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2019, May, 30, 17:35:00
GAZPROM'S PROFIT UP
Russia’s state-owned gas giant Gazprom increased its first-quarter net profit by 44 per cent over the previous year as higher gas prices offset lower gas export volumes.
2019, May, 30, 17:30:00
LUKOIL'S PROFIT +36,8%
Profit attributable to shareholders totaled RUB 149.2 bln, up 36.8% year-on-year. The growth was restrained with higher DD&A due to the launch of new production facilities.
2019, May, 30, 17:20:00
TOTAL, ALGERIA PARTNERSHIP
Algeria’s energy minister said on Monday he would seek a “good compromise” when asked about his earlier comments that Algiers would block Total’s plan.
2019, May, 29, 11:10:00
U.S. SHALE PROBLEM
Despite the classic “wildcatting” image of plucky entrepreneurs trying their luck, smaller, independent drillers are losing access to capital
2019, May, 29, 11:00:00
NORWAY'S OIL INVESTMENT UP
Investments are now seen at a four-year high of 183.7 billion Norwegian crowns ($21.11 billion) in 2019, up from the 172.7 billion crowns seen in February, according to SSB, which collects the data from oil firms.
2019, May, 29, 10:35:00
GRONINGEN'S SEISMIC RISKS
A 3.4 magnitude earthquake prompted the Dutch government last year to promise to end Groningen production by 2030 and to lower output as quickly as possible in the coming years.
2019, May, 27, 11:50:00
VENEZUELA'S OIL TO CUBA UP
Venezuela's state-owned PDVSA exported 1.416 million barrels of combined crude and products in May to Cuba's state Cubametales, up from 355,000 barrels in April.
2019, May, 27, 11:40:00
OILFIELD SERVICES RATING DOWN
"Oilfield services companies will no longer be able to generate the high operating margins they did in 2014," Carin Dehne-Kiley, an analyst at S&P, wrote Friday in a report to investors. "The oilfield services industry has fundamentally changed due to permanent efficiency and productivity gains realized by E&P companies as well as investor sentiment calling for E&P companies to live within cash flow and limit production growth."
2019, May, 27, 11:30:00
ALGERIA STOP TOTAL
Algeria will block Total from acquiring Anadarko's assets in Algeria, energy minister Mohamed Arkab told reporters on a sidelines of a conference on Sunday.
2019, May, 27, 11:25:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 4 TO 983
BHGE - U.S. Rig Count is down 4 rigs from last week to 983, with oil rigs down 5 to 797, gas rigs up 1 to 186, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0. Canada Rig Count is up 15 rigs from last week to 78, with oil rigs up 16 to 38 and gas rigs down 1 to 40.
2019, May, 24, 10:20:00
OPEC+ COMPLIANCE 168%
Although compliance to the cuts had a slow start, OPEC's JMMC noted in a press release following their meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that compliance had hit a record high of 168% in April 2019. Average conformity reached 120% since January 2019.
2019, May, 24, 10:10:00
OPEC+ RUSSIA'S ECONOMY
Russia’s GDP unexpectedly grew just 0.5% in the first quarter, below all 14 estimates in a Bloomberg survey. That compares with a 2.7% increase in the last three months of 2018, which was the highest in more than six years as crude output reached a record 11.45mn barrels a day in December, according to ministry data as Opec+ curbs eased.
2019, May, 23, 12:30:00
СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВО РОССИИ, ВЬЕТНАМА
Товарооборот России и Вьетнама постепенно растёт, страны поступательно расширяют взаимодействие в сфере экономики, политики и координируют свои усилия на международной арене, отметил на переговорах Президент Российской Федерации Владимир Путин.
2019, May, 23, 12:25:00
СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВО ОПЕК+ РОССИЯ
“Российские компании согласны с тем, что необходимо продолжать сотрудничество. Взаимодействие направлено как на восстановление баланса на рынке, так и на поддержание справедливой, стабильной стоимости углеводородов, - отметил Александр Новак. - Россия готова оперативно реагировать на запросы рынка, мы можем увеличить производство из-за дефицита рынка. В качестве примера гибкости напомню, что мы вслед за ростом спроса прошлым летом увеличили производство и сократили его к концу года, когда на рынке был избыток».
2019, May, 23, 12:20:00
ОПЕК+ РОССИЯ: СОВМЕСТНЫЕ ДЕЙСТВИЯ
“Наши совместные действия продолжают оказывать положительное воздействие на конъюнктуру мирового нефтяного рынка. Совершенно очевидно, что наши адресные выверенные действия на декабрьской встрече позволили избежать перекосов на рынке, значительного превышения предложения над спросом и, как следствие, сокращения котировок, - сказал Министр. - В июне пройдет очередная министерская встреча, на которой мы обсудим ситуацию на рынке, в том числе с учетом ряда факторов неопределенности. В любом случае, считаю, что нужно продолжать кооперацию стран ОПЕК и не-ОПЕК”.