Brent crude oil spot prices to average $53 per barrel (b) in both 2021 and 2022 compared with an average of $42/b in 2020.

The companies could be at risk of U.S. sanctions under existing law if they do not stop work.

State-owned Qatar Petroleum is planning a to increase LNG production by 43% to 110 million mt/year by 2025, up from 77 million mt/year currently.

The contracts, worth a total of $1.2 billion, were signed on Monday in the presence of Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh,

GDP growth is projected at 1.9 percent in 2020 and 7.9 percent in 2021,

Nuclear power supplies about 20% of US electricity generation and is by far the nation's largest source of carbon-free energy and the most reliable, operating at a capacity factor of more than 93%, the strategy notes.

The solar ETF was up 225%, with 15 solar stocks up over 100% in 2020.

Renewable power generation in Britain accounted for 37.3% of total production in 2020 (24.8% from wind, 6.5% from biomass, 4.4% from solar, and 1.6% from hydro).

A new alliance of investors and energy sector giants will see $US10 billion (A$12.9 billion) invested in natural capital opportunities under the banner of a newly formed Natural Capital Investment Alliance, a Sustainable Markets Initiative brought together by His Royal Highness Charles, The Prince of Wales.

Brent climbed 22 cents, or 0.4%, to $55.88 a barrel. WTI gained 25 cents, or 0.5%, to $52.50 a barrel.