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2021, April, 15, 13:35:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $66
Brent was up by 16 cents at $66.74 a barrel. WTI rose 12 cents to $63.27 a barrel.
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2021, April, 15, 13:25:00
RUSSIA'S OIL WILL UP
Russia outlined protection of its market share in the international market as one of its main goals for 2021.
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2021, April, 15, 13:05:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN 5.9 MB TO 492.4 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 5.9 million barrels to 492.4 million barrels.
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2021, April, 14, 12:19:58
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $64 STILL
Brent rose 85 cents, or 1.3%, to $64.52 a barrel. WTI added 82 cents, or 1.4%, to $61 a barrel.
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2021, April, 14, 12:15:00
GLOBAL OIL DEMAND WILL UP BY 6 MBD
In 2021, world oil demand growth is expected to increase by about 6.0 mb/d y-o-y, representing an upward revision of about 0.1 mb/d from last month’s report.
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2021, April, 14, 12:10:00
U.S. OIL PRODUCTION WILL UP
Higher prices are buoying drillers’ confidence. Benchmark Nymex oil gained nearly 35% in the past four months after OPEC and its alliance cut production to strike a balance between demand and supply. The fossil fuel is also getting a bump as Covid-19 vaccinations progress and Americans travel again, boosting gasoline consumption.
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2021, April, 13, 13:40:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $63 STILL
Brent were up 37 cents, or 0.6%, at $63.65 a barrel. WTI gained 32 cents, or 0.5%, to $60.02 a barrel.
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2021, April, 13, 12:50:00
PETROBRAS REIMBURSEMENT $6.5 BLN
Under terms of the latest agreement, Petrobras will receive $3.253 billion and own a 39.5% operating stake in the Atapu Field, which pumped first oil in June 2020.
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2021, April, 13, 12:45:00
NOVATEK PRODUCTION +5.3%
In the first quarter 2021, NOVATEK’s hydrocarbon production totaled 158.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), including 20.15 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas and 3,129 thousand tons of liquids (gas condensate and crude oil), resulting in an increase in total hydrocarbons produced by 7.9 million boe, or by 5.3% as compared with the first quarter 2020.
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2021, April, 12, 10:38:47
OIL PRICE: NEAR $63 STILL
Brent was up 2 cents at $62.97 a barrel. WTI gained 1 cent to $59.49 a barrel.
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2021, April, 12, 10:20:00
OPEC+ OIL PRODUCTION UP 450 TBD
With the production gains, OPEC+ compliance with its quotas slipped to 111% in March, compared with 113.5% in February, juiced by Saudi Arabia voluntarily cutting an additional 1 million b/d since January.
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2021, April, 12, 10:15:00
U.S. OIL TAX BREAKS $35 BLN
Removing this specific tax measure could generate US$13bn over 10 years. Overall, eliminating fossil fuel subsidies could increase government receipts by US$35bn over 10 years.
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2021, April, 12, 09:50:00
IRAN, U.S. TALKS
Iran has insisted that the US drop all the sanctions it unilaterally imposed after withdrawing from the deal in 2018, while US officials have maintained that Iranian nuclear violations of the agreement must be rectified first.
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2021, April, 12, 09:30:00
U.S. RIGS UP 2 TO 432
U.S. Rig Count is up 2 from last week at 432, Canada Rig Count is down 11 from last week to 58
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2021, April, 9, 11:25:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $63 YET
Brent edged down 12 cents, or 0.2%, to $63.08 a barrel. WTI was at $59.59 a barrel.