"Russia and Germany should take advantage of years of their successful partnership in the oil and gas industry to closely cooperate in the development of hydrogen, climate-friendly technologies for the future," the proposal sent to relevant ministries of both countries said.

Brent declined by 24 cents, or 0.56%, to $42.86, WTI fell 30 cents, or 0.74%, to $40.33 a barrel.

Газопровод «Север-Юг» призван стать флагманским проектом в двусторонних отношениях России и Пакистана

In early June, Nord Stream 2 asked -- as a precautionary measure -- for an amendment to its Danish pipelaying permit to allow the potential use of pipelay ships that use anchors for positioning.

State producer Saudi Aramco lifted the official selling price for its flagship Arab Light crude to buyers in Asia,

The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.18% to 10,782.7

Germany has put the worst of the impact of the coronavirus lockdown behind it: orders for industrial goods rose 10.4% in May

Indonesia's bond-buying programme will help finance the 2020 fiscal deficit

По состоянию на 1 июля 2020 г. объем ФНБ составил 12 139 601,9 млн. рублей, что эквивалентно 173 543,6 млн. долл. США

Ожидаемый объем недополученных нефтегазовых доходов федерального бюджета прогнозируется в июле 2020 года в размере - 47,8 млрд руб.

Brent rose 18 cents, or 0.4%, to $42.98 a barrel, WTI was at $40.42, down 23 cents, or 0.6%,

Japan’s Nikkei, which has lagged with a soft domestic economy, managed a rise of 1.8%.

The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 1.7%

Russia's gas flows remain well down on last year, with supplies in June down 20% year on year.

U.S. oil and gas extraction businesses shed 1,200 jobs last month.