August 2020

Since the start of COVID-19 pandemic, LUKOIL has been undertaking necessary measures to rule out the direct impact of the pandemic on the Group's operating activity,

Brent rose 6 cents, or, 0.1% to $45.70 a barrel, WTI fell 8 cents or 0.2% to $43.31 a barrel.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 4.7 million barrels to 507.8 million barrels,

Global coal demand is expected to reach around 5,600 million tonnes by 2024,

India spent 1.58 trillion rupees ($21.28 billion) on importing 247 million tonnes of coal,

China's importers likely reduced imports of lower-priced spot LNG cargoes in July, and made room for receiving the higher-priced contracted cargoes

Iraq is under US pressure to wean itself off Iranian electricity and gas imports,

Profits at China’s industrial firms grew 19.6% on-year to 589.5 billion yuan ($85.58 billion),

Argentine Government Notifies IMF of Request for New Fund Arrangement

Nuclear power currently provides the second largest amount of low carbon electricity in the world (slightly behind hydro) and stands ready to do so much more.