Brent rose 16 cents to $83.83 a barrel, WTI rwas up 19 cents to $79.14 per barrel.

The acceptance of Sovcomflot tanker by the country’s largest refiner carries significance as it could embolden other smaller refiners to also use the Sovcomflot vessels for their oil purchases from Russia.

It trails China and the US in areas such as manufacturing of clean technologies thanks to a mix of burdensome regulations and higher energy prices. Electricity prices in the EU are typically twice to three times higher than in the US.

However, the Department of Energy (DOE) may waive the ban if it determines that "no alternative viable source of low-enriched uranium is available to sustain the continued operation of a nuclear reactor or a US nuclear energy company" or that importation of uranium is in the national interest.

Brent gained 31 cents, or 0.4%, to $89.32 a barrel, WTI rose by 23 cents, or 0.3%, to $83.80 a barrel.

The construction of a ASMM in the far north Ust-Kuyga settlement will contribute to the development of infrastructure and the creation of new jobs in Yakutia, as well as providing a stable energy supply for the development of the region’s natural resources, which will make it even more attractive for investment and development.

Brent traded 27 cents higher at $87.27 a barrel, WTI gained 26 cents to $82.16 a barrel.

Brent slipped 56 cents, or 0.62%, to $89.46 a barrel, WTI fell 63 cents, or 0.74%, to $84.73 a barrel.

"If Europe is still importing LNG from Russia, it is because there is a need," a France-based gas trader said. "With our other main suppliers, such as Norway, operating at maximum capacity, it will be hard to completely stop the flow of Russian LNG. We are still not completely out of the crisis."

Brent climbed 51 cents, or 0.57%, to $90.25 a barrel, WTI rose 61 cents, or 0.72%, to $85.63.