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2020, October, 12, 11:45:00
LIBYA'S OIL UP
Libya was producing around 300,000 b/d at the end of last week as a handful of fields in the eastern Sirte Basin have restarted,
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2020, October, 12, 11:40:00
U.S. SHALE EFFICIENCY
To achieve financial sustainability, companies need to focus on capital efficiency across the value chain.
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2020, October, 12, 11:05:00
U.S. RIGS UP 3 TO 269
U.S. Rig Count is up 3 from last week to 269, Canada Rig Count is up 5 from last week to 80
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2020, October, 9, 12:25:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $43
Brent was up 16 cents at $43.50 a barrel, WTI rose 14 cents to $41.33.
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2020, October, 8, 12:55:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $42 ANEW
Brent rose 59 cents, or 1.4%, to $42.58 a barrel, WTI added 45 cents, or 1.1%, to $40.40.
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2020, October, 8, 12:50:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES UP BY 0.5 MB TO 492.9 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 0.5 million barrels to 492.9 million barrels.
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2020, October, 7, 10:40:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $42
Brent crude futures fell 30 cents, or 0.7%, to $42.35 a barrel, WTI crude oil futures declined 42 cents, or 1%, to $40.25 a barrel.
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2020, October, 7, 10:35:00
OIL PRICES 2020-21: $42 - $47
monthly Brent spot prices will average $42/b during the fourth quarter of 2020 and will rise to an average of $47/b in 2021.
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2020, October, 7, 10:20:00
U.S. COAL EXPORTS DOWN 41%
From the year-ago month, U.S. coal exports declined 41.3%. Over the eight months, exports were 44.6 million st, down 31% year on year.
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2020, October, 6, 15:55:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $41
Brent were up 38 cents, or 0.9% at $41.67 a barrel, WTI were trading 34 cents higher, or 0.9%, at $39.56 a barrel.
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2020, October, 6, 15:40:00
IRAQ'S OIL EXPORTS UP
Iraq, OPEC's second-largest oil producer saw exports edge up to 3.063 million b/d in September from 3.023 million b/d in August, which was the lowest export rate since March 2015, data showed.
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2020, October, 6, 15:35:00
UAE OIL PRODUCTION DOWN
UAE, the OPEC producer pumped 2.693 million b/d in August, 103,000 b/d above its quota of 2.590 million b/d under the OPEC + supply accord, and a rise of 293,000 b/d from what the country reported in July, when its cap was 2.446 million b/d.
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2020, October, 5, 13:25:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $40
Brent was up $1.20, or 3.1%, to $40.47 a barrel, WTI was $1.26, or 3.4%, higher at $38.31 a barrel.
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2020, October, 5, 13:15:00
AUSTRALIA'S SHARES UP
The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO closed 2.6% higher at 5,941.6 points, starting the week on a firm note after a 2.9% drop last week.
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2020, October, 5, 12:45:00
U.S. RIGS UP 5 TO 266
U.S. Rig Count is up 5 from last week to 266, Canada Rig Count is up 4 from last week to 75