Faltering oil prices in recent days after a weeks-long surge to around $70/b have many analysts forecasting that the OPEC+ group of producers may largely roll over their quotas for at least another month.

European stocks opened higher with the regional STOXX 600 index up 0.5%. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.6%, Germany’s DAX and Italy’s FTSE MIB rose 0.5% each, and France’s CAC 40 rose 1%.

"The analyses did not reveal any science-based evidence that nuclear energy does more harm to human health or to the environment than other electricity production technologies already included in the Taxonomy as activities supporting climate change mitigation,"

114 GW of new wind capacity was added globally in 2020, representing an 82% increase year-over-year (YoY)

Brent was down 29 cents, or 0.5%, at $64.28 a barrel. WTI fell 55 cents, or 1%, to $60.42 a barrel.

The institutional framework in India attracts investments for its growing energy needs - private sector investments are allowed in coal mining, open up oil and gas retail markets.

Between 2015 and 2020, U.S. gas production grew roughly twice as fast (4.3% per year on average) as consumption (2.3% per year), according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Offshore wind farms can take advantage of major wind streams out in the ocean without taking up valuable real estate inland.

U.S. Rig Count is up 6 from last week at 417, Canada Rig Count is down 11 from last week to 81

Brent was higher by 54 cents, or 0.9%, at $62.49 a barrel. WTI was up 65 cents, or 1.1%, at $59.21 a barrel.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.62% and the S&P 500 gained 0.52% while the Nasdaq Composite added just 0.12%.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 4.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020

Brent slid 77 cents, or 1.2%, to $63.64 a barrel. WTI dropped by 87 cents, or 1.4%, to $60.31 a barrel.

The Shanghai Composite index finished down 0.1% at 3,363.59 points. The blue-chip CSI300 index edged just 0.05% lower

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 1.9 million barrels to 502.7 million barrels.