The Brent crude oil price will average $83 per barrel (b) in 2023, down 18% from 2022, and continue to fall to $78/b in 2024 as global oil inventories build, putting downward pressure on crude oil prices.

Brent were up $1.49, or 1.9%, at $80.06 a barrel, WTI rose $1.43, or 1.9%, to $75.20.

Средняя цена на нефть марки Urals в январе-декабре 2022 года сложилась в размере $76,09 за баррель, в январе-декабре 2021 года — $69,0 за баррель.

The Worldwide Rig Count for December was 1,834, down 56 from the 1,890 counted in November 2022,and up 271, from the 1,563 counted in December 2021.

Brent was up $1.63, or 2.1%, to $79.47 a barrel, WTI gained $1.41, or 1.9%, to $74.25.

Brent was up 22 cents, or 0.3%, at $84.14 a barrel, WTI gained 7 cents to $79.63.

U.S. Rig Count is up 3 from last week to 779, Canada Rig Count is down 103 from last week to 96

Brent rose 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $80.07 per barrel, WTI fell 1 cent to $76.22.

Средняя стоимость нефти Brent в 2023 году может составить $100 долларов за баррель, а дисконт Urals, скорее всего, сохранится в среднем около $25 за баррель.

Brent gained 42 cents, or 0.5%, to $79.46 a barrel, WTI was at $74.67, up 38 cents, or 0.5%.

Russia's war against Ukraine that started in February has exacerbated gas prices. But the excesses of the TTF had already been detected before, with rises of more than 700% in 2021.

The deepwater Nargis block is located off the city of Arish on the Sinai Peninsula. It is one of four offshore exploration blocks off Egypt’s coast in which the US group Chevron holds operating interests, alongside with the Egyptian oil company Tharwa Petroleum.

U.S. Rig Count is down 4 from last week to 776, Canada Rig Count is down 3 from last week to 199.

Brent fell 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $81.07 per barrel, WTI slipped 22 cents, or 0.3%, to $75.89.

The IEA predicts oil demand will rise by 2.3 million b/d in 2022 and by a further 1.7 million b/d in 2023, noting the contrast between strong gasoil and diesel use, especially in non-OECD economies, and weak petrochemical consumption in Europe and Asia.