Brent was up 36 cents, or 0.6%, at $56.94 a barrel. WTI was up 34 cents, or 0.6%, at $53.55 a barrel.

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.

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

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).

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

Over the past six weeks, the growth in US industrial gas demand has been fueled in large part by industries in the Northeast, Texas and the Southeast, which together account for over 60% of US industrial gas consumption.

The current trend suggests that Asia will remain the top destination for US LNG for months to come, following robust deliveries to the continent in 2020.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in a recent report said more than 70 SMR designs and concepts exist worldwide. SMRs also are being touted for their ability to work as a multi-module plant, combining modules for more power output.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest inventory of electricity generators, developers and power plant owners plan for 39.7 gigawatts (GW) of new electricity generating capacity to start commercial operation in 2021.

Brent were down 78 cents, or 1.4%, at $55.21 a barrel. WTI slipped 52 cents, or 1%, to $51.72 a barrel.

Средняя цена на нефть марки Urals в январе-декабре 2020 года сложилась в размере $41,73 за баррель, в январе-декабре 2019 года - $63,59 за баррель.

"The quick change in the market dynamics has taken Indian LNG buyers by surprise. A lot of Indian buyers can't afford to pay these prices. We will see demand destruction across various sectors,"