The system consists of four parabolic trough mirrors that concentrate solar radiation on a linear receiver. It includes two photovoltaic-thermal modules, each with a length of 1.2 meters.

Brent were up 38 cents, or 0.9% at $41.67 a barrel, WTI were trading 34 cents higher, or 0.9%, at $39.56 a barrel.

Driven by unprecedented low fuel prices, gas power production increased by 7.1% during the first seven months from last year, while coal dipped dramatically by 27.5%.

Over January-September, Russian gas flows into Europe -- excluding the countries of the former Soviet Union in line with Gazprom's own sales data -- totaled 96.65 Bcm, down 22.2% year on year.

Iraq, OPEC's second-largest oil producer saw exports edge up to 3.063 million b/d in September from 3.023 million b/d in August, which was the lowest export rate since March 2015, data showed.

UAE, the OPEC producer pumped 2.693 million b/d in August, 103,000 b/d above its quota of 2.590 million b/d under the OPEC + supply accord, and a rise of 293,000 b/d from what the country reported in July, when its cap was 2.446 million b/d.

India's LNG demand for power generation has been robust this year as power plants looked to capitalize on record low LNG prices, helping boost margins at prevailing electricity prices.

Ожидаемый объем дополнительных нефтегазовых доходов федерального бюджета прогнозируется в октябре 2020 года в размере - 76,6 млрд руб.

All of Ukraine's 15 nuclear power units - at Rovno, Zaporozhe, South Ukraine and Khmelnitsky - are operated by state-run Energoatom.

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.

Brent was up $1.20, or 3.1%, to $40.47 a barrel, WTI was $1.26, or 3.4%, higher at $38.31 a barrel.

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

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO closed 2.6% higher at 5,941.6 points, starting the week on a firm note after a 2.9% drop last week.

“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 energy market is rapidly changing. In the past several years, power grids have transformed from a few well-controlled generating units to multiple distributed energy resources connected to a vast system managed by increasingly digital solutions.