Prices
2020, March, 18, 12:10:00
SAUDI ARABIA'S OIL 12 MBD
"Saudi Aramco can sustain low oil prices for a long time," Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said on an earnings call. "We are very comfortable with a $30/b price [and] can meet our dividend and shareholder expectations at $30/b and even lower."
2020, March, 18, 12:05:00
IRAQ CALLS OPEC+
Saudi Arabia and Russia have signaled plans to boost production, causing oil prices to nosedive.
2020, March, 18, 12:00:00
OMAN'S OIL UP TO 1 MBD
Oman pumped 970,500 b/d of crude and condensate in December 2019, according to its ministry of oil and gas, but will be boosting volumes to its full capacity of 1 million b/d over the next few months,
2020, March, 17, 13:30:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $30
Brent crude was 0.5% lower at $29.91 a barrel , WTI crude reversed most of its earlier 4.7% gains to stand at $29.04 a barrel.
2020, March, 16, 10:50:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $31
Brent crude fell $1.13 to $32.72 a barrel , WTI crude was at $31.01, down 72 cents after slipping below $30 earlier in the session
2020, March, 16, 10:45:00
OPEC - RUSSIA: NO DEAL
In April, Russia may fully return to production levels reached before the OPEC+ deal in October 2018, Novak said.
2020, March, 16, 10:35:00
U.S. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
Replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would enable the government to take as much as 77 million barrels off the world market.
2020, March, 16, 10:25:00
UAE, SAUDI ARABIA INCENTIVES $40 BLN
The UAE's central bank announced a package of $27.3 billion, Saudi Arabia's central bank announced the same day a $13.3 billion package
2020, March, 13, 12:40:00
OIL PRICE: ABOVE $34
Brent was up $1.12, or 3.4%, at $34.33 a barrel , WTI rose $1.17 cents, or 3.7%, to $32.66 per barrel
2020, March, 13, 12:35:00
OIL PRICES: NO EXIT
Saudi Arabia and Russia launched a war for market share, flooding global markets with crude. Oil traded in New York was trading at $30.76 a barrel in aftermarket hours on Thursday, down more than 2%.
2020, March, 13, 12:25:00
U.S. ENERGY BONDS: $110 BLN
The falls in the bonds come in the wake of the failure of Opec and Russia late last week to agree a deal on cutting production,
2020, March, 13, 12:20:00
RUSSIA FOR U.S. SHALE: $570 BLN
Moscow’s decision to withdraw last week from a pact with Saudi Arabia to limit crude production, sparking an oil war that sent prices crashing 30 per cent on Monday, upending global markets.
2020, March, 12, 13:10:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $34
Brent was trading down $1.65, or 4.6%, at $34.14 , WTI was down $1.38, or 4.2%, at $31.60
2020, March, 12, 13:05:00
OIL PRICES 2020-21: $43-$55
EIA forecasts Brent crude oil prices will average $43/b in 2020, down from an average of $64/b in 2019. For 2020, EIA expects prices will average $37/b during the second quarter and then rise to $42/b during the second half of the year. EIA forecasts that average Brent prices will rise to an average of $55/b in 2021, as declining global oil inventories put upward pressure on prices.