The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 4.2%, with energy .SXEP, autos .SXAP, insurers .SXIP and financials .SXFP jumping between 5.4% and 6.7%.

European gas stock levels for both January and February 2020 were the highest ever recorded for those months.

Significant volumes of Russian gas currently are transited to Germany via Poland, which are a key revenue generator for the country.

State-owned oil and gas major Gazprom announced on February 20 it is looking to produce hydrogen from natural gas.

CNOOC total net profit rising significantly to RMB61.05 billion, an increase of 15.9% YoY, despite more than 10% drop in international oil prices.

Santos notes the announcement from S&P Global Ratings (S&P) reaffirming Santos’ BBB- credit rating with stable outlook.

Brent was up by $1.38 a barrel, or 5.1%, to $28.41, WTI gained $1.54, or 6.6%, to $24.90.

In a co-ordinated global effort to stabilize financial markets in one of the biggest routs on record, Germany launched a stimulus package of up to 750 billion euros, while the U.S. Federal Reserve took unprecedented steps to shore up credit across the economy.

nine Republican senators asked the Department of Commerce to launch an anti-dumping case against Saudi Arabia following its price war with Russia.

South Korea on Tuesday doubled a planned economic rescue package to 100 trillion won ($80 billion) to save companies hit by the coronavirus and put a floor under crashing stocks and bond markets.

Средняя цена на нефть Urals за период мониторинга с 15 февраля 2020 года по 14 марта 2020 года составила $ 47,274 за баррель,

Today, we are announcing that we have embarked on a series of operational and financial initiatives that are expected to result in: reduction of underlying operating costs by $3-4 billion per annum over the next 12 months compared to 2019 levels; reduction of cash capital expenditure to $20 billion or below for 2020 from a planned level of around $25 billion; and material reductions in working capital.

Brent fell 65 cents, or 2.4%, to $26.33 a barrel, WTI were up 29 cents, or 1.3%, at $22.92 a barrel,

US oil producers are likely to be a victim of the oil-price war,

By the end of the year oil price will grow and return to a level of up to $60/b. If these processes continue, shale oil will exit the market