Brent fell 2 cents to $71.67 a barrel, WTI rose 11 cents, or 0.2%, to $68.46 a barrel.

"With the recovery in the overall demand, refining and other related operational parameters have demonstrated an even more pronounced turnaround compared to the previous year," said Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, chairman of state-run Indian Oil Corp. the country's biggest refiner.

Coal from Australia remains unavailable for China after an unofficial ban in the fourth quarter of 2020, while another major supplier Mongolia is facing issues as renewed concerns over COVID-19 impacts transportation.

Following a two-year consultation process coordinated by the EU Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) for Sustainable Energy, the five African power pools selected IRENA and the IAEA to support the continent’s modelling and capacity needs.

Petronas is pushing for the increased use of natural gas as a cleaner source of fuel while building capabilities in renewable energy for the security and sustainability of its supply,

In March 2021, the Philippine Department of Energy also issued a notice-to-proceed for Shell’s 3 Mt/year LNG import project in Tabangao, Batangas.

In March 2020, the French government allowed EDF to postpone the deadline for commissioning the reactor to 2024.

Rosatom was working with the Sakhalin Oblast government on comprehensive measures to support the project, including those related to organising a hydrogen production complex on the island, where hydrogen can be produced for the needs of the transport sector.

Brent rose 35 cents, or 0.5%, to $72.57 a barrel, WTI was at $69.16 a barrel.

«Исполнение в июле было высоким – 109%. Страны очень ответственно относятся к договорённостям. Что касается оценки текущего состояния рынка и принятия решения о нашей дальнейшей стратегии, то нами было принято решение на октябрь подтвердить увеличение добычи на 400 тыс. баррелей в сутки. Для России это означает, что мы увеличиваем добычу примерно на 100 тыс. баррелей в сутки дополнительно к августу в сентябре и октябре»,