China Auto Dealers issue a Vehicle Inventory Alert – the index soared most on record by 18.6 percentage points to 61.5%. (A reading above 50% indicates low market demand and high inventories). The total market demand index was 23.0%, a decline of 51.6 percentage points, a substantial decline in market demand index. Source: ZeroHedge
German company ADL and Iran’s Sepahan Oil Company (SOC) have signed an agreement to cooperate in technology transfer in oil and gas industry lubricants. Source: Oil Price
Russia has moved one step closer to seeing its controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline become a reality. On Wednesday, the consortium managing the pipeline said that it has all of the Russian permits needed for installation. Source: Oil Price
Turkey on Friday threatened to respond if the United States levied further sanctions over the detention of an American pastor which has sparked a diplomatic standoff and battered the Turkish currency. Source: Agence France Presse
