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2018, November, 26, 13:35:00
SAUDIS OIL UP TO 11 MBD
REUTERS - Saudi Arabia’s crude oil production has hit an all-time high in November of about 11.1-11.3 million barrels per day (bpd), an industry source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.
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2018, November, 26, 13:25:00
VENEZUELA'S OIL DOWN TO 1.17 MBD
REUTERS - The country’s oil production has fallen to just 1.17 million barrels-per-day, a 37 percent drop in the last year, according to reports from secondary sources to OPEC, leaving itstruggling to ship Russian entities the roughly 380,000 bpd it has agreed to send, according to PDVSA
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2018, November, 26, 13:20:00
IRANIAN CHANGES: TOTAL - CNPC: $4 BLN
IRNA - Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Zangeneh referred to Total withdrawal from South Pars phase 11 saying Chinese company CNPC replaced the French company.
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2018, November, 22, 11:20:00
SAUDIS OIL RECORD: 10.9 MBD
BLOOMBERG - Saudi Arabian oil production surged to a record near 11 million barrels a day this month after the kingdom received stronger-than-usual demand from clients preparing for a disruption in Iranian supplies, according to industry executives who track Saudi output.
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2018, November, 22, 10:50:00
NORWAY'S PETROLEUM PRODUCTION 1.9 MBD
NPD - Preliminary production figures for October 2018 show an average daily production of 1 874 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, which is an increase of 271 000 barrels per day compared to September.
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2018, November, 22, 10:30:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 3 TO 1,079
BHGE - U.S. Rig Count is down 3 rigs from last week to 1,079, with oil rigs down 3 to 885 and gas rigs unchanged at 194. Canada Rig Count is up 7 rigs from last week to 204, with oil rigs up 6 to 124 and gas rigs up 1 to 80.
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2018, November, 19, 11:30:00
U.S. PETROLEUM DEMAND 20.8 MBD
U.S. API - U.S. petroleum demand in October of 20.8 million barrels per day (mb/d) was the strongest for the month since 2006 and a continued reflection of solid economic activity.
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2018, November, 19, 11:00:00
U.S. RIGS UP 1 TO 1,082
BHGE - U.S. Rig Count is up 1 rig from last week to 1,082, with oil rigs up 2 to 888 and gas rigs down 1 to 194. Canada Rig Count is up 1 rig from last week to 197, with oil rigs up 1 to 118 and gas rigs unchanged at 79.
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2018, November, 16, 09:30:00
SAUDIS ARE ANGRY
REUTERS - “The Saudis are very angry at Trump. They don’t trust him any more and feel very strongly about a cut. They had no heads-up about the waivers,” said one senior source briefed on Saudi energy policies.
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2018, November, 16, 09:25:00
RUSSIA, OPEC COOPERATION
PLATTS - "It is obvious that we need to cooperate with Saudi Arabia, and we are going to cooperate with Saudi Arabia. OPEC plus has been very positive, and we see that in the market situation," Putin told reporters in Singapore during a briefing broadcast on Russia 24.
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2018, November, 15, 15:47:00
OPEC: OIL DEMAND 2019: 100 MBD
OPEC - In 2018, oil demand growth is anticipated to increase by 1.50 mb/d y-o-y, a downward revision from the previous month of 40 tb/d, mainly due to weaker-than-expected oil demand data from the Middle East and, to a lesser extent, China during 3Q18. Expected total oil demand for the year is anticipated to reach 98.79 mb/d. In 2019, world oil demand growth is forecast to grow by 1.29 mb/d y-o-y, about 70 tb/d lower than last month’s projection, with total world consumption to reach 100.08 mb/d.
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2018, November, 14, 12:15:00
OIL MARKET UNCERTAINTY
CNBC - Saudi Arabia, OPEC's biggest producer and the world's top crude exporter, intends to cut shipments by 500,000 barrels a day in December, Khalid al Falih, the country's energy minister said on Sunday. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Sunday he wasn't convinced the oil market would be oversupplied in 2019. Russia is the world's second biggest oil producer after the United States and, along with Saudi Arabia, plays an influential role in the oil alliance.
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2018, November, 14, 12:00:00
U.S. PRODUCTION: OIL + 113 TBD, GAS + 1,038 MCFD
U.S. EIA - Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to increase 113,000 b/d month-over-month in December from 7,831 to 7,944 thousand barrels/day , gas production to increase 1,038 million cubic feet/day from 74,041 to 75,079 million cubic feet/day .
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2018, November, 14, 11:40:00
LUKOIL PRODUCTION 2.3 MBD
LUKOIL - For the first nine months of 2018 LUKOIL Group's average hydrocarbon production excluding West Qurna-2 project was 2,301 thousand boe per day, which is 3.7% higher year-on-year.
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2018, November, 14, 11:35:00
BHGE, GE MAXIMIZES VALUE
GE - Baker Hughes, a GE company and General Electric Company Announce a Series of Long-Term Agreements to Maximize Value for Both BHGE and GE