Brent dropped 41 cents, or 0.6%, to $65.69 a barrel, WTI fell 52 cents, or 0.9%, to $60.42 per barrel.

total global debt (public plus private) reached US$188 trillion at the end of 2018, up by US$3 trillion when compared to 2017

U.S. industrial production and manufacturing production both rebounded 1.1 percent in November after declining in October

Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to increase 30,000 b/d month-over-month in December from 9,105 to 9,135 thousand barrels/day, gas production to increase 77 million cubic feet/day from 85,521 to 85,598 million cubic feet/day .

Technology continues to grow in its importance in all industries, including the utility sector. Utilities face special challenges as they try to meet increasing demands from customers, regulators, and a market that’s becoming increasingly diverse.

As with many industries, the expectations for distribution power companies are that they either hold their operating costs flat year over year, or that they reduce their O&M expenditures each year.

South Korea will shut up to 15 coal-fired power plants for a period of three months starting December to curb air pollution, which impacted imports in November.

Kazakhstan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected at 4.0% for 2019, before easing to 3.7% in 2020,

Brent 17 cents or 0.3% to $65.39 a barrel, WTI was up 10 cents or 0.2% to $60.17 a barrel.

"Across all market segments, solar PV accounted for 39% of all new electricity-generating capacity additions in 2019 through Q3."

The study on the European interconnector market was carried out by energy data analyst EnAppSys and it showed that France had total net exports of 39.4 TWh during the period from January 1 to November 30, with most of the power flowing to Italy (13.3 TWh) and Germany (11 TWh).

India's power demand fell 4.3% in November from a year ago, representing the fourth straight month of decline, government data showed, potentially reflecting a worsening industrial slowdown which has stifled overall economic growth.

Global oil demand increased by 900 kb/d y-o-y in 3Q19, the strongest annual growth in a year. Nearly three-quarters of the growth occurred in China.

U.S. Rig Count is unchanged from last week at 799, Canada Rig Count is up 15 rigs from last week to 153,

Brent climbed 47 cents, or 0.7%, to $64.67 a barrel, WTI was up 34 cents, or 0.6%, to $59.52 a barrel,