Profit attributable to the owners of PJSC Gazprom amounted to RUB 32,919 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

Brent advanced to $46.50 a barrel, WTI was at $43.48 a barrel, up 51 cents, or 1.2%.

ADNOC informed customers who lift contracted monthly volumes -- known as term lifters -- that it would cut the quantity of volumes available for export over October by 30% for its more popular Murban and Upper Zakum grades and for Umm Lulu and Das Blend,

U.S. Rig Count is unchanged from last week at 254, Canada Rig Count is down 2 rigs from last week to 54

Brent was down 7 cents to $44.99 a barrel, WTI were down 3 cents to $43.01 a barrel.

Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil exports for July of 85,663,290 barrels, giving an average for the month of 2.763 million barrels per day (bpd),

ROSNEFT Net income in 2Q 2020 amounted to RUB 43 bln

ROSNEFT 1H 2020 LIQUIDS PRODUCTION AMOUNTED TO 4.34 MMBPD UNDER NEW OPEC+ AGREEMENT

Since the start of COVID-19 pandemic, LUKOIL has been undertaking necessary measures to rule out the direct impact of the pandemic on the Group's operating activity,

Brent rose 6 cents, or, 0.1% to $45.70 a barrel, WTI fell 8 cents or 0.2% to $43.31 a barrel.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 4.7 million barrels to 507.8 million barrels,

Brent rose 2 cents to $45.88 a barrel , WTI fell 3 cents to $43.32.

The US' crude oil imports to China were last highest in January 2018 when inflows hit 2.01 million mt, or 474,450 b/d.

“Although the market remains uncertain, we saw encouraging signs in July with gradual rebalancing of oil supply and demand,” API Chief Economist Dean Forman said. “Increases in U.S. refinery throughput and capacity utilization in July – coupled with inventories receding from record highs – has reinforced expectations for the continued demand recovery.”

Brent added 14 cents, or 0.3%, to $45.27 a barrel , WTI was down 4 cents, or 0.1%, at $42.58 a barrel.