Tepid production and strong global LNG export demand have helped to push NYMEX gas futures prices for the coming months beyond $5/MMBtu.

Among the reasons given by respondents in favour of nuclear energy were the energy independence of France (53%, up from 46% in 2019) and the low cost of electricity (30%).

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 0.4 million barrels from the previous week to 426.5 million barrels.

Brent rose as high as $86.10 and was down 92 cents, or 1.1%, to $84.90. WTI fell 74 cents, or 0.9%, to $82.68.

India, the world's third-biggest importer and consumer of crude, meets around 85% of its demand via overseas purchases with Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the United States being the top three suppliers. India also imports 55% of its gas demand via imports.

Non-OECD countries in Asia will collectively become the largest importers of natural gas by 2050.

China's pipeline gas imports have been setting new records in the past three months, and September was the fourth consecutive month-on-month increase since June, the customs data showed.

In 2018, China became the world's 2nd largest LNG importer in the world behind Japan. LNG imports amounted to 90.5 bcm in 2020 (+12%). Australia is the largest LNG supplier (44%), followed by Qatar (12%) and Malaysia (9%).

The projects were unveiled as part of Rio Tinto’s newly announced plans to spend $US7.5 billion ($A10 billion) slashing its scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by half by 2030.

In November 2020, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a decree establishing a new regulatory framework for renewable energy auctions, the Economic Renewable Energy Regime (Régimen Económico de Energías Renovables, REER).

Preliminary production figures for September 2021 show an average daily production of 2 022 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

Brent dropped 64 cents, or 0.8%, to $84.44 a barrel. WTI fell 56 cents to $82.40 a barrel.

Speaking to the conference on 13 October, Putin said, "Russia will take practical action to ensure the carbon neutrality of its economy, and we have set a specific benchmark: no later than 2060."

The United Kingdom pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 in 2019.

Gazprom’s gas supplies to Turkey soared by 125.3% year-on-year between Jan. 1-Oct. 15, the data showed, while exports to Germany and Italy were up 28.2% and 16.3.% from a year ago, respectively.