In the shale gas sector, the most affected player has been the United States, which accounts for about 95 per cent of global shale gas production. According to analysts, the growth rates of U.S. shale gas production may show a considerable decrease in the coming years.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 0.8 million barrels to 488.7 million barrels

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.39% while Japan’s Nikkei gained 0.91%.

U.S. Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 33.1 percent in the third quarter of 2020

The Italian energy group Enel has announced plans to invest €190bn in the 2021-2030 period

The idea of using ammonia as a carrier for hydrogen delivery has gained traction in recent years because ammonia is much easier to liquify than hydrogen and is therefore much easier to store and transport.

U.S. Rig Count is up 10 from last week to 320 , Canada Rig Count is up 1 from last week to 102,

Brent was up 44 cents, or 0.9%, at $48.30 a barrel . WTI gained 33 cents, or 0.7%, to $45.24.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index edged up 0.3%

US investment into wind and solar energy will total $55 billion in 2020