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December 30, 2019
Oil rose for a fifth session, the longest run of gains since July, as a bigger-than-forecast decline in U.S. crude stockpiles eased oversupply concerns.
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December 27, 2019
OPEC+ output cuts have stabilized the global oil market but can’t last forever, Russia said as uncertainty persists over the future of the agreement beyond March.
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December 24, 2019
Oil prices are likely to remain in check during 2020 as OPEC+ production cuts are offset by higher output from other countries and a mixed outlook for demand, according to analysts.
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December 16, 2019
Equatorial Guinea forecasts investments of at least $1.4 billion in its hydrocarbon sector next year through the development of oil projects and an increase in exploration.
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December 13, 2019
Energy equity carnage was alive and well throughout 2019, and the start of 2020 could bring more of the same for the beaten-up sector, though some analysts are turning positive.
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December 12, 2019
Global oil markets still face a surplus next year even if OPEC and its partners deliver newly-announced production cuts in full, the International Energy Agency said.
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December 12, 2019
Norway’s oil lobby raised the investment forecast for the country’s offshore industry for the coming years, even if it still sees a sharp drop in 2021 amid a lack of big new projects.
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November 21, 2019
The U.S. Energy Information Administration revises the U.S. crude oil production forecast it publishes in each Short-Term Energy Outlook based mainly on two factors: updates to EIA’s published historical data and EIA’s crude oil price forecast.
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November 19, 2019
The views of the three big oil forecasting agencies on changes in inventory levels next year have diverged over the past month, as the outlook from two of them becomes slightly more positive for producers.
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November 14, 2019
OPEC signaled that oil markets remain on course for a surplus in early 2020, even as delegates said the organization and its allies probably won’t step up efforts to remove the excess when they meet next month.
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November 13, 2019
While the current growth rate of 1 MMbpd -- or about 1% -- will hold for the next five years, it will ebb to just 100,000 bpd in the 2030s, the agency said.
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October 16, 2019
The International Energy Agency, the U.S. Energy Information Administration and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries all see global oil inventories building in the first half of next year, as they almost unanimously cut their forecasts for oil demand growth for 2019 and 2020.
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October 10, 2019
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts lower crude oil prices in the fourth quarter of 2019 and in 2020 despite tighter global balances.
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September 24, 2019
“Energy consumption was greater in Asia than in any other region in 2018, and we project that consumption will almost double between 2018 and 2050, making Asia both the largest and fastest-growing region in the world for energy consumption,” according to Linda Capuano, EIA administrator.
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September 24, 2019
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate report states production in August was below forecast due to technical problems and maintenance work on some fields.
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September 12, 2019
Demand for the group’s crude in the first half of 2020 will be 1.4 MMbpd below its August output as production surges from their competitors, including the U.S.
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September 04, 2019
The rise of a huge new Norwegian oil field is poised to give North Sea output one of its biggest boosts in years. The surge won’t last.
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September 02, 2019
CGG announced that its third quarter 2019 segment revenue is expected to be above $350 million, based on strong multi-client sales in the range of $160 million (including transfer fees) and steady demand for Geoscience technology and equipment.
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August 19, 2019
Profits from turning crude into diesel in the second half of 2019 are forecast to be about 31% higher than the first six months, according to Goldman Sachs. Margins have expanded around 40% since late April as International Maritime Organization rules that prohibit ships from using dirty fuel from Jan. 1 are set to bolster diesel demand, while cutting fuel oil use.
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August 16, 2019
Global oil markets face a “somewhat bearish” outlook for the rest of the year amid slowing economic growth and the long-running trade war, even though supplies will be tighter than previously thought, OPEC said.
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January 11, 2018
EIA’s January Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts Brent crude oil to average $60/bbl in 2018 and $61/bbl in 2019, slightly higher than the $54/bbl average in 2017. In both 2018 and 2019, EIA expects total global crude oil production to be slightly greater than global consumption, with U.S. crude oil production increasing more than any other country.
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