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China: the only respite for crude sellers – S&P Global

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As the world faces unprecedented destruction in oil demand brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, China has in recent weeks emerged to be the only respite for crude sellers seeking to offload their cargoes, market sources told S&P Global...
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US oil prices drop to 21-year low as demand dries up

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(BBC) The price of US oil has fallen to a level not seen since 1999, as demand dries up and storage runs out. The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the benchmark for US oil, dropped 19.3%...
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Moody’s downgrades Pemex; no new debt without sovereign guarantees

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Rating agency Moody’s has downgraded Mexico’s debt=laden state oil company Pemex to ‘junk’ which will trigger forced bond sales and increase future financing costs. Pemex was downgraded two notches to Ba2 from Baa3, with a negative outlook. As a result,...
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ConocoPhillips reduces 2020 cash uses by additional $3 Billion

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ConocoPhillips announced on April 16, 2020 that it is taking further actions to respond to the oil market downturn. These actions include capital, operating cost and share repurchase reductions of $3 billion and follow initial actions announced on March...
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Transocean drill ship Discoverer India suffers contract termination

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Offshore drilling contractor Transocean is reporting that it has received a contract termination for its drill ship Discoverer India which has been operating in Egypt. This is according to Transocean’s latest Quarterly Fleet Status Report dated April 16, 2020. The...
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Contracts for two Maersk Drilling rigs terminated

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Maersk Drilling announced on Thursday that it has received notice of early termination for convenience of two of its drilling contracts. “BG International Ltd., a subsidiary of Shell, has terminated the contract for the semi-submersible Mærsk Developer with immediate effect....
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COVID-19 sees Schlumberger’s revenues declining by 9 %

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Oilfield services and well characterization company Schlumberger on Friday announced that for the first quarter of 2020, it saw revenues declining by 9% to $7.5 billion as a result of the impact of COVID-19 on the company’s activities. The company,...
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Brazil’s Petrobras eyes restart at oil ships hit by coronavirus

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(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras plans to restart operations in the coming days at two ships used in offshore oil production that suffered coronavirus outbreaks, an executive told journalists during a call on Friday. Petrobras Exploration and Production...
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China crude oil runs hit 15-mth low as virus cripples demand

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(Reuters) - China’s daily crude oil throughput in March sank to a 15-month low with state refiners maintaining deep output cuts as the coronavirus pandemic erodes demand, but there are some signs of recovery as the country begins to...
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Global oil demand to fall by 9.3 million barrels per day – IEA

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) says that even if worldwide COVID-19 travel restrictions were eased during the second half of 2020, they expect that global oil demand will fall by 9.3 million barrels per day this year, erasing almost...
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Jagdeo says LNG remains a priority as Guyana moves to monetize its gas resources

Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has reaffirmed that liquefied natural gas (LNG) remains a key option in Guyana’s plan...

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