“Наиболее активно энергетическое взаимодействие России и Вьетнама традиционно развивается в нефтегазовой, электроэнергетической сферах и, в особенности, в угольном сегменте - экспорт угля из России во Вьетнам за прошедшие 9 месяцев 2019 года увеличился сразу на 172%, до 4,52 млн тонн. В то же время поставки нефтепродуктов выросли на более, чем 35% до 87,5 тыс тонн”, - сказал Александр Новак.

The 764-mile Nord Stream 2 will deliver Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea and is expected to double the capacity of the gas corridor to 110 Bcm/year.

Gazprom's overall amount of investments for 2020: RUB 1,104.7 billion. Gazprom's borrowings for 2020: RUB 557.8 billion. Final investment program and budget to be approved by Gazprom Board of Directors.

The meeting participants pointed out that the events of 2019 had no tangible impact on the long-term outlook for the global energy market. Gazprom's positions will remain stable in the long run thanks to, inter alia, enormous gas reserves, well-developed production and transmission infrastructure, and the ongoing effort to diversify export areas and routes.

Gas consumption this year is seen exceeding 300 bcm, up 9% from 2018, Jiang Xuefeng, vice chairman at CNPC’s Economics and Technology Research Institute (ETRI), said at a briefing in Beijing on Thursday.

The Islamic Republic has rejected negotiating a new deal with the Trump administration, saying talks are only possible if Washington returns to the nuclear pact and lifts sanctions.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sold 3 billion shares (excluding any exercise of the Purchase Option), equivalent to 1.5% of the Company’s share capital. Priced at the top of the indicated range, the Offering generated proceeds of SAR96.0 billion / USD25.6 billion (assuming no exercise of the Purchase Option), making it the world’s largest IPO.

Chevron Corporation announced a 2020 organic capital and exploratory spending program of $20 billion.

Oil and gas investments in Norway are expected to rise by 3.8% next year to 194.6 billion Norwegian crowns ($21.2 billion) before declining in subsequent years, an industry lobby group said on Thursday.

Norway's preliminary production figures for November 2019 show an average daily production of 2 016 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, which is an increase of 235 000 barrels per day compared to October.