Brent rose 34 cents, or 0.46% to $74.62 a barrel, WTI rose 30 cents, or 0.43%, to $70.40.

“Over the next 10 years there will be around a dozen units, which will need to be decommissioned. These are RBMK units. Some of them may have their operating loves slightly extended, but the vast majority will have to be decommissioned, as they say, in real time. Therefore, we need to build 17 units by 2035." Likhachev said

Voluntary production cuts by some members of OPEC is due this coming month. Russia lifts levy on Oil & Gas firms amid G7 Price cap on Crude Oil.

Brent fell 30 cents to $75.96 a barrel, WTI was down by 14 cents at $71.69 a barrel.

Earlier this year Russia introduced a voluntary cut of 500,000 b/d from March after EU sanctions on imports of most Russian oil and G7 price caps came into force.

Brent rose 59 cents, or 0.8%, to $76.45 a barrel, WTI climbed 48 cents, or 0.7%, to $72.34.

Brent rose $2.61, or 3.6%, to $75.11 a barrel, WTI was up $2.70, or 3.9%, at $71.26.

Kudankulam NPP in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu will comprise six units with VVER-1000 reactors. Work began following an intergovernmental agreement between India and Russia signed in 1988. The agreement for construction of Tianwan units 7&8 was signed by Russia and China in 1918 and commissioning is scheduled for 2026-2027.

Brent rose 44 cents, or 0.6%, to $78.81 a barrel, WTI was up 40 cents, or 0.5%, at $75.16 a barrel.

They expressed satisfaction with the level of coordination at OPEC Plus aimed at ensuring the global oil market stability.