RUSHYDRO Reported net profit – RUB 38,645 mn (+5%);

U.S. support renewable energy, efficiency measures and nuclear power

U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019

Brent rose 33 cents, or 0.6%, to $55.28 a barrel, WTI gained 41 cents, or 0.8%, to $50.31 a barrel.

Global energy demand rises by 20 percent; market demand trends differ for OECD and non-OECD

Two of the major areas seen as most vulnerable to climate change impacts are the North Sea ports and the road and rail infrastructure along the Mediterranean.

TNK Trading International SA is scheduled to load 14.3 million barrels of Venezuelan crude in the first two months of 2020, compared with 5 million in all of 2019, according to shipping reports compiled by Bloomberg. That may offset any lost oil revenue for the Maduro administration, underscoring the difficulty of shutting Venezuela’s access to the global market.

Renewable electricity achieved a power-sector milestone in 2018, surpassing 20% (249 gigawatts [GW]) of U.S. total electricity generating capacity (1.2 terawatts [TW]) for the first time, according to the 2018 Renewable Energy Data BookPDF. Since 2009, renewable generation in the United States has increased by a factor of five.

China's nuclear electricity generation rose by 18.1% last year

The Dutch government plans to reduce gas extraction from the Groningen gas field in 2020 from the expected 11.8 bcm to 10 bcm,