U.S. Rig Count is down 18 rigs from last week to 868, with oil rigs down 14 to 719, gas rigs down 5 to 148, and miscellaneous rigs up 1 to 1. Canada Rig Count is down 15 rigs from last week to 119, with oil rigs down 11 to 82 and gas rigs down 4 to 37.

в ходе разговора Владимир Путин и Мухаммед Бен Сальман Аль Сауд обсудили ситуацию на глобальном рынке углеводородов, в том числе ход реализации договоренностей в формате ОПЕК+, а также выразили обоюдный настрой на продолжение тесной координации в целях дальнейшей стабилизации мировых цен на нефть

Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh stressed the non-political nature of oil, saying the US was using oil as a weapon which was not the right approach.

During the news conference, it was disclosed that production at Khurais resumed 24 hours after the attack. Meanwhile, Mr. Nasser stated that production at Abqaiq is currently 2 million barrels per day and its entire output is expected to be restored to prior rates by the end of September.

"Nobody has changed the parameters of the [OPEC+} deal. So, I think that we all agreed in Abu Dhabi, that everyone should fulfill their obligations," Novak said, when asked if Russia needs to continue to comply.

Conformity with the voluntary production adjustments remains high, 136% in the month of August. However, the JMMC reemphasized the core principles underpinning the DoC, namely, equity, fairness and transparency, and urged all participating countries to intensify their efforts in pursuit of full and timely conformity with their voluntary production adjustments.

World oil demand in 2019 is expected to grow by 1.02 mb/d, which is 0.08 mb/d lower than last month’s projection. The drop can be attributed to weaker-than-expected data in 1H19 from various global demand centres and slower economic growth projections for the remainder of the year. Both OECD and non-OECD demand growth forecasts were revised lower, by 0.03 mb/d and 0.05 mb/d, respectively. In 2020, world oil demand is projected to increase by 1.08 mb/d.

U.S. EIA - Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to increase 74,000 b/d month-over-month in September from 8,769 to 8,843 thousand barrels/day, gas production to increase 469 million cubic feet/day from 81,893 to 82,362 million cubic feet/day .

Министерский комитет отметил, что уровень соблюдения участниками добровольных обязательств по корректировке объемов добычи остается на высоком уровне и составил в августе 136%.

“Развитие сотрудничества России и ОАЭ по линии энергетики обладает колоссальным потенциалом. В числе перспективных направлений взаимодействия между компаниями из России и ОАЭ мы видим организацию торговых операций по сжиженному природному газу, а также совместные проекты в области добычи и трейдинга”, - сказал Александр Новак.

Dollar-denominated bonds issued by Saudi Arabia’s government and state oil company Saudi Aramco tumbled to multi-week lows on Monday after a weekend attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities shut about 5% of global output.

Saudi Aramco will see its production halved, with a 5.7mn barrel per day drop in output due to the attack.

U.S. natural gas production continued to increase in August, setting a new daily production record of 92.8 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) on August 19, 2019,

U.S. Rig Count is down 12 rigs from last week to 886, with oil rigs down 5 to 733, gas rigs down 7 to 153, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0. Canada Rig Count is down 13 rigs from last week to 134, with oil rigs down 9 to 93 and gas rigs down 4 to 41.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on Saturday, knocking out more than half the Kingdom’s output, in a move expected to send oil prices soaring and increase tensions in the Middle East.