Germany stuck to its refusal to cap gas prices and the 27 could only agree to disagree, declaring they will keep on examining options to put a ceiling on costs.

Sweden's six nuclear power reactors provide about 40% of its electricity. In 1980, the government decided to phase out nuclear power, but parliament repealed this policy in 2010.

The new agreement builds on the teaming agreement signed in November 2021 under which Hyundai E&C will perform the detailed design of the balance of plant and prepare the full plant construction specification for the SMR-160, which Holtec has been developing since 2010.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 1.7 million barrels to 437.4 million barrels.

Brent rose $1.33, or 1.4%, to $93.74 a barrel, WTI rose $1.43, or 1.7%, to $86.98 per barrel.

"If we continue to meet our savings target of at least 20% in Germany, if three LNG terminals start operating at the beginning of next year at the latest, and if the expected winter-related decline in imports and the rise in currently low exports remain moderate, then we can get through the winter without a national gas emergency," he said in a statement.

While Europe lacks transparent data on who owns stored gas, the bulk is held by utilities, including state-owned companies, that will need to withdraw fuel to supply households and manufacturers, according to people familiar with the matter.

"The operation of TurkStream is now fully secured in the long term following the Dutch decision," foreign minister Peter Szijjarto was quoted as saying by Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs.

На встрече стороны обсудили сотрудничество в сфере поставок нефти, газа и нефтепродуктов, в атомной энергетике, а также проектах по добыче полезных ископаемых.

Средняя цена на нефть Urals за период мониторинга с 15 сентября 2022 года по 14 октября 2022 года составила $70,2 за баррель, или $512,6 за тонну.

Taking into account the recent developments within the Oil Markets,it is safe to say that we are within the murky waters with very troubled vessels to act as a shield.

Preliminary production figures for September 2022 show an average daily production of 1 832 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

Brent rose 22 cents, or 0.2%, to $90.25 a barrel, WTI was at $83.50 a barrel.

The bloc’s eighth round of sanctions state that if a tanker owner transports Russian crude above an agreed price threshold, their ship would be prohibited from getting EU services needed to ship the commodity, such as insurance, “in the future.”

The UAE has expressed support for the statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regarding reviewing the status of oil markets and reducing production, noting that the decision was collective and based on the vote of OPEC+.