"Currently the company's operations and business in Russia are largely running smooth and there are no signs of asset impairment," Sinopec's President Yu Baocai told investors and reporters during a call following its 2021 earnings release.

Following a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, President Joe Biden announced a new task force between the US and EU with a "joint game plan" to quickly reduce Europe's dependence on Russian gas

Japan's Sakhalin Oil and Gas Development (SODECO) owns a 30% stake in the Sakhalin-1 project from which Exxon has said it would exit. Japex owns 15.285% in SODECO.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait signed an agreement for the development plan of the Dorra gas field, called Arash by Iran, according to a statement by both countries on March 21.

The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) announced the prospect of a daily production capacity of 4 million barrels of crude oil in the calendar year of 1401 which began on March 21.

U.S. Rig Count is up 7 from last week to 670, Canada Rig Count is down 36 from last week to 140.

Brent fell 46 cents, or 0.4%, to $118.57 a barrel, WTI ell 47 cents, or 0.4%, to $111.87 a barrel.

OPEC has told the EU that global energy markets would be destabilized if European countries follow through with a threat to ban imports of Russian oil,

In a circular carried by state-run Saudi Press Agency, the cabinet stressed "the importance of the essential role of the OPEC+ agreement in the balance and stability of oil markets."

Необходимость прогнозирования, предупреждения и защиты объектов ТЭК от негативного воздействия указанных изменений окружающей среды, как и необходимость в защите самой окружающей среды от негативного воздействия объектов ТЭК создает спрос на широкий спектр различных технологий и выступает драйвером научно-технологического развития не только в энергетической сфере.