Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party alliance agreed at the end of March to cut the levy on fuel for three months from June 1 by 30 euro cents per liter for gasoline and 14 cents for diesel, costing the government about 3 billion euros ($3.1 billion) in lost revenue.

U.S. Rig Count is up 6 from last week to 733, Canada Rig Count is up 24 from last week to 141.

Germany advised people to defrost their freezers regularly, change shower heads and switch office lighting to LEDs as the government tries to reduce a reliance on imported Russian energy that’s become a political liability.

Russia's Gazprom said its supply of gas to Europe through Ukraine via the Sudzha entry point was seen at 40.1 million cubic metres (mcm) on Monday, unchanged from 40.1 mcm on Sunday.

Given that a lot of European companies were opting out of paying for Russian gas in rubles, they would have to scout for additional spot cargoes while Asia demand was strong, he said, adding that prices were likely to stay supported above $20/MMBtu in the near term.

Representatives from several European countries, including Romania, Serbia, Hungary and Italy travelled to Azerbaijan to discuss growing demand for gas in early June, in light of recent Gazprom cut offs and the threat that further sanctions could hit gas imports.

The Worldwide Rig Count for May was 1,628, up 25 from the 1,603 counted in April 2022,and up 366 from the 1,262 counted in May 2021.

U.S. Rig Count is is down 0 from last week to 727, Canada Rig Count is up 14 from last week to 117.

Israel’s proven gas reserves are very large, at a current estimated level of about 538 bcm (end of 2021). Production increased very rapidly from 2.5 bcm in 2012 to almost 13 bcm in 2020 (+23%/year on average, including +45% in 2020).

Another group of officials, many based at Janet Yellen’s Treasury Department, worry about further strains on a global economy already suffering from supply-chain woes, inflation, volatile oil prices and a potential food crisis.