The U.S. government is to check if sanctions where violated when Russia this week struck a deal to sell a stake in oil producer Rosneft to a consortium of Qatar's sovereign fund and commodities trader Glencore, the White House said.

OPEC crude oil production for November rose for the sixth straight month, to a record 33.86 million b/d.

Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has said that total oil exports for November have reached a record high of 4.051 million bpd.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) today announced a $19.8 billion capital and exploratory investment program for 2017. Included in the 2017 program are $4.7 billion of planned affiliate expenditures.

North Sea Brent crude was up 25 cents at $53.25 a barrel by 0940 GMT. U.S. light crude was up 20 cents at $49.97 a barrel.

Glencore and the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar are to take a 19.5 per cent stake in Russian oil company Rosneft in a surprise €10.5bn deal

Indian state-run oil refiners have called for Nigeria to increase its total term contract volumes next year by more than 20% as demand from the South Asian country climbs, an official from Nigeria's state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said.

North Sea Brent crude oil LCOc1 was up 10 cents a barrel at $54.03 by 0950 GMT. U.S. light crude CLc1 was up 15 cents at $51.08 a barrel.

EIA forecasts Brent crude oil prices to average $43 per barrel (b) in 2016 and $52/b in 2017. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices are forecast to average about $1/b less than Brent prices in 2017. The values of futures and options contracts indicate significant uncertainty in the price outlook.

Одной из ключевых тем, затронутых в рамках переговоров стала реализация проекта газопровода «Турецкий поток». Ранее Парламент Турции ратифицировал соответствующее межправительственное соглашение, а Президент Турции Реджеп Эрдоган подписал закон о ратификации соглашения. В ходе беседы с Бинали Йылдырымом Владимир Путин выразил благодарность турецкому лидеру за подписание закона и подчеркнул важность реализации проекта для двух стран. Дмитрий Медведев отметил, что ратификация соглашения с российской стороны также произойдет в ближайшее время.