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UK: new round of oil licences in the North Sea
The 28th UK licencing round was opened currently and North Sea firms would have the possibility to claim new territory in the region. The British economy has historically relied heavily on oil and gas profits from fields in the North Sea.
read more... 27/01/2014
Russia started oil deliveries to China
After last week, Russia state-owned oil giant Rosneft has announced that it has received the first tranche of advance payment from China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Russia has started delivering crude oil to China, as established by the contract signed by the two countries during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum in June last year, in a move which aims to diversify China’s energy imports.
read more... 22/01/2014
China: oil demand to lowest level in 5 years
Because of easing economic growth, China's oil consumption in 2013 registered the slowest growth in five years. According to Reuters calculations, China's oil demand grew 1.6% in 2013, the weakest yearly growth in five years, while in December, when it burned roughly 10.06 million barrels per day of oil, it registered a decrease of about 7.5% in comparison to the same period of a year before. For the whole of 2013, oil demand was about 9.78 million bpd, about 150,000 bpd higher than 2012.
read more... 20/01/2014
Russia: Oil production increased to a new record level in 2013
According to new figures released by the Russia’s energy ministry, last year Russia has produced the largest amount of oil, registering a new record level, since the post-Soviet period. Oil production increased by 1.4 % last year from 2012 levels, reaching a new record of 523.3 million tons (10.51 million barrels per day). December’s monthly production averaged 10.63 million bpd.
read more... 06/01/2014
Brent crude increases after heavy plunge
The price for Brent crude rebounded by 33 cents to $108.11 per barrel on Friday after having recently registered its largest decline since late June (or by 2.7%), mainly because of expectations for an increase in the Libyan supply and vigilance ahead of data on U.S. stockpiles.
read more... 03/01/2014