PLATTS - Argentina's state-run energy company YPF and Malaysia's Petronas agreed Tuesday to invest $2.3 billion in a shale oil project in Vaca Muerta, with a target of reaching 60,000 b/d of oil equivalent by 2022.

REUTERS - Brent futures LCOc1 rose $2.40 to trade at $61.86 a barrel, while U.S. crude CLc1 gained $2.28 to $53.21, both on course to make their biggest daily gains in over two years.

МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - Как отметил по итогам переговоров глава Минэнерго России и сопредседатель Совместной межправительственной Российско-Саудовская комиссии по торгово-экономическому и научно-техническому сотрудничеству Александр Новак, товарооборот между Россией и Саудовской Аравией демонстрирует положительную динамику: в 2017 году он вырос на 86% до $915 млн.

МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - Благодаря усилиям лидеров России и Китая сотрудничество двух стран в сфере энергетики вышло на беспрецедентно высокий уровень и продолжает динамично развиваться по всем направлениям, отметил по итогам встречи Александр Новак.

REUTERS - Russian oil output stood at 11.37 million barrels per day (bpd) in November, down from the post-Soviet record high of 11.41 million bpd that it reached in October, Energy Ministry data showed on Sunday.

МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - “Энергетика продолжает оставаться ключевой сферой двустороннего сотрудничества наших стран. Взаимодействие двух стран подкрепляется также и координацией действий на различных международных площадках, прежде всего — в формате “ОПЕК+”. Также востребованным направлением взаимодействия с Саудовской Аравией является сотрудничество в сфере поставок и обслуживания нефтегазового оборудования, а также в части совместных проектов на территории двух стран”, - подчеркнул Александр Новак.

МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - На мой взгляд, текущий диапазон цен на нефть комфортен для производителей и потребителей. Скачок до 86 долларов носил краткосрочный характер, и был связан во многом с ажиотажем вокруг Ирана. Сейчас цены скорректировались, хотя неопределенность с Ираном сохраняется в некоторой степени.

U.S. EIA - Crude oil production increases 1.1% in September from 11,346 to 11,475 thousand barrels/day , gas production increases 1.8% from 102,659 to 104,461 million cubic feet/day .

REUTERS - International Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 were at $59.68 per barrel at 0742 GMT, up 17 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their last close. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were at 51.41, down 4 cents.

U.S. EIA - Proved reserves of crude oil in the United States increased 19.5% (6.4 billion barrels) to 39.2 billion barrels at Year-End 2017, setting a new U.S. record for crude oil proved reserves. The previous record was 39.0 billion barrels set in 1970. Proved reserves of natural gas increased by 123.2 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) (36.1%) to 464.3 Tcf at year-end 2017—a new U.S. record for total natural gas proved reserves. The previous U.S. record was 388.8 Tcf, set in 2014.

LUKOIL - For the first nine months of 2018 profit attributable to PJSC LUKOIL shareholders was RUB 460.1 billion, up 54.3% year-on-year. In the third quarter of 2018 profit increased by 9.8% quarter-on-quarter to RUB 183.8 billion. The growth was constrained by higher DD&A due to the launch of new production facilities.

REUTERS - U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were at $52.36 per barrel at 0748 GMT, up 80 cents, or 1.6 percent from their last settlement. International Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 were up 89 cents, or 1.5 percent, at $61.10 per barrel.

REUTERS - “Since 2010, the sector invested about 80 billion dollars in generation, transmission and distribution and between now to 2030 another 150 billion dollars needs to be raised,” said Dione, who added that electricity demand in Vietnam will grow by about 8 percent a year for the next decade.

REUTERS - Saudi Aramco’s gas expansion strategy needs $150 billion worth of investments over the next decade as the company plans to increase output and become an exporter, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

PETRONAS - PETRONAS Group's revenue for the third quarter of 2018 increased by 19% as compared to the third quarter of 2017 mainly due to the impact of higher average realised prices recorded for key products partially offset by the effect of strengthening of Ringgit against US Dollar exchange rate and the impact of lower sales volume mainly for LNG.