Much of Russia’s trade and investment with Ecuador is agriculture based – the country is the primary supplier of bananas to Russia.

Brent eased 18 cents, or 0.3%, to $64.49 per barrel , WTI fell 16 cents, or 0.3%, to $61.17.

Its target scenario sees output of 540 million tons at the end of this decade and also by midcentury, a document published Monday showed. That’s equivalent to about 10.84 million barrels a day and is only marginally above volumes in 2023, the baseline for the paper. Shipments abroad are also expected to hold steady.

The French state partly owns Engie, which used to be among the biggest buyers of Gazprom's gas. Holleaux said Russia could supply around 20-25% of EU needs, down from 40% before the war.

Current Russia-India bilateral trade is running at US$66 billion with a target to increase this to US$100 billion by 2030.

Japan will continue participating in Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects on Sakhalin Island due to their strategic importance for the country’s energy security,

Brent lost $2.38, or 3.79%, to $60.44 a barrel, WTI fell $2.46, or 4.13%, to $57.12.

Rosatom needs to hire around 57,000 graduates of specialized universities and colleges by 2030, it added, but this level appears increasingly challenging.

Brent were up 81 cents, or 1.26%, at $65.02 per barrel, WTI rose 92 cents, or 1.52%, to $61.61.

The Committee valued the additional voluntary production adjustments made by the 8 OPEC plus countries which were announced in April and November 2023 in supporting market stability.