Brent was down 18 cents, or 0.4%, at $45.19 a barrel, WTI was down 26 cents, or 0.6%, at $42.63 a barrel.

Средняя цена на нефть Urals за период мониторинга с 15 июля по 14 августа 2020 года составила $44,2487 за баррель

Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to decrease 19,000 b/d month-over-month in August from 7,577 to 7,558 thousand barrels/day, gas production to decrease 421 million cubic feet/day from 79,684 to 79,263 million cubic feet/day .

Brent was down 3 cents, or 0.1%, to $44.77 a barrel, WTI was up 3 cents, or 0.1%, to $42.04 a barrel.

U.S. Rig Count is down 3 from last week at 244, Canada Rig Count is up 7 rigs from last week to 54

Brent was 29 cents, or 0.7%, lower at $44.67, WTI slipped 25 cents, or 0.6%, to $41.99.

Brent fell 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $45.36 a barrel, WTI was down 3 cents, or 0.1%, to $42.64 a barrel.

For 2021, world oil demand growth is forecast to rise by 7.0 mb/d,

monthly Brent spot prices will average $43/b during the second half of 2020 and rise to an average of $50/b in 2021.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 4.5 million barrels to 514.1 million barrels,

Brent was up 67 cents, or 1.5%, at $45.17 a barrel, WTI was up 65 cents, or 1.6%, at $42.26 a barrel

A ban on fracking may sound noble in some circles, but far from being a practical and permanent solution, it may pose significant impediments to energy generation in the United States and the national economy.

Brent added 29 cents, or 0.6%, to $45.28 a barrel , WTI rose 38 cents, or 0.9%, to $42.32 a barrel.

Brent rose 34 cents, or 0.8%, to $44.74 a barrel , WTI were up 47 cents, or 1.1%, to $41.69 a barrel.

The top country in terms of M&A deals activity in Q2 2020 was the US with 83 deals, followed by China with 33 and Canada with 21.