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2018, December, 10, 08:15:00
ADNOC INCREASES VALUE
ADNOC - The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced its successful collaboration with IBM, piloting a Blockchain-based automated system to integrate oil and gas production across the full value chain.
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2018, December, 10, 08:10:00
WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 5 TO 2,266
BHGE - The worldwide rig count for November 2018 was 2,266, down 5 from the 2,271 counted in October 2018, and up 209 from the 2,057 counted in November 2017.
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2018, December, 10, 08:05:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 1 TO 1,075
BHGE - U.S. Rig Count is down 1 rig from last week to 1,075, with oil rigs down 10 to 877 and gas rigs up 9 to 198. Canada Rig Count is down 13 rigs from last week to 186, with oil rigs down 17 to 102 and gas rigs up 4 to 84.
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2018, December, 7, 08:30:00
RUSSIA - SAUDIS PACT
WSJ - Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to extend OPEC’s efforts to stabilize oil markets, Russian President Vladimir Putin said over the weekend, as the broader coalition of producers inches closer to a deal this week.
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2018, December, 7, 07:50:00
RUSSIA'S INVESTMENT TO VENEZUELA: $5 BLN
REUTERS - Venezuela has signed deals securing investment from Russia in the South American country’s oil and gold sectors, President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday at the end of a three-day trip to Moscow.
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2018, December, 5, 09:50:00
IRAQI OIL EXPORTS DOWN TO 3.372 MBD
PLATTS - Federal Iraq's crude oil exports fell to 3.372 million b/d in November, the lowest since April this year, as loadings were affected by rough weather, according to a statement from the oil ministry released over the weekend.
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2018, December, 5, 09:45:00
BRAZILIAN OIL PRODUCTION UP 5%
PLATTS - Oil production averaged 2.614 million b/d in October, jumping 5.2% from 2.486 million b/d in September, Brazil's National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, said late Monday. October's output, however, was down 0.5% from 2.627 million b/d in October 2017, the ANP said.
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2018, December, 5, 09:35:00
GRONINGEN GAS PRODUCTION WILL DOWN BY 75%
REUTERS - Gas production at the earthquake-prone Groningen field will drop by at least 75 percent in the next five years, ahead of schedule towards the projected end of extraction.
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2018, December, 5, 09:20:00
VACA MUERTA INVESTMENT $2.3 BLN
PLATTS - Argentina's state-run energy company YPF and Malaysia's Petronas agreed Tuesday to invest $2.3 billion in a shale oil project in Vaca Muerta, with a target of reaching 60,000 b/d of oil equivalent by 2022.
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2018, December, 3, 12:35:00
РОССИЙСКО - САУДОВСКАЯ ПЕРСПЕКТИВА
МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - Как отметил по итогам переговоров глава Минэнерго России и сопредседатель Совместной межправительственной Российско-Саудовская комиссии по торгово-экономическому и научно-техническому сотрудничеству Александр Новак, товарооборот между Россией и Саудовской Аравией демонстрирует положительную динамику: в 2017 году он вырос на 86% до $915 млн.
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2018, December, 3, 12:25:00
RUSSIAN OIL PRODUCTION 11.37 MBD
REUTERS - Russian oil output stood at 11.37 million barrels per day (bpd) in November, down from the post-Soviet record high of 11.41 million bpd that it reached in October, Energy Ministry data showed on Sunday.
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2018, December, 3, 12:15:00
РОССИЙСКО - САУДОВСКАЯ ЭНЕРГЕТИКА
МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - “Энергетика продолжает оставаться ключевой сферой двустороннего сотрудничества наших стран. Взаимодействие двух стран подкрепляется также и координацией действий на различных международных площадках, прежде всего — в формате “ОПЕК+”. Также востребованным направлением взаимодействия с Саудовской Аравией является сотрудничество в сфере поставок и обслуживания нефтегазового оборудования, а также в части совместных проектов на территории двух стран”, - подчеркнул Александр Новак.
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2018, December, 3, 12:10:00
КОМФОРТНАЯ ЦЕНА НЕФТИ
МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - На мой взгляд, текущий диапазон цен на нефть комфортен для производителей и потребителей. Скачок до 86 долларов носил краткосрочный характер, и был связан во многом с ажиотажем вокруг Ирана. Сейчас цены скорректировались, хотя неопределенность с Ираном сохраняется в некоторой степени.
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2018, December, 3, 12:00:00
QATAR CANCELED IN OPEC
REUTERS - “Qatar has decided to withdraw its membership from OPEC effective January 2019 and this decision was communicated to OPEC this morning,” the minister said.
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2018, December, 3, 11:55:00
U.S. PRODUCTION: OIL +1.1%, GAS +1.8%
U.S. EIA - Crude oil production increases 1.1% in September from 11,346 to 11,475 thousand barrels/day , gas production increases 1.8% from 102,659 to 104,461 million cubic feet/day .