"Greater magnitudes of uncertainty lead to volatility," he said, "and for a capital-intensive sector like ours, this means less investment and more risk to security of supply. This is especially true in power markets that are open to competition: their market design must be adaptive, and long-term contracts used for all types of generation."

As much as $71 billion of Japanese coal assets could be at risk as the economic viability of plants is undermined by cheaper renewable energy, research by the University of Tokyo, Carbon Tracker and the Carbon Disclosure Project showed on Sunday.

A contract for Tokamak machine assembly for the ITER International Fusion Energy Organisation signed by a consortium led by China Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation (CNPE) is the biggest nuclear energy project contract that Chinese companies have ever bid for in the European market.

Plans for the Turkish Wealth Fund (TVF) to take part in investments in the energy sector were highlighted in the New Economy Program (NEP), which covers the period 2020-2022, and will be implemented under the main theme of "Change Begins."

Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak and his Russian counterpart Anton Siluanov signed an agreement last week on using national currencies in payments and settlements between the two countries, the Russian finance ministry said Tuesday.

Brent rose 34 cents or 0.6% to $58.71 a barrel, WTI was at $53.16, up 35 cents or 0.7%.

«Мы видим, что в этом году под воздействием различных факторов спрос на нефть будет ниже. Прирост к прошлому году составит 1-1,1 млн баррелей в сутки. В прошлом году прирост был полтора млн баррелей в сутки. Сильное влияние на снижение спроса оказывает состояние мировой экономики, которая замедляется. Ее рост, по оценкам экспертов, составит 3%, а может и менее, в то время как в прошлом году прирост мировой экономики составлял 3,6%», - сказал Министр энергетики Российской Федерации.

Международная энергетическая премия «Глобальная энергия» вручается за важнейшие открытия в области энергетики, которые помогают всему человечеству решать самые острые энергетические проблемы.

The Russian Energy Minister noted that 2018 was an exceptional year for growth for the natural gas industry with consumption recording a 5% growth, the fastest growth since 2010, to average 3.95 Tcm. The trade in 2018 was also characterized by a significant growth where global pipeline gas trade increased by almost 8%, including re-export operations in Europe. LNG trade growth continued exponentially with 10% for the second consecutive year, averaging a level of around 320 Mt.

После того, как СПГ достигнет 50% в мировой газовой торговле, рынок полностью глобализируется, а потребление газа возрастёт