Oil
2019, December, 11, 10:55:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $64 YET
Brent fell by 44 cents, or 0.7%, to $63.90 per barrel, WTI slipped by 33 cents, or 0.6%, to $58.91 a barrel
2019, December, 11, 10:45:00
OIL PRICES 2019-20: $64-$61
Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $63 per barrel (b) in November, up $3/b from October. EIA forecasts Brent spot prices will average $61/b in 2020, down from a 2019 average of $64/b. EIA forecasts that West Texas Intermediate (WTI) prices will average $5.50/b less than Brent prices in 2020. EIA expects crude oil prices will be lower on average in 2020 than in 2019 because of forecast rising global oil inventories, particularly in the first half of next year.
2019, December, 11, 09:55:00
ARAMCO'S IPO $25.6 BLN
This would make Aramco's listing the world's largest, beating Alibaba's $25bn IPO at $25.6bn.
2019, December, 9, 13:35:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $64
Brent were down 44 cents, or 0.68%, at $63.95 per barrel, WTI were down 48 cents, or 0.81% to $58.72 a barrel,
2019, December, 9, 13:30:00
OPEC+ OIL PRODUCTION DOWN 1.7 MBD
The 7th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting, hereby decided for an additional adjustment of 500 tb/d to the adjustment levels as agreed at the 175th Meeting of the OPEC Conference and 5th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting. These would lead to total adjustments of 1.7 mb/d. In addition, several participating countries, mainly Saudi Arabia, will continue their additional voluntary contributions, leading to adjustments of more than 2.1 mb.
2019, December, 9, 13:25:00
THE NEW CHINA'S PIPELINE COMPANY
China on Monday set up a new centrally-administered state-owned enterprise (SOE), the China Oil & Gas Piping Network Corporation.
2019, December, 9, 13:20:00
CHINA'S OIL IMPORTS 11.13 MBD
China imported 45.74 million tonnes of crude, equivalent to 11.13 million barrels per day (bpd),
2019, December, 9, 12:40:00
WORLDWIDE RIG COUNT DOWN 81 TO 2,042
The worldwide rig count for November 2019 was 2,042, down 81 from the 2,123 counted in October 2019, and down 224 from the 2,266 counted in November 2018.
2019, December, 9, 12:35:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 3 TO 799
U.S. Rig Count is down 3 rigs from last week to 799, Canada Rig Count is up 12 rigs from last week to 138,
2019, December, 6, 14:15:00
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $64
Brent were down 3 cents at $63.36, WTI fell 9 cents to $58.34 a barrel.
2019, December, 6, 14:10:00
OIL PRODUCTION: MINUS 500 TBD
The group of more than 20 producers is considering an extra 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) in cuts for the first quarter of 2020 to take the total to 1.7 million bpd, or 1.7% of global demand, Russian energy minister Alexander Novak said
2019, December, 6, 13:25:00
TREBLING NUCLEAR POWER
Renewable energy sources alone are not capable of fully decarbonising the economy, but they can complement nuclear energy in achieving this goal. The nuclear industry, led by World Nuclear Association, has set the Harmony goal for nuclear energy to provide 25% of global electricity by 2050. This will require trebling nuclear generation from its present level.
2019, December, 4, 12:40:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $61
Brent were up 44 cents, or 0.7%, at $61.26, WTI were up by 38 cents, or 0.7%, at $56.48.
2019, December, 4, 12:15:00
U.S. SHALE OVER
They believe relentless US oil production growth will slow rapidly next year.
2019, December, 4, 11:50:00
SAUDI ARAMCO IPO $44.3 BLN
In total, the Saudi government plans to sell 0.5% of Aramco to individual investors and the remainder to domestic institutions and international firms registered in the kingdom, known as qualified foreign investors.