Prices
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2020, December, 23, 13:30:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $50
Brent were down 38 cents, or 0.8%, to $49.70 a barrel . WTI fell 40 cents, or 0.9%, to $46.62 a barrel.
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2020, December, 23, 13:10:00
WORST U.S. SHALE
Shale producers were hit hard after borrowing to expand production and slashed spending and output to cut losses.
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2020, December, 23, 13:05:00
U.S. LNG UP
Natural gas futures in Europe and Asia have climbed to their highest levels in more than a year due to a sharp increase in demand late in 2020,
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2020, December, 23, 13:00:00
CHINA SHARES UP
At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.76% at 3,382.32, while the blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.85%. The smaller Shenzhen index ended up 0.74%.
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2020, December, 22, 13:50:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $50 ANEW
Brent were down 88 cents, or 1.7% to $50.03 a barrel. WTI fell 92 cents, or 1.9%, to $47.05 a barrel.
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2020, December, 22, 13:45:00
OPEC+ RUSSIA EXTENSION
"The OPEC+ deal has been with us for almost nine months and will continue until April 2022, but it can be extended until the end of 2022," Prince Abdulaziz said, adding that market skeptics and speculators will remain "on their toes".
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2020, December, 22, 13:15:00
BRITAIN STOCKS UP
The blue-chip FTSE 100 rose 0.2% after closing at a three-week low on Monday, while the mid-cap FTSE 250, considered a barometer for Brexit sentiment, added 1%.
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2020, December, 21, 13:10:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $50
Brent was down $2.06, or 3.9%, to $50.20 a barrel. WTI was down $1.95, or 4%, to $47.15 a barrel.
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2020, December, 21, 13:05:00
DEAL OF OPEC, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA
"Today, my friend and colleague and I discussed cooperation in the OPEC+ multilateral format, and joint action and coordination in the international market.
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2020, December, 21, 12:25:00
U.S. RIGS UP 8 TO 346
U.S. Rig Count is up 8 from last week to 346 , Canada Rig Count is down 9 from last week to 102
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2020, December, 18, 12:10:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $51 YET
Brent fell 26 cents, or 0.5%, to $51.24 a barrel. WTI slipped 17 cents or 0.4%, to $48.19 a barrel .
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2020, December, 18, 12:00:00
OPEC+ STABILITY
At the coalition's last meeting Dec. 3, OPEC+ members agreed to raise collective output by about 500,000 b/d from January and to convene monthly to determine subsequent levels.
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2020, December, 18, 11:50:00
U.S. OIL COMPANIES BANKRUPTCIES
Many oil companies that were hit hard in 2015 from the sudden drop in oil prices to levels not seen in years at the time, were able to hold on initially.
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2020, December, 18, 11:45:00
ASIA SHARES DOWN
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.6% from Thursday’s record. Mainland Chinese shares fell 0.4% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 1%.
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2020, December, 17, 14:10:00
OIL PRICE: NOT BELOW $51
Brent rose 72 cents, or 1.4%, to $51.80 a barrel. WTI rose by 71 cents, or 1.5%, to $48.53 a barrel.