Ожидаемый объем дополнительных нефтегазовых доходов федерального бюджета, связанный с превышением фактически сложившейся цены на нефть над базовым уровнем, прогнозируется в марте 2020 года в размере +172,1 млрд руб.

Средняя цена на нефть марки Urals в январе-феврале 2020 года сложилась в размере $ 58,13 за баррель

Australia's economic growth has recovered gradually in 2019 from the lows in the second half of 2018,

Brent crude fell 49 cents, or 0.98%, to $49.50 per barrel, WTI was down 46 cents, or 1%, at $45.44 per barrel.

U.S. Rig Count is up 3 rigs from last week to 793, Canada Rig Count is down 37 rigs from last week to 203.

The worldwide rig count for February 2020 was 2,125, up 52 from the 2,073 counted in January 2020, and down 181 from the 2,306 counted in February 2019.

U.S. International Trade in the goods and services deficit was $45.3 billion in January, down $3.3 billion from $48.6 billion in December,

OPEC recommend extending the duration of the proposed 1.5 million barrel per day additional adjustment until the end of 2020, instead of 30th of June 2020.

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Газпром, OMV договорились о продлении переговоров для подготовки финального соглашения по сделке до июня 2022 года.

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and the UK's National Nuclear Laboratory have agreed an action plan to boost collaboration in energy, medical isotopes, waste management and decommissioning, while the Canadian Nuclear Association and the UK's Nuclear Industry Association have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in promoting nuclear technologies. Canada's 19 nuclear power reactors produce 15% of the country's electricity. The UK's 15 nuclear power reactors, operating across eight sites, account for 21% of that country's generation.

A Saudi industry source said the world's biggest oil exporter is merely responding to Novak's comments that as of April 1, countries are no longer bound by their quotas. The current OPEC+ agreement to cut 1.7 million b/d winds up at the end of March.

Brent were down 22% at $37.05 a barrel, WTI fell by more than 24%, to $33.20 a barrel,

the U.S. unemployment rate was little changed at 3.5 percent

On Friday, Russia refused to sign a deal with OPEC and its non-OPEC allies on additional production cuts for the rest of 2020 to counter the fall in demand caused by the spreading coronavirus outbreak.

On Monday, Aramco shares opened trading at Riyals 27 ($7.19) before rising modestly to close at Riyals 28.35. That is 11.4% below its IPO price, prompting the company's valuation to slide to about $1.5 trillion from $1.7 trillion in December, in the wake of Friday's failure by OPEC and Russia to reach a deal on oil production cuts.

Saudi Arabia has said it could raise production to 12 million barrels per day,

«Российская нефтяная отрасль обладает качественной ресурсной базой и достаточным запасом финансовой прочности, чтобы оставаться конкурентоспособной при любом прогнозируемом уровне цен, а также сохранять свою долю на рынке. При этом Правительство будет уделять особое внимание стабильному снабжению отечественного рынка нефтепродуктами и сохранению инвестиционного потенциала в секторе», – сообщил Министр энергетики.

По состоянию на 1 марта 2020 года объем ликвидных средств ФНБ и средств на счете по учету дополнительных нефтегазовых доходов составил более 10,1 трлн рублей (150,1 млдр долларов США) или 9,2% ВВП.

Brent were up $1.44, or around 4%, to $35.80 a barrel, after hitting a session high of $37.38 a barrel. WTI gained $1.52, or around 5%, to $32.65 a barrel, after hitting a high of $33.73.