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2019, January, 14, 11:15:00
SAUDI'S INVESTMENT FOR PAKISTAN: $10 BLN
REUTERS - Saudi Arabia plans to set up a $10 billion oil refinery in Pakistan’s deepwater port of Gwadar, the Saudi energy minister said on Saturday, speaking at the Indian Ocean port that is being developed with the help of China.
2019, January, 14, 11:10:00
TRANS ADRIATIC PIPELINE: €3.9 BLN
EBRD - The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is announcing financial close, with €3.9 billion secured from public and private lenders.
2019, January, 11, 11:40:00
FAST ENERGY GROWTH
U.S. EIA - Energy consumption in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa continues to grow rapidly, with about 20% growth in each region between 2010 and 2016, according to newly available data in EIA’s International Energy Statistics database. In particular, energy consumption has been increasing in the Middle East and Africa, driven by economic growth, increased access to energy markets, and quickly growing populations. Energy consumption in Asia grew even as energy consumption in China declined between 2015 and 2016.
2019, January, 9, 11:15:00
OPEC OIL PRODUCTION DOWN 630 TBD
PLATTS - OPEC crude production in December tumbled 630,000 b/d month on month, an S&P Global Platts survey of industry officials, analysts and shipping data showed Tuesday, but the organization still has much more cutting to do to reach its new quotas for 2019.
2019, January, 9, 11:10:00
SAUDI'S OIL PRODUCTION DOWN 400 TBD
MEOG - Saudi Arabia reportedly cut its crude production by more than 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) in December 2018. Saudi crude production sat at 10.65 million bpd (mbpd) that month, down from 11.07 mbpd in November.
2019, January, 7, 09:50:00
IRAQ'S OIL PRODUCTION: 4.513 MBD
REUTERS - Iraq said on Friday it was committed to the OPEC+ output-cutting deal and would keep its oil production at 4.513 million barrels per day for the first half of 2019.
2019, January, 7, 09:25:00
QATAR'S PPI UP 18.9%
GT - Qatar's producer price index (PPI) – a measure of the average selling prices received by the domestic producers for their output – surged 18.9% on an yearly basis but reported a sharp 5.7% month-on-month decline during the review period, said the figures released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS).
2019, January, 7, 09:20:00
QATAR'S INVESTMENT UP 9%
GT - A robust expansion in foreign portfolio and other investments helped Qatar report about 9% year-on-year growth in total overseas investments into the country during the third quarter (Q3) of 2018, notwithstanding the ongoing diplomatic and trade embargo, according to the official estimates.
2019, January, 4, 11:55:00
OIL PRICE LEVEL: $60 - 70
MEOG - A $60-70 per barrel oil price level appears adequate to incentivise sufficient long-term supply. The cost to develop both tight oil resources and conventional upstream oil projects has declined significantly since the oil price collapse of 2015-16.
2019, January, 4, 11:45:00
IMPORTANT QATAR'S LNG
PENINSULA - Currently, Qatar is leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports with 12 consecutive years under its belt, while the US is looking to raise its LNG exports with its abundant shale gas supplies.
2018, December, 29, 14:13:00
СТРАТЕГИЧЕСКОЕ ПАРТНЕРСТВО РОССИИ И АРМЕНИИ
МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - «Наше сотрудничество насчитывает долгие годы конструктивного взаимодействия. Мы ведем совместную работу по формированию общих рынков газа, нефти, нефтепродуктов и электроэнергии ЕАЭС. Россия осуществляет стабильные поставки в Республику нефтепродуктов и газа», - отметил Министр.
2018, December, 29, 14:05:00
GAZPROM'S GAS FOR TURKEY: 201 BCM
PLATTS - Russia's Gazprom expects its total natural gas exports to Europe and Turkey to reach 201 Bcm in 2018, CEO Alexei Miller said Friday, a third year of record export volumes.
2018, December, 26, 07:40:00
ОПЕК + РОССИЯ: МИНУС 2.5%
МИНЭНЕРГО РОССИИ - Принято консолидированное решение о совместных действиях с коллегами из ОПЕК и не ОПЕК по сокращению добычи на 2,5% для стран ОПЕК и 2% для стран не ОПЕК.
2018, December, 26, 07:25:00
OPEC: 26 MBBL SURPLUS
AN - “Based on available figures, we have around 26 million barrels of surplus ... compared to 340 million barrels in early 2017,” Al-Mazrouei told a press conference in Kuwait City.
2018, December, 26, 07:15:00
IRAN'S BUDGET $47 BLN
AN - Rouhani gave the value of the draft budget at about 4,700 trillion rials for the next Iranian year which starts on March 21, 2019
He said US sanctions would affect Iranians’ lives and growth but not bring the government to its knees