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2019, May, 17, 07:55:00
OIL NEED PEACE
The region needs more peace and stability to ensure the flow of oil supplies, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, has said, noting that, "Any tension that occurs in the region affects the whole world."
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2019, May, 15, 12:05:00
OIL DEMAND GROWTH 2019: 1.3 MBD
IEA - Our headline growth estimate for 2019 has changed little since the middle of last year, but this month we cut it by 90 kb/d to a still healthy 1.3 mb/d.
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2019, May, 15, 11:52:00
U.S. ENERGY PRODUCTION UP 8%
The United States produced a record amount of energy from various sources in 2018, reaching 96 quadrillion British thermal units (quads), an 8% increase from 2017. This increase in production outpaced the 4% increase in U.S. energy consumption, which also reached a record high of 101 quads.
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2019, May, 15, 11:35:00
U.S. PRODUCTION: OIL + 83 TBD, GAS + 943 MCFD
U.S. EIA - Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to increase 83,000 b/d month-over-month in June from 8,412 to 8,495 thousand barrels/day, gas production to increase 943 million cubic feet/day from 79,720 to 80,663 million cubic feet/day .
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2019, May, 15, 11:25:00
IRAN NEED 1.5 MBD
The sanctions have already more than halved Iranian oil exports to 1 million bpd or less, from a peak of 2.8 million bpd last year. Exports could drop to as low as 500,000 bpd from May, an Iranian official told Reuters this month.
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2019, May, 15, 11:10:00
ROSNEFT'S NET INCOME +61.7%
ROSNEFT - Net income growth of 61.7% YoY to RUB 131 bln
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2019, May, 15, 11:05:00
ROSNEFT'S PRODUCTION 5.9 MBD
Hydrocarbon production in Q1 2019 amounted to 5.90 mmboed (71.7 mmtoe), exceeding Q1 2018 level by 3.4%. Average daily hydrocarbon production decreased by 0.6% QoQ due to the Company’s compliance with its obligations under the OPEC+ Agreement.
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2019, May, 15, 11:00:00
LUKOIL'S PRODUCTION +4.1%
In the first quarter of 2019 LUKOIL Group's average hydrocarbon production excluding the West Qurna-2 project was 2,379 thousand boe per day, which is 4.1% higher year-on-year and 0.3% higher quarter-on-quarter. The increase was mainly driven by the development of gas projects in Uzbekistan.
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2019, May, 13, 13:05:00
OPEC OIL PRODUCTION 30.26 MBD
OPEC's collective crude oil production in April held relatively steady from March, rising just 30,000 b/d to 30.26 million b/d,
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2019, May, 13, 13:00:00
RUSSIA'S OIL PRODUCTION 11.16 MBD
Russian oil production has fallen to 11.16 million barrels per day (bpd) on May 1-12 from an average of 11.23 million bpd in April
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2019, May, 13, 11:45:00
WEATHERFORD'S BANKRUPTCY
Oilfield services provider Weatherford International Plc, burdened by a heavy debt load and years of losses, said on Friday it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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2019, May, 13, 11:40:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 2 TO 988
BHGE - U.S. Rig Count is down 2 rigs from last week to 988, with oil rigs down 2 to 805, gas rigs unchanged at 183, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0. Canada Rig Count is up 2 rigs from last week to 63, with oil rigs up 5 to 22 and gas rigs down 3 to 41.
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2019, May, 8, 11:50:00
OIL PRICES 2019-20: $70 - $67
Brent spot prices will average $70/b in 2019 and $67/b in 2020, compared with an average of $71/b in 2018.
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2019, May, 8, 11:30:00
EXXON, PETROCHINA IN IRAQ: $53 BLN
Iraq is close to signing a $53 billion, 30-year energy agreement with Exxon Mobil and PetroChina,
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2019, May, 8, 10:55:00
WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 73 TO 2,140
BHGE - The worldwide rig count for April 2019 was 2,140, down 73 from the 2,213 counted in March 2019, and up 53 from the 2,087 counted in April 2018.