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2020, August, 24, 12:45:00
OIL PRICE: BELOW $45
Brent was up 32 cents, or 0.7%, at $44.67 a barrel , WTI rose 31 cents, or 0.7%, to $42.65.
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2020, August, 24, 12:25:00
TURKEY'S GAS DISCOVERY
Turkey's energy minister Fatih Donmez said seismic data indicated further reserves below the field.
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2020, August, 24, 12:15:00
U.S. RIGS UP 10 TO 254
U.S. Rig Count is up 10 from last week at 254, Canada Rig Count is up 2 rigs from last week to 56
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2020, August, 21, 11:35:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $45 THOUGH
Brent were up 5 cents, or 0.1%, at $44.95 per barrel, WTI were unchanged at $42.82 per barrel
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2020, August, 21, 11:25:00
OPEC+ : FRAGILE MARKET
OPEC+ underscored the fragility of the market and significant uncertainties, particularly associated with oil demand, and called for vigilance by all participating countries.
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2020, August, 21, 11:20:00
SAUDI'S OIL PRODUCTION DOWN
Saudi Arabia pumped 7.484 million b/d in June, the lowest since December 2002, and down from 8.486 million b/d in May.
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2020, August, 20, 14:45:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $45 OVER
Brent was down 48 cents, or 1%, at $44.89 a barrel, WTI fell 34 cents, or 0.8%, at $42.59 a barrel.
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2020, August, 20, 14:35:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN BY 1.6 MB TO 512.5 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 1.6 million barrels to 512.5 million barrels,
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2020, August, 20, 14:25:00
CHINA'S OIL & GAS UP
On an average daily basis, the CNOOC oil and gas production volume was up 5.5% from 1.34 million boe/d in the same period of last year.
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2020, August, 20, 14:20:00
OIL DEMAND 97%
it is estimated that the world will reach about 97% of pre-pandemic oil demand during the fourth quarter
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2020, August, 19, 12:35:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $45 STILL
Brent fell 40 cents, or 0.9%, to $45.06 a barrel, WTI were down 34 cents, or 0.8%, at $42.55 a barrel
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2020, August, 18, 12:45:00
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $46
Brent was down 18 cents, or 0.4%, at $45.19 a barrel, WTI was down 26 cents, or 0.6%, at $42.63 a barrel.
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2020, August, 18, 12:30:00
U.S. PRODUCTION: OIL (-19) TBD, GAS (-421) MCFD
Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to decrease 19,000 b/d month-over-month in August from 7,577 to 7,558 thousand barrels/day, gas production to decrease 421 million cubic feet/day from 79,684 to 79,263 million cubic feet/day .
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2020, August, 17, 12:55:00
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $45 ANEW
Brent was down 3 cents, or 0.1%, to $44.77 a barrel, WTI was up 3 cents, or 0.1%, to $42.04 a barrel.
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2020, August, 17, 12:02:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 3 TO 244
U.S. Rig Count is down 3 from last week at 244, Canada Rig Count is up 7 rigs from last week to 54