The Committee reviewed the crude oil production data for August 2020 and welcomed the positive performance in overall conformity for participating OPEC and non-OPEC countries of the DoC, which was recorded at 102% in August 2020, including Mexico as per the secondary sources.

Energy minister Alexander Novak said Russia "greatly values cooperation with OPEC," and that while overall compliance with the cuts is high, "I would like to urge everyone to view this very seriously and stick to the high level of conformity we were able to achieve."

In tandem with renewable energy, the flexibility of nuclear will enable the transition to a cleaner world and a stronger global economy.

In tandem with renewable energy, the flexibility of nuclear will enable the transition to a cleaner world and a stronger global economy.

IAEA analysts expect an increase of global nuclear electrical generating capacity by 82% to 715 gigawatts.

The EC&CM method closes the era of technologies and systems of optimal (from Latin optimum - best) energy control in real time.

Russia's $21 billion project Arctic LNG 2, which received final investment approval a year ago, is expected to be launched in 2023 and to reach its full capacity of almost 20 million tonnes per year in 2026.

Brent was down 22 cents, or 0.5%, to $42.00 a barrel , WTI fell 28 cents, or 0.7%, to $39.88 a barrel.

Russia says Nord Stream 2 is a commercial project -- backed by five European energy companies -- and should not be used for political point-scoring.

"Nord Stream 2 for us is an economic project, a positive project, because we believe that it is good to have more diversification and to be able to use different routes for energy supply to Europe," Kurz said during a press conference in Vienna.