Brent rose 67 cents, or 0.6%, to $105.66 a barrel , WTI gained 44 cents, or 0.4%, to $102.14 a barrel.

Стороны обсудили широкий круг вопросов торгово-экономического сотрудничества, уделив особое внимание сферам промышленности, энергетики, транспорта, сельского хозяйства и продовольственной безопасности, межрегиональному взаимодействию.

"As of the end of the business day on April 26, Gazprom Export had not received payments for gas supplies in April from Bulgargaz (Bulgaria) and PGNiG (Poland) in rubles," Gazprom said in a statement.

According to the IAEA, Russia currently has four reactors under construction, including the first-of-its-kind VVER-TOI design at Kursk.

The IAEA will continue to support Ukraine in ensuring the safety and security of its nuclear sites, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky this evening during a meeting in Kyiv.

Currently, India operates 22 reactors with a total capacity of 6780MWe.

The increase in U.S. electric power sector renewable generation during 2021 came mainly from more wind and solar generation as a result of more wind turbines and utility-scale solar power plants coming online.

Brent were down 56 cents, or 0.5%, at $101.76 a barrel, WTI were down 56 cents, or 0.5%, at $101.76 a barrel.

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $101.93 a barrel

Traders are keeping a close watch on whether a resolution can be found on the Kremlin’s demand to be paid in rubles for its gas. European Union lawyers have said the new mechanism violates existing sanctions, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that flows could be cut if the terms aren’t met.