The Dec. 12 LNG stocks were well above 1.42 million mt held at the end of December last year, as well as the four-year average of 1.71 million mt at the end of that month, according to METI data.

Derivatives linked to TTF, Europe’s wholesale gas price, soared as high as €131 per megawatt hour

Front-month gas futures fell 4.7 cents, or 1.2%, to settle at $3.747 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), their lowest close since Dec. 7.

Brent dropped 24 cents, or 0.32%, to $74.15 a barrel, WTI declined by 27 cents, or 0.38%, to $71.02.

World oil demand is kept unchanged compared to last month’s assessment, showing a growth of 5.7 mb/d in 2021.

По итогам 2021 года мы ожидаем исторического максимума потребления на уровне 21,5 млрд кВт⋅ч наших поставок. Увеличение по отношению к 2020 году практически в 2 раза.

The MOU, the first such document between Russia and Nicaragua, details a wide range of areas, in particular, raising public awareness about nuclear technologies, the development of Nicaragua’s nuclear infrastructure, and non-energy applications of nuclear energy in industry, agriculture and medicine.

The 1284 MWe Gundremmingen B boiling water reactor (BWR) in southern Germany was disconnected from the grid on 31 December 2017 after 33 years of operation. Decommissioning of the unit began the following year. Gundremmingen C - a 1288 MWe BWR - is scheduled to shut down at the end of this year.

Under Russian law, Gazprom is the only company currently permitted to export pipeline gas, but the government has been examining Rosneft's proposal, with a decision expected by March next year.

The United Kingdom is aiming to secure 12 GW of electricity capacity in the fourth round of the CfD scheme;