World electricity demand remained resilient in 2022 amid the global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Demand rose by almost 2% compared with the 2.4% average growth rate seen over the period 2015-2019.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of disaster to enable the government to accelerate its response to an ongoing energy crisis, and said he’ll appoint a minister in his office who will focus on boosting the power supply.

The Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation (FESI) will support DOE to carry out its critical mission to ensure America's continued security and prosperity through transformative science and technology solutions.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 2.4 million barrels to 455.1 million barrels.

Brent rose 99 cents, or 1.2%, to $84.68 a barrel, WTI climbed 93 cents, or 1.2%, to $78.07.

India's oil imports from Russia are likely to continue to rise this year mainly because of the steeply discounted prices it is selling at, he said, and assuming there are "no further stringent actions by the Western countries targeting Russian oil."

The UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna and India's Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar agreed to establish a formal trilateral cooperation initiative last September

Director general of Russia's nuclear power company Rosatom, Alexey Likhachov, said the agreement marked "a new chapter in the history of Russian-Myanmar relations, the 75th anniversary of which we are celebrating this year".

Ряд стран отметили важность укрепления сотрудничества в рамках Нового банка развития, который является флагманским проектом БРИКС.

Brent rose 32 cents, or 0.4%, to $80.26 a barrel, WTI climbed 22 cents, or 0.3% higher, to $73.61.