Oil
![Oil](/cache/09-21/price-092.004d9711.jpg)
2021, September, 1, 14:20:00
OIL PRICE: BELOW $72 ANEW
Brent gained 36 cents, or 0.5%, to touch $71.99 a barrel, WTI for October was at $68.81 a barrel, up 31 cents, or 0.5%.
![Oil](/cache/09-21/iraq-001.6ca0755b.jpg)
2021, September, 1, 13:55:00
IRAQ OIL EXPORTS UP TO 3 MBD
Iraq’s total oil exports for August rose to 3.054 million barrels per day (bpd)
![Oil](/cache/09-21/venezuela-001.e3a760b9.jpg)
2021, September, 1, 13:50:00
VENEZUELA'S OIL PRODUCTION 0.5 MBD
Situated in southeast Venezuela, the Orinoco Belt contains some of the largest reserves of crude in the world, but the oil needs dilution and upgrading because of its extremely high viscosities and heavy metal content.
![Oil](/cache/09-21/kuwait-001.e48fc715.jpg)
2021, September, 1, 13:45:00
KUWAIT ENERGY PROJECTS 7.5 GW
Kuwait has a total capacity of 21.2 GW (end of 2020), which is almost entirely thermal (12.8 GW of gas and 8.3 GW of oil).
![Oil](/cache/09-21/nigeria-4.52a741fc.jpg)
2021, September, 1, 13:35:00
NIGERIA'S NNPC IPO
The Petroleum Industry Bill will transform the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) into a limited company,
![Oil](/cache/08-21/price-086.61af5a56.jpg)
2021, August, 30, 14:00:00
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $73
Brent was down 21 cents or 0.3% at $72.49, WTI fell 50 cents or 0.7% to $68.24.
![Oil](/cache/08-21/price-080.90192860.jpg)
2021, August, 30, 13:55:00
OPEC+ WITHOUT CHANGES
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia, collectively known as OPEC+, will meet on Sept. 1 to discuss the previously agreed increase of 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) for the next several months.
![Oil](/cache/08-21/rig-005.959541c8.jpg)
2021, August, 30, 13:30:00
U.S. RIGS UP 5 TO 508
U.S. Rig Count is up 5 from last week to 508 , Canada Rig Count is down 9 from last week to 147.
![Oil](/cache/08-21/price-078.27ab2654.jpg)
2021, August, 27, 12:10:00
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $72 ANEW
Brent rose 98 cents, or 1.4%, to $72.05 a barrel, WTI climbed 93 cents, or 1.4%, to $68.35 a barrel.
![Oil](/cache/08-21/price-072.74896c43.jpg)
2021, August, 27, 12:05:00
OPEC+ RUSSIA UNCERTAINTY
OPEC, Russia and nine other countries agreed in July to increase crude production by 400,000 b/d starting August through the end of 2022, a quantity that many analysts said would be insufficient to meet demand in the short-term, given seasonal consumption patterns and the world's recovery from the pandemic.
![Oil](/cache/08-21/usa-010.8d210cea.jpg)
2021, August, 27, 11:35:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN BY 3.0 MB TO 432.6 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 3.0 million barrels from the previous week to 432.6 million barrels.
![Oil](/cache/08-21/price-070.9b1f8c64.jpg)
2021, August, 26, 16:30:00
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $72
Brent was down 71 cents, or 1%, at $71.54 a barrel, WTI was down 77 cents, or 1.10%, at $67.59 a barrel.
![Oil](/cache/08-21/norway-006.5238a66a.jpg)
2021, August, 26, 16:15:00
NORWAY PENSION FUND EARNING $100 BLN
In the first half of 2021, the fund returned 9.4 percent, equivalent to 990 billion kroner.
![Oil](/cache/08-21/saudi-002.b316088c.jpg)
2021, August, 26, 16:10:00
SAUDI ARAMCO NET INCOME $47.2 BLN
Saudi Aramco net income: $25.5 billion (Q2) / $47.2 billion (H1)
![Oil](/cache/08-21/norway-005.7270ac24.jpg)
2021, August, 26, 16:05:00
NORWAY OIL, GAS PRODUCTION 2.035 MBD
Preliminary production figures for July 2021 show an average daily production of 2 035 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.