Russia became a member of the NEA in 2013, a specialised agency within the framework of the OECD which assists its members in maintaining and developing the scientific, technological and legal bases required for a safe, environmentally sound and economical use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

U.S. Rig Count is up 4 from last week to 693, Canada Rig Count is down 8 from last week to 103.

Brent were down $1.14, or 1.1%, at $107.64 a barrel, WTI were off $1.32, or 1.3%, at $102.93 a barrel.

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $106.07 a barrel on Wednesday

В настоящий момент формирование общих энергетических рынков стран ЕАЭС, в том числе и газового, остаётся одной из ключевых задач для стран Союза. Согласно договорённостям глав государств, общие энергетические рынки должны заработать к 2025 году.

China's crude imports in the first quarter averaged 10.41 million b/d, down 8.1% year on year.

Algeria will gradually provide increasing volumes of gas to Italy from 2022, up to 9 bcm/year in 2023-24.

Laurentis is currently providing services to a number of SMR clients including Canadian nuclear utilities, Canadian non-nuclear utilities, European utilities, European non-nuclear utilities, and Canadian government departments. Fermi Energia was founded by Estonian energy and nuclear energy professionals to develop deployment of SMRs in Estonia.

ČEZ said three bidders - Framatome, Westinghouse and Russia's TVEL - participated in the tender, which was launched in April 2020.

Agreements were announced during the visit of Dr. Robert Habeck, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, to the UAE. They build upon the longstanding Emirati-German Energy Partnership as well as the Ministerial Emirati-German Hydrogen Task Force that was inaugurated in November 2021.