Energy Update
(Adds average rigs from 2016 and rigs in the Permian basin)
Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. energy companies this week added oil
rigs for a seventh week in a row, extending a seven-month
drilling recovery as crude prices held near a 17-month high.
Drillers added 12 oil rigs in the week to Dec. 16, bringing
the total count to 510, the highest since January, but still
below 541 rigs a year ago, energy services firm Baker Hughes Inc
Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. energy companies this week added oil
rigs for a seventh week in a row, extending a seven-month
drilling recovery as crude prices held near a 17-month high.
Drillers added 12 oil rigs in the week to Dec. 16, bringing
the total count to 510, the highest since January, but still
below 541 rigs a year ago, energy services firm Baker Hughes Inc
said on Friday.
Since crude prices briefly recovered from 13-year lows to
WARSAW, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Poland's biggest gas firm PGNiG
will increase the price of high-methane gas it sells by 12.2
percent and the price of nitrogen-rich gas by 13.4 percent from
the start of next year, the company said, citing an approval
from energy regulator URE.
OTTAWA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau's approval rating has dropped 10 percentage points in
the last three months amid rising dissatisfaction with the
economy and concern about pipeline approvals, a public opinion
poll released on Friday showed.
LAGOS, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Striking workers have shut down
U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp's Nigeria headquarters
in Lagos after more than 100 employees were fired, a labour
union said on Friday.
Dec 16 (Reuters) - * Saudi Aramco told Asian refiners it
will suspend a supply flexibility clause - known as
operational/lifting tolerance - from January until further
notice - sources.
Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. oilfield services firm Forbes Energy
Services Ltd is preparing to file for bankruptcy as
soon as this month, as it struggles with approximately $300
million in debt, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
TORONTO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose
on Friday as higher oil prices helped heavyweight energy stocks
lead broad gains and gold miners recovered as the price of the
precious metal steadied.
WARSAW, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Poland could expand a consortium
of Polish companies bidding for French utility EDF's
power assets in the country, Polish Energy Minister Krzysztof
Tchorzewski said on Friday.
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