If your business case depends on the cost of energy or the cost of storage remaining where they are, ask yourself, what if the cost goes down 50%? That’s only 3 years of decline at 20%/year.

Brent were up 5 cents, or 0.08%, to 66.59 a barrel, WTI was down 8 cents, or 0.13%, at $61.10 per barrel.

Brent dropped 41 cents, or 0.6%, to $65.69 a barrel, WTI fell 52 cents, or 0.9%, to $60.42 per barrel.

Средняя цена на нефть Urals с 15 ноября по 14 декабря 2019 года составила $64,54119 за баррель

Brent 17 cents or 0.3% to $65.39 a barrel, WTI was up 10 cents or 0.2% to $60.17 a barrel.

Мы ожидаем, что темпы роста ВВП в этом году сложатся ближе к верхней границе нашего прогнозного интервала 0,8–1,3%. По итогам III квартала темпы роста экономики ускорились до 1,7%. Продолжается рост выпуска в промышленности. В октябре после длительного периода замедления увеличился годовой темп роста оборота розничной торговли. Этому способствовало ускорение роста реальных зарплат, что во многом происходит благодаря замедлению инфляции при сравнительно неизменных темпах роста номинальных зарплат.

Global oil demand increased by 900 kb/d y-o-y in 3Q19, the strongest annual growth in a year. Nearly three-quarters of the growth occurred in China.

The government sources said the carbon price would now increase annually, hitting 55 euros in 2025.

Brent climbed 47 cents, or 0.7%, to $64.67 a barrel, WTI was up 34 cents, or 0.6%, to $59.52 a barrel,

Gas consumption this year is seen exceeding 300 bcm, up 9% from 2018, Jiang Xuefeng, vice chairman at CNPC’s Economics and Technology Research Institute (ETRI), said at a briefing in Beijing on Thursday.

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

Во время итоговой пресс-конференции Владимир Путин отметил, что в случае достижения договоренностей, газ для Украины может быть дешевле на 25%, чем сейчас. “Газ может быть гораздо дешевле, если мы договоримся о честной совместной работе”, - подчеркнул он.

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.

“Well-designed carbon pricing instruments can be a transformative part of the climate action toolkit. Over half of countries worldwide are thinking about how carbon pricing can help them meet their climate targets”, said Laura Tuck, Vice President of Sustainable Development, World Bank.

The largest-ever group of investors has called on governments to phase out thermal coal power worldwide, put a price on carbon, end subsidies for fossil fuels, and strengthen nationally-determined contributions. The 631 institutional investors managing more than USD37 trillion in assets urged governments to step up efforts to tackle the global climate crisis and achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, in a joint statement issued yesterday at the United Nations COP25 climate summit.