EDF has maintained its 2021 French nuclear output target in a range of 330 TWh-360 TWh after 2020 output fell to a record low of 335.4 TWh, the French utility said Feb. 18.

There are now 228 large-scale projects for a combined $300 billion of proposed investment through to 2030

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 7.3 million barrels to 461.8 million barrels.

Brent was up 56 cents, or 0.9%, at $64.90 a barrel. WTI gained 46 cents, or 0.8%, to $61.60 a barrel.

Moscow-based analysts welcomed the latest OPEC+ decision, which allowed Russia to increase output by 65,000 b/d in February, and a further 65,000 b/d in March. Russia's crude output was 9.10 million b/d in December.

Средняя цена на нефть Urals за период мониторинга с 15 января 2021 года по 14 февраля 2021 года составила $56,99595 за баррель, или $416,1 за тонну.

Unfortunately, nuclear energy in Japan currently accounts for just 6% of total power generation, while its share before the Fukushima nuclear accident was as much as 30%.

"Nuclear power should be right at the heart of green hydrogen production, alongside renewable technology.

If you build an SMR in the U.S., for example, you can’t sell it in Canada until Canadian regulators have approved the design. And the same goes for every other nuclear market in the world. Even nuclear insiders recognize that this could be a big issue for SMRs.

“This development of low carbon and renewable hydrogen will accelerate the construction of new hydrogen infrastructure and the repurposing of current natural gas infrastructure, thus paving the way for net zero in 2050,” Engie and Equinor said in a statement.