Александр Новак отметил, что в поступательное развитие газовой генерации в немалой степени способствует снижению эмиссии парниковых газов: «На сегодняшний день в России почти 85% произведенной электроэнергии приходится на безуглеродные или низкоуглеродные источники, а к 2035 году этот показатель будет уже почти 90%».

“While the overall trade deficit continues to grow, it is too soon for the numbers to reflect the recent deal with China and other actions of this Administration is taking to level the balance of trade,” said Secretary Ross. “We look forward to the July 16 deadline which will open up the Chinese market to American beef, liquefied natural gas and other products.”

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that the goods and services deficit was $47.6 billion in April, up $2.3 billion from $45.3 billion in March, revised. April exports were $191.0 billion, $0.5 billion less than March exports. April imports were $238.6 billion, $1.9 billion more than March imports.

В своем выступлении первый замглавы ведомства отметил, что трансформация российской энергетики – сегодня не самоцель, а объективная задача государственного значения. «Мы живем в один из самых динамичных периодов в истории человечества. Технологии стремительно меняет нашу жизнь. Компаниям и государствам важно сохранять гибкость и открытость к новым идеям, чтобы не отстать в этой гонке», – подчеркнул Алексей Текслер.

В своем докладе Глава «Роснефти» заявил, что период низких нефтяных цен надолго, в настоящее время цены зафиксировались в диапазоне от 45 до 50 долларов за баррель Брент, а волатильность рынков и неопределенность значительно выросли. «Нынешняя «передышка» не должна нас успокаивать, - заявил Игорь Сечин, – условий для стабильной работы рынка пока не создано. Ряд крупных производителей, которые не участвуют в договоренностях, активно используют конъюнктуру для усиления собственной рыночной позиции, что, скорее, создает предпосылки для новой нестабильности, нежели для выхода на траекторию устойчивого роста».

Profit attributable to the owners of PJSC Gazprom for the three months ended March 31, 2017 totaled RUB 333,453 million which is RUB 28,856 million, or 8 % less than for the same period of the prior year.

In the first quarter of 2017, profit attributable to PJSC LUKOIL shareholders was 62.3 bln RUB, up 33.7% and 45.5% quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year, respectively. Profit was significantly impacted by non-cash foreign exchange loss. Excluding this item, profit attributable to PJSC LUKOIL shareholders amounted to 97.1 bln RUB, a 22.7% increase year-on-year.

While most big oil companies foresee a day when the world will need less crude, timing when that peak in oil demand will materialize is one of the hottest flashpoints for controversy within the industry. It’s tough to predict because changes to oil demand will hinge on future disruptive technologies, such as batteries in electric cars that will allow drivers to travel for hundreds of miles on a single charge.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.2 percent in the first quarter of 2017 , according to the "second" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real GDP increased 2.1 percent.

IMF - advancing decisively on the structural reform agenda to improve growth potential and rebalance growth towards non-commodity sectors.

Saudi Arabia will go into the meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC producers in Vienna on May 25 determined to maximize its oil revenue through high prices, even if it must make large production cuts in return.

Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) earned about $433 billion in net oil export revenues in 2016, the lowest since 2004. In real dollar terms, the 2016 revenue represents a 15% decline from the $509 billion earned in 2015, mainly because of the fall in average annual crude oil prices and, to a lesser extent, because of decreases in OPEC net oil exports.

The recent steps to increase the transparency of fiscal policy through the publication of the Fiscal Balance Program and the First Quarter Budget Report are very welcome. This greater transparency will help private businesses and investors better plan their investment and employment decisions.

Group results  Adjusted operating profit: €1.83 billion, up by 215% or €1.25 billion, vs first quarter of 2016  Adjusted net profit: €0.74 billion (up by €0.74 billion vs the first quarter of 2016)  Net profit: €0.97 billion  Strong cash generation: €1.93 billion, up by 41% vs the first quarter of 2016; €2.60 billion before changes in working capital at replacement cost, up by 76%  Capex: €2.83 billion (€2.42 billion on a pro-forma1 basis), in line with our strategy to bring cashgenerative projects on stream in 2017  Disposals agreed in the first quarter of 2017 of €2.9 billion, approximately 60% of the minimum target planned for the 2017-2020 four-year period  Net debt: €14.9 billion, in line with the end of 2016  Leverage at March 31, 2017: stable at 0.28

Net income attributable to Rosneft shareholders amounted to RUB 13 bln in 1Q 2017 (+8.3% vs adjusted net income in 1Q 2016) in view of significant negative effect of foreign exchange rates due to RUB appreciation.