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2017, March, 14, 18:50:00
U.S. OIL & GAS UP
April's U.S. oil production will up 109 tbd, gas production will up 562 mcfd.
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2017, March, 14, 18:45:00
OIL PRICE WAR
"It became evident that U.S. shale oil output has become and will remain a new global oil price regulator for the foreseeable future," Rosneft said.
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2017, March, 13, 18:50:00
U.S. OIL: UP 400 TBD
Rising oil production in the US, which Russia's energy ministry forecasts to grow by 400,000 b/d year on year in 2017, is being monitored, but it should not be considered separate from the global supply and demand balance, he said.
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2017, March, 10, 18:50:00
UAE CUTS OIL PRODUCTION 139,000 BPD
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will comply fully with its OPEC commitment to reduce oil production by more than 139,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March and April, the Gulf OPEC member's energy minister Suhail said on Thursday.
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2017, March, 7, 18:40:00
NORWAY IS BETTER
The Norwegian economy is slowly picking up after a two-year slowdown in its top industry, oil production, due to a halving of crude prices since mid-2014. In recent months, crude prices have risen and stabilised at around $55 per barrel.
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2017, March, 7, 18:30:00
WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT UP 109
The worldwide rig count for February 2017 was 2,027, up 109 from the 1,918 counted in January 2017, and up 266 from the 1,761 counted in February 2016.
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2017, March, 6, 18:30:00
U.S. RIGS UP 2
U.S. Rig Count is up 267 rigs from last year's count of 489, with oil rigs up 217, gas rigs up 49, and miscellaneous rigs up 1.
Canadian Rig Count is up 206 rigs from last year's count of 129, with oil rigs up 147 and gas rigs up 59.
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2017, March, 3, 18:40:00
KURDISH - IRAQI OIL
Crude oil flows from the Kirkuk fields in northern Iraq were briefly disrupted on Thursday after a Kurdish faction seized a pumping facility in protest at the policies of Baghdad and Erbil, adding a new threat to Iraq’s attempts to comply with Opec’s agreed cuts.
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2017, March, 3, 18:30:00
LUKOIL PRODUCTION DOWN BY 3%
The LUKOIL Group oil production for the fourth quarter and twelve months of 2016 was 22.7 and 92.0 million tonnes, respectively. Production for the fourth quarter excluding compensation crude oil from West Qurna-2 project in Iraq increased by 2.5% compared to the third quarter of 2016.
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2017, March, 2, 19:45:00
GAZPROM'S INVESTMENTS
Gazprom’s projects were strategically important for Russia’s energy security. The projects make gas supplies to domestic and foreign consumers more reliable and create conditions for further strengthening the Company’s position in the global energy market. All of Gazprom’s priority projects are on schedule.
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2017, February, 25, 12:20:00
U.S. OIL PRODUCTION UP ANEW
U.S. crude oil production increased for the second consecutive month in November 2016, the first time this has occurred since early 2015. Increased drilling activity in the Permian region, which spans Texas and New Mexico, as well as the start of a number of new projects in the Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico (GOM), more than offset declining production from other regions in October and November 2016.
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2017, February, 25, 12:00:00
U.S. RIGS UP 3
U.S. Rig Count is up 252 rigs from last year's count of 502, with oil rigs up 202, gas rigs up 49, and miscellaneous rigs up 1.
Canadian Rig Count is up 166 rigs from last year's count of 175, with oil rigs up 123 and gas rigs up 43.
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2017, February, 22, 19:00:00
NORWAY'S PRODUCTION DOWN 42 TBD
Preliminary production figures for January 2017 show an average daily production of about 2 024 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
This is 42 000 barrels per day (about 2 percent) less than December 2016.
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2017, February, 18, 19:00:00
U.S. RIGS UP 10
U.S. Rig Count is up 237 rigs from last year's count of 514, with oil rigs up 184, gas rigs up 52, and miscellaneous rigs up 1.
Canadian Rig Count is up 125 rigs from last year's count of 206, with oil rigs up 85 and gas rigs up 40.
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2017, February, 17, 19:00:00
U.S. OIL PRODUCTION UP
U.S. crude oil production increased for the second consecutive month in November 2016, the first consecutive monthly increase since April 2015.