North Macedonia has unveiled an €8.2bn investment plan for the 2021-2027 period, including €3.1bn for the energy sector.

Located in the Northern Cape province, the projects, which would require a US$1bn investment, include a 225 MW/1,140 MWh battery storage.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 5.1 million barrels from the previous week to 479.3 million barrels.

Brent settled up 93 cents, or 1.3%, to $70.25 a barrel , WTI was up $1.40, or 2.1%, to $67.72.

В апреле были пересмотрены в сторону повышения и прогноз роста мирового ВВП – до 5,5%, и прогноз по росту спроса на нефть в мире – теперь рост в 2021 году ожидается на уровне 6 млн баррелей, что выше изначального уровня на 5,5 млн баррелей.

Наши оценки на ближайшие 2-3 года всё же где-то 50-60 долларов за баррель. А на далёкую перспективу оценки разные: прогнозируют и 50, и 70 долларов за баррель.

Overall conformity to the production adjustments was 114% in April (including Mexico), ... to gradually return 2 million barrels a day (mb/d) of the adjustments to the market, with the pace being determined according to market conditions.

The new fuel will make nuclear power plants both safer and more cost-efficient.

“Climatic and environmental impact is an integral part of any business. For Rosatom, these parameters are important in the development of the product line - nuclear and wind energy as low-carbon types of generation, environmental projects, digital solutions for the development of the urban environment, water treatment technologies,” said Polina Lyon, Director of the Rosatom Sustainable Development Department.

Ensuring that these energy systems are efficient and reliable, integrating larger shares of renewables coupled with nuclear energy, which is a significant part of today’s electricity production in both our countries, will be crucial to accelerate energy transitions