Brent crude oil futures were at $61.09 per barrel at 0353 GMT, down 36 cents, or 0.6 percent, from their last close. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $52.47 per barrel, down 11 cents, or 0.2 percent, from their last settlement.
2018, December, 14, 09:20:00
RUSSIA - SAUDI ARABIA COOPERATION
IEA - Cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia is now the basis of production management with these two countries having a large capacity to swing output one way or the other. For them, prices falling further would place their budgets under great stress.