Brent rose $2.94, or 2.8%, to $107.91 a barrel, WTI rose $3.02, or 3%, to $105.43 a barrel.

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $109.80 a barrel on Tuesday

Urals has been trading at record-lows in recent weeks, with some deals being done at discount of almost $40/b to the Platts Dated Brent crude oil benchmark.

China’s LNG imports averaged 10.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), a 19% increase compared with 2020.

For the year ended December 31, 2021 profit attributable to the owners of PJSC Gazprom amounted to RUB 2,093,071 million.

According to preliminary data, Gazprom produced 175.4 billion cubic meters of gas in January-April 2022. This is a decrease of 2.5 per cent (or 4.5 billion cubic meters) versus the same period of 2021.

Complete removal of fossil fuels from the global economy removes three quarters of global greenhouse emissions.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $3.1 billion in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to make more batteries and components in America, bolster domestic supply chains, create good-paying jobs, and help lower costs for families.

Fennovoima's decision to end the contract is "justified and consistent", Finland's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment said.

Speaking about the suitability of Thorium MSRs as an energy source for maritime applications, Jan Emblemsvåg, Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology noted: “MSRs have enormous potential for enabling clean shipping.

U.S. Rig Count is up 3 from last week to 698 , Canada Rig Count is down 6 from last week to 95.

Brent rose 88 cents, or 0.8%, to $108.47 a barrel, WTI gained 55 cents, or 0.5%, to $105.91 a barrel.

ExxonMobil holds a 30% stake in Sakhalin 1. Other partners include Rosneft with 20%, Japan's Sodeco with 30% and India's ONGC Videsh with 20%.

In 2021, GHG emissions from the power sector rose by more than 8.3%, as the economic recovery fuelled the electricity demand - it returned to its 2019 level - and as the surge in European gas prices incited power generation groups to shift from gas to coal.

The plant, using Westinghouse AP1000 reactors, would be Poland’s first NPP.