UOKiK said its own investigation had shown that Gazprom, France's Engie, Austria's OMV, Shell, and Germany's Uniper and Wintershall Dea had concluded a number of agreements regarding financing for Nord Stream 2 without having first obtained its approval to establish a joint venture for the project.

The emergence of large-scale North American LNG exports has made it easier for low-cost US gas to reach Asia’s LNG importing markets.

In 2019, China was the largest coal producer in the world, with an output of 3,691 Mt, followed by India (769 Mt) and the United States (640 Mt).

The U.K. Treasury is looking at having “a portion of equity from the government being invested” as a way of backing nuclear energy, Energy Minister Kwsai Kwarteng said on a panel at the ruling Conservative Party conference.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX rose 0.4%

France's economic growth rebounded 16%,

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan crept 0.4% higher to a fresh two-week peak, led by a 1.3% gain in Australia where an expansionary budget lifted stocks.

The U.S. goods and services deficit was $67.1 billion in August, up $3.7 billion from $63.4 billion in July, revised.

Noble Energy shareholders have approved a deal to sell the oil and gas producer to Chevron Corp, making Chevron the No. 2 U.S. shale oil producer and giving it international natural gas reserves close to growing markets.

Total U.S. nonfarm payroll employment rose by 661,000 in September, and the unemployment rate declined to 7.9 percent,

“The Canada Infrastructure Bank is critical to expanding Canada’s ambition by bringing in the private sector to get more infrastructure built,” said Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna, adding that the investments will create 60,000 jobs and “help build a low-carbon future”.

The People’s Committee of Haiphong (Vietnam) has approved ExxonMobil’s 6 Mt/year LNG import terminal and 2,250 MW gas-fired power plant projects, which would require an investment of US$5.1bn.

The United States grew to become the world’s largest oil producer at nearly 13 million barrels per day (bpd), led by shale companies.

"Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States are committed to exploring collective activities in multilateral settings in coordination with financial institutions and the private sector to enhance international investment in research and development and the rapid adoption of new energy technologies," the statement added.

International institutional investors that are the long-term owners of generation assets in other markets have generally been cautious about acquiring renewable assets in Australia, perceiving the risk/reward balance to be inferior to other investment opportunities.