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2019, July, 31, 13:45:00
LATIN AMERICA, CARRIBEAN GDP UP 0.6%
Economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean remains sluggish. Real GDP is expected to grow by 0.6 percent in 2019—the slowest rate since 2016—before rising to 2.3 percent in 2020.
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2019, July, 30, 12:10:00
U.S. WANTS TO CLOSE HORMUZ
"We are committed to keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure," Pompeo said.
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2019, July, 30, 11:55:00
U.S. LNG FOR EUROPE UP
U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) have been growing steadily and reached a new peak of 4.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in May 2019,
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2019, July, 30, 11:35:00
U.S. GDP UP 2.1%
U.S. Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2019, according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 3.1 percent.
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2019, July, 30, 11:20:00
U.S. NUCLEAR FOR S.KOREA
South Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (DHIC) signed the 'business collaboration agreement' with US small modular reactor developer NuScale Power for supply of NuScale Power Modules and other equipment. Doosan also signed the 'unit purchase agreement' through which it will make a cash equity investment in NuScale with Korean financial investors.
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2019, July, 30, 10:45:00
NOV VARCO NET LOSS $5.4 BLN
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE: NOV) today reported second quarter 2019 revenues of $2.13 billion, an increase of 10 percent compared to the first quarter of 2019 and an increase of one percent from the second quarter of 2018.
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2019, July, 30, 10:40:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 8 TO 946
U.S. Rig Count is down 8 rigs from last week to 946, with oil rigs down 3 to 776, gas rigs down 5 to 169, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 1. Canada Rig Count is up 9 rigs from last week to 127, with oil rigs up 2 to 85 and gas rigs up 7 to 42.
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2019, July, 25, 20:25:00
GERMANY'S LNG PROJECTS
The construction of the LNG terminals in Germany represents a considerable investment. The FSRU for instance, the cheapest facility, will require about €400 million ($500 million) to build.
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2019, July, 25, 20:00:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES 445 MLN BBL
At 445 million bbl, US crude oil inventories are 2% above the 5-year average for this time of year,
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2019, July, 20, 13:10:00
IRAN'S NUCLEAR LIMITS
European signatories to the Iran nuclear deal do not see Tehran's recent moves reducing compliance as significant and do not intend "for now" to trigger the agreement's dispute mechanism
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2019, July, 20, 13:05:00
U.S. PRODUCTION: OIL + 49 TBD, GAS + 745 MCFD
U.S. EIA - Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to increase 49,000 b/d month-over-month in July from 8,497 to 8,546 thousand barrels/day, gas production to increase 745 million cubic feet/day from 81,213 to 81,958 million cubic feet/day .
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2019, July, 20, 12:55:00
U.S. OIL SERVICE DOWN
the U.S. the number of yet-to-be-fracked wells hit 8,289 in May, up 22% in a year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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2019, July, 20, 12:50:00
U.S. GAS PRICES DOWN TO $2.37 MMBTU
the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts Henry Hub natural gas spot prices for June, July, and August this year will average $2.37 per million British thermal units (MMBtu). If realized, this price would be the lowest summer average Henry Hub natural gas price since 1998.
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2019, July, 20, 12:40:00
ADVANCED U.S. NUCLEAR
A bipartisan group of 15 senators introduced a bill in March to instate NELA, which would offer incentives and set federal goals for advanced nuclear energy.
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2019, July, 20, 12:30:00
U.S. URANIUM IMPORTS
A bipartisan group of 15 senators introduced a bill in March to instate NELA, which would offer incentives and set federal goals for advanced nuclear energy.