Despite a brief Covid-related output dip, US LNG exports rose 31% in 2020 to hit an all-time high of 2.4 trillion cubic feet (Tcf).

The number of geothermal power plants in Japan has quadrupled since the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima Prefecture, according to industry data.

Brent was up by 86 cents or 1% at $83.60 a barrel, WTI gained 89 cents or 1.1% to $82.16.

Reconfirm the production adjustment plan and the monthly production adjustment mechanism approved at the 19th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting and the decision to adjust upward the monthly overall production by 0.4 mb/d for the month of December 2021, as per the attached schedule.

To ensure domestic oil products supplies by preventing a significant drop in throughput, Chinese refineries had to draw crude inventory in October.

The Worldwide Rig Count for October was 1,504, up 56 from the 1,448 counted in September 2021,and up 488 from the 1,016 counted in October 2020.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 3.3 million barrels from the previous week to 434.1 million barrels.

U.S. Rig Count is up 6 from last week to 550, Canada Rig Count is down 6 from last week to 160.

Brent fell $1.03, or 1.2%, to $83.69 a barrel, WTI umbled $1.30, or 1.6%, to $82.61 a barrel.

China's overall trucked LNG price averaged Yuan 7,813/mt across the entire country Nov. 1, up 14% from Oct. 25 and 32% higher than early October, data from Shanghai Petroleum and Gas Exchange showed.

Brent gained 20 cents, or 0.2%, to $84.91 a barrel, WTI climbed 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $84.19.

According to preliminary data, Gazprom produced 422.6 billion cubic meters of gas in January–October of 2021, which is 15.8 per cent (or 57.7 billion cubic meters) more than in the same period of last year.

Iraq's OPEC+ quota in October was 4.149 million b/d, up from 4.105 million b/d in September.

Exxon Mobil Corporation announced estimated third-quarter 2021 earnings of $6.8 billion, or $1.57 per share assuming dilution.

Brent dropped 46 cents, or 0.6%, to $83.26 a barrel, WTI slid 64 cents, or 0.8%, to $82.93.