Asia's projects were meant to usher in the next wave of LNG demand, based off economic growth and electricity demand projections in the pre-COVID 19 era.

LNG developers have started relooking at their strategies and capex plans for 2020.

The USA produced a total of 0.17 million pounds U3O8 (65.4 tU) of uranium concentrate from all domestic sources in 2019, according to a newly published annual report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). This was 89% less than in 2018.

The iron and steel sector produces coils, bars, wire, cast iron and other products. The largest share of energy use in this industry is for crude steel making.

Brent climbed 25 cents, or 0.7%, to $35.06 a barrel, WTI was up 43 cents, or 1.4%, at $32.25 a barrel

Средняя цена на нефть Urals за период мониторинга с 15 апреля по 14 мая 2020 года составила $19,90762 за баррель, или $145,3 за тонну.

To change the current paradigm, the industry will need to dig deep and tap its proud history of bold structural moves, innovation, and safe and profitable operations in the toughest conditions. The winners will be those that use this crisis to boldly reposition their portfolios and transform their operating models. Companies that don’t will restructure or inevitably atrophy.

Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to decrease 197,000 b/d month-over-month in May from 8,019 to 7,822 thousand barrels/day, gas production to decrease 779 million cubic feet/day from 82,249 to 81,470 million cubic feet/day .

Brent was up $1.06, or 3.3%, at $33.56 a barrel, WTI was up $1.29, or 4.4%, at $30.72 a barrel

U.S. gold futures gained 0.8% to $1,770.50.

U.S. dry natural gas production set a record in 2019, averaging 92.2 Bcf/d. EIA forecasts dry natural gas production will average 89.8 Bcf/d in 2020, with monthly production falling from an estimated 93.1 Bcf/d in April to 85.4 Bcf/d in December.

U.S. total industrial production fell 11.2 percent in April for its largest monthly drop in the 101-year history of the index

France has 57 reactors that supply round-the-clock low-carbon electricity to more than three-quarters of the country's population and more than 250 of its industrial energy users at 530 sites

The study finds that output from the typical wind plant declines by about 13 percent over 17 years.

In 1Q 2020 negative Net income attributable to Rosneft shareholders amounted to RUB 156 bln (USD 2 bln) which was mainly a result of the forex exchange loss (RUB 177 bln) due to RUB depreciation and revaluation of foreign currency financial liabilities as well as a reduction of the operating income (-64.8% QoQ).