The head of Germany's Federal Network Agency, which would be in charge of gas rationing in the event of a supply emergency, repeated his warning a week ago that consumption was too high.

Excluding Russia's share of Kazakhstan's CPC Blend exports, Russian crude exports averaged 2.99 million b/d in the month, down 290,000 b/d on the August levels and lowest since September 2021 when global oil demand was still recovering from pandemic lockdowns

Brent edged down 8 cents to $93.29 per barrel, WTI slid 15 cents to $87.61 per barrel.

Страны – производители нефти приняли общее решение сократить добычу на 2 млн баррелей в сутки.

Adjust downward the overall production by 2 mb/d from the August 2022 required production levels, starting November 2022 for OPEC and non-OPEC Participating Countries

Russia and Brazil already have ties in the nuclear energy field with an MoU signed in 2017 by Rosatom and Brazil’s Electrobras and Electonuclear to promote cooperation in nuclear power.

Brent was down 23 cents, or 0.3%, at $91.57 a barrel, WTI fell 32 cents, or 0.4%, to $86.20 a barrel.

Gazprom PJSC said it has found a solution with Italian buyers to overcome the regulatory changes in Austria at the end of September that were preventing transit flows,

The Bulgarian authorities have excluded from the anti-Russian sanctions the work of Russia’s Atomstroyexport (ASE) at the Kozloduy and Belene NPPs and have extended the contract between ASE and the Belene NPP

Brent was up 79 cents, or 0.9%, to $89.65 per barrel, WTI rose 60 cents, or 0.7%, to $84.23 a barrel.