The Ministry of Energy and Environment plans to double lignite production and to review its phase-out plan for lignite-fired power plants.

ExxonMobil plans to produce around 250,000 mb/d of oil starting in 2025.

DEWA currently has 13.4 GW of installed power capacity (including 1.5 GW of solar PV) and provides electricity and potable water to Dubai's 3.5 m residents.

The French energy group EDF has raised €3,164m through its latest capital increase,

Brent were up 49 cents, or 0.5%, at $107.13 a barrel , WTI climbed 21 cents, or 0.2%, to $102.17 a barrel.

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $106.23 a barrel

The new round includes an import ban on coal from Russia worth Eur4 billion/year ($4.38 billion/year) and a ban on Russian vessels and Russian-operated vessels from accessing EU ports, allowing for certain exemptions such as agricultural and food products, humanitarian aid as well as energy.

Gazprom said the request for gas exports to Europe through Ukraine had been set at 108.3 million cubic metres for April 6, similar to the request for April 5.

Norwegian deliveries totaled 9.94 Bcm in March -- or an average of 321 million cu m/d. The total volume is higher than in February, but lower on a daily average basis given February is a shorter month.

Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji said the current capacity of oil production in Iran has exceeded 3.8 million barrels per day, reaching the pre-sanctions levels.