Prices
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2020, August, 18, 12:25:00
U.S. $ DOWN
The dollar was down 0.2% versus the euro at $1.1895 EUR=EBS and had fallen 0.5% against the Japanese yen to 105.40 JPY=EBS, a 1-1/2-week low.
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2020, August, 17, 12:55:00
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $45 ANEW
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.
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2020, August, 14, 12:00:00
OIL PRICE: NOT ABOVE $45
Brent was 29 cents, or 0.7%, lower at $44.67, WTI slipped 25 cents, or 0.6%, to $41.99.
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2020, August, 13, 13:50:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $45 YET
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.
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2020, August, 13, 13:45:00
OIL DEMAND WILL UP BY 7 MBD
For 2021, world oil demand growth is forecast to rise by 7.0 mb/d,
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2020, August, 13, 13:40:00
OIL PRICES 2020-21: $43-$50
monthly Brent spot prices will average $43/b during the second half of 2020 and rise to an average of $50/b in 2021.
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2020, August, 13, 13:35:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN BY 4.5 MB TO 514.1 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 4.5 million barrels to 514.1 million barrels,
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2020, August, 12, 14:20:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $45 ANEW
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
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2020, August, 11, 14:05:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $45
Brent added 29 cents, or 0.6%, to $45.28 a barrel , WTI rose 38 cents, or 0.9%, to $42.32 a barrel.
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2020, August, 11, 14:00:00
GLOBAL SHARES UP
A pan-European share index rose almost 1% , with auto shares leading the way after a surge in Chinese car sales and futures tipped a stronger Wall Street ESc1 open.
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2020, August, 10, 11:35:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $45 AGAIN
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.
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2020, August, 10, 11:25:00
OIL, GAS M&A
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.