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2021, February, 17, 15:50:00
NORD STREAM 2 SANCTIONS CONTINUED
Some 150 km of Nord Stream 2 remains to be laid in Danish and German waters, but the threat of US sanctions against companies involved in laying the pipeline has led to long delays in its completion.
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2021, February, 16, 12:05:00
LNG DEMAND UP
Growing liquified natural gas (LNG) demand will reduce market oversupply in 1H21, with volumes of gas in European storage facilities already normalised due to the cold winter in the northern hemisphere,
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2021, February, 15, 13:50:00
INDIA'S ENERGY MARKET TRANSFORMATION
One of the key mitigation measures is development of adequate energy storage capacity in India.
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2021, February, 12, 12:15:00
GLOBAL OIL DEMAND + 5.8 MBD
For 2021, oil demand is now anticipated to increase by 5.8 mb/d, revised down by around 0.1 mb/d from last month’s projection, to average 96.1 mb/d.
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2021, February, 12, 12:10:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN 6.6 MB TO 469.0 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 9.9 million barrels to 476.7 million barrels.
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2021, February, 12, 11:50:00
TURKEY IS STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT
Turkey is a strategic European Union ally that helps the bloc's security and stability and provides diversification of energy resources,
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2021, February, 11, 14:25:00
U.S. OIL IMPORTS WILL UP
U.S. increases in net crude oil imports in 2021 and 2022 because domestic crude oil production and inventory draws alone will not meet the needs of U.S. refineries.
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2021, February, 10, 11:50:00
NORD STREAM 2: EASING OF SANCTIONS
Germany was willing to considerably increase its financial support for LNG infrastructure by up to Eur1 billion ($1.2 billion). In exchange, the US would allow the "unhindered construction and operation" of Nord Stream 2.
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2021, February, 10, 11:35:00
LNG DEFICIT
Novatek expects worldwide LNG demand to continue to grow even as countries decarbonise their energy systems.
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2021, February, 9, 15:40:00
LNG PRODUCTION DOWN
LNG Canada initially is to consist of two trains that together would provide 14 million metric tons/year of gas.
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2021, February, 9, 15:30:00
RUSSIA'S TURKSTREAM FOR EUROPE
Like the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipeline projects, TurkStream was designed to enable Russian gas to reach European markets without having to flow through Ukraine.
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2021, February, 8, 12:50:00
GERMANY SUPPORTS NORD STREAM 2
Germany's position is that Nord Stream 2 is a commercial project. However, Merkel expanded on her description of the pipeline, which she said she discussed openly with Macron.
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2021, February, 8, 12:45:00
NORD STREAM 2: U.S., GERMANY NEGOTIATION
Reports this week in the German press suggested the administration of new US President Joe Biden would be open to direct negotiations with Germany over the pipeline.
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2021, February, 5, 12:40:00
OIL REMAINS THE FUEL
Petroleum remains the most-consumed fuel in the United States, as energy-related carbon dioxide emissions dip through 2035 before climbing in later years.
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2021, February, 4, 16:30:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN 1.0 MB TO 475.7 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 9.9 million barrels to 476.7 million barrels.