The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index fell 0.5% to 14,529 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was down 0.4% at 49,600.11 by 0411 GMT.

Assuming human behavior holds steady, a big transition to electricity will send demand skyrocketing. Making matters worse, this will all be happening as we transition away from easily scaled fossil fuel sources to more finicky renewables.

The modern grid, also known as the smart grid, is interconnected and automated, with many technologies involved, including artificial intelligence (AI), edge computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Brent fell 36 cents to $55.70 a barrel. WTI dropped 26 cents to $52.65.

China total oil imports over 2020 were up 7% year on year at 10.86 million b/d

The combination of a severe cold snap in Asia, supply outages and maritime congestion has propelled spot prices for LNG to previously unforeseen heights. The North Asian price benchmark has now risen 18-fold in less than nine months, outperforming other commodities

Electricity consumption in the Unified Energy System (UES) of Russia decreased by 2.4% in 2020.

По состоянию на 1 января 2021 г. объем ФНБ составил 13 545 663,0 млн. рублей, что эквивалентно 183 357,5 млн. долл. США.

Ожидаемый объем дополнительных нефтегазовых доходов федерального бюджета, связанный с превышением фактически сложившейся цены на нефть над базовым уровнем, прогнозируется в январе 2021 года в размере +73,5 млрд руб.

The US clean energy industry has haemorrhaged over 400,000 jobs since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic,

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,