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2020, September, 18, 12:40:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $43
Brent was up 18 cents at $43.48 a barrel , WTI rose 17 cents to $41.14.
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2020, September, 18, 12:30:00
OPEC+: 102%
The Committee reviewed the crude oil production data for August 2020 and welcomed the positive performance in overall conformity for participating OPEC and non-OPEC countries of the DoC, which was recorded at 102% in August 2020, including Mexico as per the secondary sources.
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2020, September, 18, 12:25:00
OPEC RESTORES BALANCE
Energy minister Alexander Novak said Russia "greatly values cooperation with OPEC," and that while overall compliance with the cuts is high, "I would like to urge everyone to view this very seriously and stick to the high level of conformity we were able to achieve."
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2020, September, 17, 17:05:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $41 YET
Brent was down 22 cents, or 0.5%, to $42.00 a barrel , WTI fell 28 cents, or 0.7%, to $39.88 a barrel.
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2020, September, 17, 16:50:00
ADNOC CUT BY 25%
ADNOC plans a 30% cut in October term volumes for all of its crude grades
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2020, September, 16, 12:15:50
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $41 ANEW
Brent rose 85 cents, or 2.1%, to $41.38 a barrel, WTI rose 92 cents, or 2.4%, to $39.20.
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2020, September, 16, 11:50:00
TURKEY GAS EXPLORATION
Turkey's state-owned TPAO has drilled a handful of wells offshore Cyprus in the past year, and a seismic vessel has spent the past month surveying a large area in disputed waters between Cyprus and the Greek island of Crete.
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2020, September, 15, 16:35:00
OIL PRICE: BELOW $40
Brent was up 44 cents, or 1.1%, at $40.05 a barrel, WTI were up 52 cents, or 1.4%, at $37.78 a barrel.
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2020, September, 15, 16:30:00
U.S. PRODUCTION: OIL (-68) TBD, GAS (-428) MCFD
Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to decrease 68,000 b/d month-over-month in September from 7,708 to 7,640 thousand barrels/day, gas production to decrease 428 million cubic feet/day from 81,026 to 80,598 million cubic feet/day .
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2020, September, 15, 16:25:00
U.S. FOSSIL FUELS 80%
In 2019, 80% of U.S. domestic energy production was from fossil fuels, and 80% of domestic energy consumption originated from fossil fuels.
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2020, September, 14, 10:30:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $40
Brent gained 9 cents, or 0.2%, to $39.92 a barrel, WTI were up 18 cents, or 0.5%, at $37.51 a barrel
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2020, September, 14, 09:55:00
MICROGRID CLUSTERS FOR AFRICA'S ELECTRICITY
About 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to any form of electricity.
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2020, September, 14, 09:45:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 2 TO 254
U.S. Rig Count is down 2 from last week to 254, Canada Rig Count is unchanged from last week at 52
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2020, September, 11, 12:25:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $39
Brent was down 18 cents, or 0.5%, at $39.88 a barrel, WTI dropped 14 cents, or 0.4%, to $37.16 a barrel,
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2020, September, 11, 12:20:00
OPEC+ PRODUCTION CUT
The OPEC+ agreement called for a decrease in crude oil output by a combined 9.7 million b/d in May and June, a combined decrease of 9.6 million b/d in July 2020, and a combined decrease of 7.7 million b/d in August