Although Pertamina remains cautious and the company declined to make official comments on any concrete plans to purchase Russian crude going forward, Ambara Jaya said that the state-run refiner finds several Russian crude grades to be suitable feedstocks.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 0.2 million barrels to 430.6 million barrels.

Brent fell $1.02, or 1.2%, to $85.25 per barrel , WTI were down 97 cents, or 1.2%, at $77.53 per barrel.

Dutch front-month gas, the European benchmark, rose 11% to 206 euros per megawatt-hour at 8:47 a.m. in Amsterdam. Price increased 7.1% on Tuesday.

The currently out-of-action Nord Stream pipeline system was damaged, with Germany saying it suspected it was an act of sabotage.

Naftogaz and Gazprom signed in December 2019 a gas transit agreement under ship-or-pay terms, meaning Gazprom is obliged to pay for transit whether it uses it or not.

The net profit amounted to RUB 2.514 trillion, which not only marks a 2.6-fold increase against the amount recorded in the first half of 2021 but also exceeds the total profit of the Gazprom Group for the two previous calendar years!

Preliminary production figures for August 2022 show an average daily production of 1 998 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

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Brent was up $1.49, or 1.8%, to $85.55 a barrel, WTI was up $1.37, or 1.8%, at $78.08.

The share of imports from Russia has likely risen because of lower imports into China and shifting trade patterns following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Western economic sanctions have reduced demand for Russian crude oil, and as a result, have left Russia to look for alternative export destinations.

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U.S. Rig Count is up 1 from last week to 764, Canada Rig Count is up 4 from last week to 215

Brent were up 70 cents, or 0.78%, to $90.53, WTI was up 71 cents, or 86%, at $83.65.

The European Commission aims to publish Sept. 28 a document detailing future steps to ease volatility and increase trading volume in energy markets after surging prices led to ballooning margin calls