"In any case, Russia is a responsible player on the energy market and that's something which governs our decisions and our thinking," Sorokin said, during the ADIPEC virtual conference Nov. 9.

UOKiK on Oct. 7 imposed a fine of more than Zloty 29 billion ($7.62 billion, Eur6.48 billion) on Russian gas giant Gazprom for building Nord Stream 2 without its approval, as well as a fine totaling Zloty 234 million on five European companies that helped finance the project.

The almost complete Nord Stream 2 was meant to come online at the end of 2019, but the threat of US sanctions against companies working on laying the pipeline saw main contractor Allseas halt work in December last year.

Russia’s energy-related CO2 emissions in 2019 were around 20% below their 1990 level, at around 1 750 MtCO2.

"Global LNG supply will be moving from sufficient to tight in the next five years, with supply-demand differential falling from 200 Bcm in 2020 to 50 Bcm in 2025,"

Total recently shipped its first carbon-neutral LNG cargo sourced from Australia’s Ichthys LNG to CNOOC. The emissions created by the LNG cargo were offset by carbon credits procured through investments in wind energy and forest protection projects.

It’s possible that the coming transportation revolution will greatly reduce demand on the grid.

Utility-scale wireless transmission is another one that could change the way the grid operates.

Brent climbed 94 cents, or 2.4%, to $40.39 a barrel. WTI was at $38.07, up 93 cents, or 2.5%.

The OPEC delegation was led by HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary General, and the GECF delegation was headed by HE Yury Sentyurin, Secretary General.

On a barrels-per-day basis, the imports dropped 15.1% from the 11.85 million b/d in September

The extra Libyan supply means OPEC+ will have to make some difficult choices as it heads to its formal meeting on Nov 30 – Dec. 1.

The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX was up 1.3% by 0805 GMT, with trade-reliant German shares .GDAXI adding 1.6% as data also showed exports in Europe's largest economy rose more than expected in September.

Total U.S. nonfarm payroll employment rose by 638,000 in October, and the unemployment rate declined to 6.9 percent,

Ожидаемый объем дополнительных нефтегазовых доходов федерального бюджета прогнозируется в ноябре 2020 года в размере -68,3 млрд руб.