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2019, October, 2, 12:05:00
U.S. RUSSIA, CHINA SANCTIONS
Treasury imposed sanctions on Moscow-based Maritime Assistance LLC, which it called a front company for Russian shipping company, Sovfracht, which has been subject to US sanctions since September 2016 for operating in Crimea. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014, a move which is not recognized by most of the international community.
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2019, October, 2, 11:50:00
U.S. OIL, GAS FOR INDIA
India's annual trade surplus with the US has averaged about $20 billion in the past four years. The US this year has withdrawn preferential treatment on some Indian exports to the US, stepping up the pressure on New Delhi, while arguing that India has not provided equitable and reasonable access to its markets.
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2019, October, 2, 11:40:00
U.S., CHINA LNG INVESTMENT: $3.59 BLN
Parent company Sempra Energy also announced an agreement to sell an 83.6% stake in the Peruvian Luz del Sur for $3.59 billion in cash to China Yangtze Power International, or CYP, a subsidiary of CTG, a company statement showed.
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2019, October, 2, 11:30:00
SHELL AGAINST SANCTIONS
A U.S. Senate committee passed a bill in July to place sanctions on companies and individuals involved in building the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany.
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2019, September, 30, 15:05:00
U.S., UKRAINE GAS IMPEACHMENT
Mr Zlochevsky, the owner of Burisma, Ukraine’s largest private gas company which acquired several of its extraction licences while he was in government, had lost a political patron when Mr Yanukovich was evicted from office. Weeks later the energy tycoon sought help elsewhere. Burisma made a surprise appointment to its board: Hunter Biden, younger son of then-US vice-president Joe Biden.
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2019, September, 30, 14:50:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 8 TO 860
U.S. Rig Count is down 8 rigs from last week to 860, with oil rigs down 6 to 713, gas rigs down 2 to 146, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 1. Canada Rig Count is up 8 rigs from last week to 127, with oil rigs up 6 to 88 and gas rigs up 2 to 39.
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2019, September, 27, 13:35:00
RUSSIA SANCTIONS ANEW
Treasury imposed sanctions on Moscow-based Maritime Assistance LLC, which it called a front company for Russian shipping company, Sovfracht, which has been subject to US sanctions since September 2016 for operating in Crimea. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014, a move which is not recognized by most of the international community.
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2019, September, 27, 13:20:00
LNG FOR S.KOREA: $9.6 BLN
South Korea’s state-run Korea Gas Corp. signed a deal to import an additional US$9.6 billion worth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States for up to 18 years, in line with efforts to expand ties with the world’s top economy in the energy segment, Seoul’s trade ministry said
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2019, September, 27, 13:10:00
U.S. GDP UP 2.0%
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the second quarter of 2019, according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 3.1 percent.
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2019, September, 26, 13:55:00
COALITION FOR HOPE
“I should like to invite all the countries directly affected by the developments in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz to the Coalition for Hope meaning Hormuz Peace Endeavor,” stated President Rouhani.
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2019, September, 26, 13:45:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES UP 2.4 MB TO 419.5 MB
At 419.5 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are at the five year average for this time of year
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2019, September, 26, 13:40:00
U.S., CHINA SANCTIONS
Analysts have said the Trump administration remains unlikely to sanction a major Chinese entity, even as imports of Iranian crude continue, due to the impact on the global economy if the trade dispute between the two nations drags on.
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2019, September, 25, 15:05:00
WORLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION WILL UP BY 50%
the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that world energy consumption will grow by nearly 50% between 2018 and 2050. Most of this growth comes from countries that are not in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and this growth is focused in regions where strong economic growth is driving demand, particularly in Asia.
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2019, September, 25, 15:00:00
IRAN'S ECONOMY NETWORK
To circumvent U.S. banking and financial sanctions, Iran’s rulers have built up a network of traders, companies, exchange offices, and money collectors in different countries,
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2019, September, 25, 14:55:00
VENEZUELA, CUBA SANCTIONS
Though trade between Venezuela and Cuba has not ceased amid sanctions, the flow of PDVSA’s oil has been insufficient to keep the Communist-ruled island well-supplied. Cubans have faced long lines at gas stations and for public transportation amid lack of vessels to receive imports.