Brent soared to a high of $70.74 a barrel, WTI was at $64.15 a barrel,

Говоря о ситуации на мировом рынке нефти, Александр Новак отметил, что он достаточно сбалансирован и волатильность на нем низкая.

В рамках ОПЕК+ Россия по итогам декабря 2019 года вышла на уровень сокращения добычи нефти (без конденсата) в 234 тбс

Capital expenditures were $75 billion in third-quarter 2019, 9% lower than in third-quarter 2018.

China's LNG growth rate has almost halved to 27pc for 2018-19 and the signs are that growth is continuing to decelerate.

The preliminary level for dry natural gas production in October 2019 was 2,952 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 95.2 Bcf/d.

Global nuclear generating capacity stood at 392.4 GWe net at the end of 2019, down slightly on 2018, according to data from World Nuclear Association. Six power reactors were added to the grid last year and construction of three large reactor projects started, while nine units were permanently shut down.

Each of ASEAN’s 10 members have set targets for renewable energy, and technological innovations such as better solar power efficiency and floating solar panels means that renewable energy is now more accessible than ever before.

"This agreement extends Qatar's long standing LNG supply relationship with Kuwait well into the 2030's and highlights our commitment to meeting Kuwait's LNG requirements," Saad al-Kaabi, minister of state for energy affairs and the CEO of Qatar Petroleum, said in a statement

Germany's economy is aiming for renewables to provide 65% of its power mix by 2030.

Foreign direct investments (FDI) into Oman jumped to $30.26bn (RO11.65bn) in Q2 2019, up 13.3% from the same period in 2018, when it got $26.7bn (RO10.29bn) in FDI, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information. Investment into manufacturing reached $4.15bn (RO1.6bn) in Q2 2019,

As the nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau projects the U.S. population will be 330,222,422 on Jan. 1, 2020. This represents an increase of 1,991,085, or 0.61%, from New Year’s Day 2019. Since Census Day (April 1) 2010, the population has grown by 21,476,884 or 6.96%.

U.S. Rig Count is down 9 rigs from last week to 796, Canada Rig Count is down 14 rigs from last week to 85

Brent were at $68.36 a barrel, up 20 cents, or 0.3%, WTI edged up 5 cents to $61.77 a barrel.

In the wake of the global financial crisis, growth in Turkey became increasingly dependent on externally-funded credit and demand stimulus, and, as a result, Turkey’s economy began running above potential with a large current account deficit and high inflation.