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2021, February, 12, 12:15:00
GLOBAL OIL DEMAND + 5.8 MBD
For 2021, oil demand is now anticipated to increase by 5.8 mb/d, revised down by around 0.1 mb/d from last month’s projection, to average 96.1 mb/d.
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2021, February, 12, 12:10:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN 6.6 MB TO 469.0 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 9.9 million barrels to 476.7 million barrels.
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2021, February, 12, 12:05:00
OIL REVENUES WILL DOWN $9 TLN
OPEC has long maintained that oil will remain a dominant energy source in the decades to come.
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2021, February, 12, 11:55:00
OIL ISN'T ENOUGH FOR $3 TRLN
To meet the global cumulative demand over the next 30 years, undeveloped and undiscovered resources totaling 313 billion barrels of oil need to be added to currently producing assets.
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2021, February, 11, 14:30:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $61 YET
Brent fell 35 cents, or 0.6%, to $61.12 a barrel. WTI slid 34 cents, or 0.6%, to $58.34 a barrel.
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2021, February, 11, 14:25:00
U.S. OIL IMPORTS WILL UP
U.S. increases in net crude oil imports in 2021 and 2022 because domestic crude oil production and inventory draws alone will not meet the needs of U.S. refineries.
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2021, February, 10, 12:00:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $61 ANEW
Brent was down by 1 cent at $61.08. WTI dropped 8 cents to $58.28.
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2021, February, 10, 11:55:00
OIL PRICES 2021-22: $52-$56
Brent crude oil prices will average $56/b in the first quarter of 2021 and $52/b over the remainder of the year. Brent prices will average $55/b in 2022.
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2021, February, 10, 11:45:00
IRAQ COMITTED TO OPEC+
"Iraq is committed to the [OPEC+] agreement to cut production in light of the current challenges facing the international oil market and global oil producers due to the coronavirus that led to the contraction and recession in the global economy," Karim Hattab told INA.
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2021, February, 10, 11:30:00
SAUDI ARAMCO PIPELINE INVESTMENT $10 BLN
Aramco is in talks with banks to provide “staple financing”, which is a financing package provided by the seller that buyers can use to back their purchase.
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2021, February, 9, 15:55:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $61
Brent gained 41 cents, or 0.7%, to $60.97 a barrel. WTI was at $58.25 a barrel, up 28 cents, or 0.5%.
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2021, February, 9, 15:45:00
OPEC+ OIL PRODUCTION UP 440 TBD
OPEC's 13 members pumped 25.70 million b/d in the month, up 270,000 b/d from December, while their nine non-OPEC partners, led by Russia, produced 12.91 million b/d, a rise of 170,000 b/d,
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2021, February, 9, 15:20:00
LUKOIL PRODUCTION +9.5%
In the fourth quarter of 2020 LUKOIL Group's average hydrocarbon production was 2,065 kboe per day, which is 9.5% higher quarter-on-quarter.
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2021, February, 8, 12:55:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $60
Brent touched an intraday high of $60.06 a barrel. WTI advanced 60 cents, or 1.1%, to $57.45 a barrel.
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2021, February, 8, 12:05:00
WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT UP 79 TO 1,183
The Worldwide Rig Count for January was 1,183, up 79 from the 1,104 counted in December 2020, and down 890 from the 2,073 counted in January 2020.