"I came here to meet with the Iranian petroleum minister just before attending the crucial meeting of OPEC members in Algiers and Minister Zangeneh assured me here that he would do and Iran would do everything possible to reach the consensus and to work for it," the official added.

Domestic crude oil production in October was higher compared to the prior month, but was lower than the prior year, and the prior year to date. At an average of 8.6 million barrels per day, U.S. crude oil production in October decreased 8.0 percent from October 2015, but increased from September by 0.2 percent. October’s crude oil production was the third highest since 1985 and the second highest year to date in 31 years, since 1985.

На встрече в Алжире в сентябре страны ОПЕК, контролирующей порядка 40% мирового производства нефти, договорились о снижении добычи нефти до 32,5-33 млн баррелей в сутки. Окончательные, письменно подтвержденные договоренности должны быть достигнуты на официальной встрече картеля 30 ноября.

Нефть марки Brent сейчас торгуется у отметки $47,59 за баррель, на 1,6 выше закрытия пятницы, дорожая по мере движения нефтяного картеля ОПЕК к решению об ограничении добычи чёрного золота для борьбы с перенасыщением рынка, по вине которого цены держались на низком уровне более двух лет. Заседание ОПЕК пройдет 30 ноября.

«Новатэк» ожидает, что капитальные затраты на проект «Арктик СПГ – 2» на Гыданском полуострове превысят $10 млрд. Компания ведет предварительные работы по проектированию, мощность предприятия будет аналогична «Ямал СПГ» (16,5 млн т в год), запасы газа территории могут обеспечить поставки СПГ до 70 млн т в год, ресурсная база проекта – 1,2 трлн куб. м газа и 56,5 млн т жидких углеводородов по категории С1 + С2.

Decisive steps particularly need to be taken to fight corruption, which remains the most frequently mentioned obstacle to doing business in Ukraine.

Highlights: - Revenue of $743 million - Operating income of $247 million - EBITDA of $441 million - 95% economic utilization - Reported Net Loss of $656 million and diluted loss per share of $1.29, reflecting an $882 million non-cash impairment to investments primarily relating to Seadrill Partners. - Underlying Net Income , excluding non-recurring items and non-cash mark to market movements on derivatives,was $135 million and earnings per share was $0.28. - Cash and cash equivalents of $1.3 billion - Seadrill Limited orderbacklog of approximately $3.0 billion

Iranian oil and gas sectors are very much attractive to foreign investors because of low cast of production, a senior expert said on Monday.

Tesco reported a U.S. GAAP net loss of $22.1 million, or $(0.48) per share, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. Our adjusted net loss for the quarter was $17.3 million, or $(0.37) per share, excluding special items, consisting primarily of several charges related to inventory and restructuring costs. This compares to a U.S. GAAP net loss of $18.9 million, or $(0.47) per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2016, and a U.S. GAAP net loss of $19.9 million, or $(0.51) per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2015. Adjusted net loss in the second quarter of 2016 was $15.8 million, or $(0.39) per diluted share, and in the third quarter of 2015 was $12.5 million, or $(0.32) per diluted share.

Nigeria, which was Africa's largest oil producer until a few months ago, slipped into recession after its economy shrank by 2.06% in Q2, as the impact of militant attacks on oil facilities weighed on the country's economy.

К 8.32 МСК фьючерсы на нефть Brent торговались по $49,59 за баррель, на 1,41 процента выше предыдущего закрытия, ранее достигнув $49,63, максимума с 31 октября. Фьючерсы на американскую марку WTI повысились на 1,47 процента до $48,95 за баррель.

A particularly important aspect of this consolidation pertains to reforms in PEMEX, the state-owned oil company. Earlier this month, PEMEX released a five-year business plan that aims at turning the company profitable by 2020, through efficiency improvements and a focus on high-return activities.

Iran and Iraq emerged as major stumbling blocks to an OPEC agreement on reducing crude-oil output, as cartel members gathered ahead of their official meeting to tackle the thorny puzzle of how to share the pain of reducing their production

Managing Director of Pergas Consortium Colin Rowley says his consortium is ready to invest in Iranian petroleum industry, train workforce and transfer technology.

U.S. Rig Count is down 151 rigs from last year's count of 744, with oil rigs down 81, gas rigs down 71, and miscellaneous rigs up 1. Canadian Rig Count is down 10 rigs from last year's count of 184, with oil rigs up 13, gas rigs down 25, and miscellaneous rigs up 2.

В качестве главных вызовов для энергетики Министр назвал глобальное снижение цен на углеводороды, технологические прорывы, глобализацию рынков и обострение конкуренции, рост вмешательства в рыночный механизм со стороны государства, замедление темпов роста потребления топливно-энергетических ресурсов.

"According to our plans, (Russian) oil output is going up next year. If we keep production at the current level we are making our contribution, for us that essentially means a cut of 200,000-300,000 barrels per day (in 2017)", he told journalists.

К 8.55 МСК фьючерсы на нефть сорта Brent выросли на 0,04 процента до $48,97 за баррель. Фьючерсы на американскую нефть WTI к этому времени торговались около отметки $48,01, на 0,05 процента выше предыдущего закрытия.

BP announced that it has agreed to buy from Eni a 10% interest in the Shorouk concession offshore Egypt, which contains the super-giant Zohr gas field, for $375 million.

"Libya is in such a dangerous economic situation, there is no way it can participate in OPEC production cuts for the foreseeable future," NOC Chairman Mustafa Sanalla told delegates at the Arab-Austrian Economic Forum in Vienna on Friday, according to an NOC statement.