Russian President Vladimir Putin struck a deal with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to extend the OPEC+ agreement at current production levels for the rest of this year and potentially into early 2020.

Флагманским проектом российско-германского сотрудничества является “Северный поток-2”, его реализация продолжается несмотря на противодействие отдельных стран и возможные риски,

"Today our forecast for gas pipeline deliveries in 2019 to Europe and Turkey is between 198.6 and 201.1 Bcm," Miller said in a speech at the company's annual general meeting. Gazprom exported 201.9 Bcm to Europe in 2018, accounting for around 36.8% of the market.

Александр Новак добавил, что продолжается совместная реализация проектов “Сахалин-1” и “Сахалин-2”, в которых японские компании владеют 30% и 22,5%​ акций соответственно. С участием японских партнеров продолжает успешно реализовываться проект “Ямал СПГ”.​

Флагманским проектом российско-турецкого сотрудничества, по словам главы Минэнерго России, является строящийся газопровод “Турецкий поток”.

in the presence of the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, and the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, PAO NOVATEK and the consortium of Mitsui & Co and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation JOGMEC signed the Sales and Purchase Agreement to purchase a 10% participation interest in the Arctic LNG 2 project.

In April 2019, for the 24th consecutive month, dry natural gas production increased year to year for the month. The preliminary level for dry natural gas production in April 2019 was 2,708 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 90.3 Bcf/d. This level was 9.8 Bcf/d (12.2%) higher than the April 2018 level of 80.4 Bcf/d.

The re-opening of trade negotiations between the US and China also opens the door for the easing of trade tensions and potential removal of tariffs on a range of commodities including LNG, LPG, soybeans, metals and petrochemicals.

Based on a study of 40 US shale oil companies, looking at cash flow from operating activities, only four companies reported a positive cash flow balance in the first quarter of 2019.

Энергетическое сотрудничество России с Южной Кореей также демонстрирует поступательное развитие, особенно в нефтегазовой, угольной сферах и в электроэнергетике, отметил Александр Новак по итогам встречи. Во многом углублению сотрудничества способствует работа Совместного Российско-Корейского комитета по сотрудничеству в области энергетики и природных ресурсов, добавил он.

Россия и Египет тесно взаимодействуют в сфере энергетики, как в двустороннем, так и многостороннем форматах, в том числе по линии Форума стран-экспортеров газа (ФСЭГ), отметил по итогам переговоров глава Минэнерго России Александр Новак.

"As BRICS participants are leading global consumers and producers of energy, our association could be more actively involved in issues of ensuring global energy security and universal access to energy," Putin said, during a meeting of the leaders of the BRICS countries ahead of the G20 Summit in Osaka. The BRICS group comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), a leading company in the coordination of planning, purchasing and providing of water and electricity across the UAE, has announced that ‘Noor Abu Dhabi’, the world’s largest single solar project, with a capacity of 1,177MW, has started commercial operation.

U.S. Rig Count is unchanged from from last week at 967, with oil rigs up 4 to 793, gas rigs down 4 to 173, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 1. Canada Rig Count is up 5 rigs from last week to 124, with oil rigs up 4 to 84 and gas rigs up 1 to 40.

Brent crude futures were down 35 cents, or 0.5%, at $66.20 per barrel, WTI crude CLc1 futures were down 30 cents, or 0.5%, at $59.13 a barrel.