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.

Brent was up 40 cents, or 0.3%, at $123.47 a barrel, WTI rose 30 cents, or 0.3%, to $121.81 a barrel.

При рассмотрении ситуации вокруг иранской ядерной программы отмечена необходимость продолжения дипломатических усилий с целью достижения окончательной договорённости, которая позволила бы обеспечить сохранение и полноценное выполнение Совместного всеобъемлющего плана действий и одобрившей его резолюции Совета Безопасности ООН 2231 от 20 июля 2015 года.

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.

Following the commission meeting, Norway’s Foreign Ministry stated: “Nuclear safety cooperation between Norway and Russia is a key aspect of our bilateral relationship. It is in our common interest to reduce the risk of accidents and radioactive contamination.”

Brent were up 28 cents, or 0.2%, at $119.79 barrel, WTI were up 31 cents, or 0.3%, at $118.81 a barrel.

"This problem can be solved -- insuring supplies can be secured by using state guarantees within the framework of interstate agreements with third countries," Medvedev said.

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.

Brent firmed 32 cents, or 0.3%, to $120.04 a barrel, WTI were up 40 cents, or 0.3%, at $119.27 a barrel.

Brent fell 85 cents, or 0.7%, to $116.76 a barrel, WTI slipped 88 cents, or 0.8%, to $115.99.