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2020, September, 1, 15:05:00
OIL PRICE: BELOW $46 AGAIN
Brent climbed 61 cents to $45.89 a barrel, WTI rose 53 cents, hitting $43.14 a barrel.
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2020, September, 1, 15:00:00
U.S. GAS PRODUCTION DOWN ANEW
The preliminary level for U.S. dry natural gas production in June 2020 was 2,650 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 88.3 Bcf/d.
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2020, September, 1, 14:55:00
JAPAN OIL IMPORTS DOWN
Japan's July crude imports, which were the lowest for the month since 1967, plunged 31.9% year on year to 2.09 million b/d,
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2020, August, 31, 12:30:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $46
Brent advanced to $46.50 a barrel, WTI was at $43.48 a barrel, up 51 cents, or 1.2%.
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2020, August, 31, 12:25:00
ADNOC CUTS OIL PRODUCTION
ADNOC informed customers who lift contracted monthly volumes -- known as term lifters -- that it would cut the quantity of volumes available for export over October by 30% for its more popular Murban and Upper Zakum grades and for Umm Lulu and Das Blend,
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2020, August, 31, 12:20:00
CHINA'S GAS PRODUCTION WILL UP
Natural gas and LNG is set to remain Petrochina's strategic business after it had agreed to transfer gas pipeline, storage facilities and LNG terminals to China Oil & Gas Piping Network Corp.,
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2020, August, 31, 12:05:00
U.S. RIGS UP 0 TO 254
U.S. Rig Count is unchanged from last week at 254, Canada Rig Count is down 2 rigs from last week to 54
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2020, August, 28, 15:45:20
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $45 YET
Brent was down 7 cents to $44.99 a barrel, WTI were down 3 cents to $43.01 a barrel.
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2020, August, 27, 13:55:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $45 AGAIN
Brent rose 6 cents, or, 0.1% to $45.70 a barrel, WTI fell 8 cents or 0.2% to $43.31 a barrel.
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2020, August, 27, 13:50:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN BY 4.7 MB TO 507.8 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 4.7 million barrels to 507.8 million barrels,
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2020, August, 26, 13:15:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $46
Brent rose 2 cents to $45.88 a barrel , WTI fell 3 cents to $43.32.
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2020, August, 26, 12:45:00
U.S. OIL MARKET UPDOWN
“Although the market remains uncertain, we saw encouraging signs in July with gradual rebalancing of oil supply and demand,” API Chief Economist Dean Forman said. “Increases in U.S. refinery throughput and capacity utilization in July – coupled with inventories receding from record highs – has reinforced expectations for the continued demand recovery.”
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2020, August, 25, 14:30:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $45
Brent added 14 cents, or 0.3%, to $45.27 a barrel , WTI was down 4 cents, or 0.1%, at $42.58 a barrel.
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2020, August, 25, 14:20:00
IRAQ NEED 7 MBD
Iraq is under US pressure to wean itself off Iranian electricity and gas imports, needed due to power shortages and flaring of associated gas, which is also bound by production limits due to the country's attempted adherence to OPEC+ production cuts.
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2020, August, 25, 14:10:00
NORWAY'S OIL & GAS PRODUCTION 2.062 MBD
Norway's preliminary production figures for July 2020 show an average daily production of 2 062 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.