Brent climbed 51 cents, or 0.57%, to $90.25 a barrel, WTI rose 61 cents, or 0.72%, to $85.63.

По предварительной оценке, объем доходов федерального бюджета в первом квартале 2024 года составил 8 719 млрд рублей, что на 53,5% выше объема поступления доходов в первом квартале 2023 года.

While Urals has been above $60 almost all year, this month’s surge to well above $70 will stretch the credibility of those attestations for traders wanting to keep using western services.

Last week, OPEC+ said it would maintain its voluntary cuts until July. The cartel is expected to decide on its continued production cuts beyond then at its next full ministerial meeting scheduled for June 1.

#WTICrude OilPrice holds a two day declines and trades on high $84s/bbl price print after the API Report publications for the week stated that US oil stocks added 3.03m barrels last week, subtotalling towards the 3rd consecutive weekly addition prior to the EIA Report.

Russia observed “sustained positive dynamics” in the flow of money to the federal budget, according to a Finance Ministry statement on Monday. Revenues for the three months through March amounted to 8.7 trillion rubles ($94 billion), an increase of 53.5% compared with the same period last year, data from the ministry showed.

Russia’s gas-transit agreement with Ukraine also expires at the end of the year, and there’s little clarity as of now if these volumes will still find their way to Europe.

All space missions depend on a power source to support systems for communications, life-support and science experiments. Nuclear power has the potential to dramatically increase the duration of future space missions and their scientific value.

The Worldwide Rig Count for March was 1,793, down 20 from the 1,813 counted in February 2024, and down 86,from the 1,878 counted in March 2023.

Brent dropped $1.42, or 1.6%, to $89.75 a barrel, WTI was at $85.59 a barrel, down $1.32, or 1.5%.