Norway’s Statoil unveiled on Tuesday that it awarded maintenance and modification contracts worth $2.77 billion (NOK24bn) for its offshore and onshore oil and gas facilities in Norway. The company said that the new compensation system is aimed to save on oilfield services and to encourage continuous improvement and higher productivity.
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Crude oil prices plunged to fresh multiyear lows on Wednesday as U.S. commercial crude and refined-product stockpiles soared to a record. WTI crude for January delivery eased $1.83, or 4.9%, to settle $35.52 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest level since February 2009. Brent, the global benchmark, declined $1.26, or 3.3%, to close $37.19 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe, the weakest level since December 2008. Both benchmarks lost more than 30% this year.
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Moody’s sharply curbed its oil price for 2016 by $10 a barrel due to continued oversupply, which may be spurred by the lifting of sanctions against Iran.
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Crude oil prices recovered by about 3 percent on Tuesday, ending a decline to 11-year lows on short covering, but traders said that the increase is not likely to persist in an oversupplied market and ahead of an expected U.S. rate hike which will trigger a dollar rally. Brent crude rose 49 cents, or 1.29 percent, to settle at $38.41 a barrel. On Monday, the global oil benchmark came within 14 cents of a December 2008 low of $36.20. WTI closed at $37.35 a barrel, up 2.86 percent, or $1.04. It shed to $34.53 the previous day, hovering above its financial crisis low of $32.40.
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Brent crude oil prices dipped to seven-year lows as the Chinese’s yuan currency declined on risk aversion ahead of anticipated U.S. interest rate increase next week and concerns that the currency’s depreciation could weigh over economic growth. Brent crude registered its biggest weekly percentage drop in over a year, while U.S. crude posted its largest such decline in about a year. Brent crude lost 4.53 percent to close at $37.93 a barrel after attaining $37.36, its weakest since December 2008. U.S. crude decreased 3.10 percent to settle at $35.62 after reaching $35.32, its lowest level since February 2009.
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