France’s installed renewable capacity, including hydropower, increased by more than 2 GW in 2020

The Board of Directors reviewed the issue of electing the Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and unanimously resolved to reelect Alexey Miller as Chairman of the Management Committee for a 5-year term starting from May 31, 2021.

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

Brent gained 37 cents, 0.6%, to $67.41 a barrel. WTI was at $63.54 a barrel, up 32 cents, 0.5%.

There had been calls for the Biden administration to intensify sanctions designations to include a wide range of companies involved in the construction of Nord Stream 2, including service companies, insurers and certification companies.

Economic losses from more frequent climate-related extreme weather are increasing. In the EU, these losses alone already average over €12 billion per year.

Iraq’s oil exports from its southern ports are stable at 2.7 million barrels per day (bpd) so far in February

"At the end of the day our customers want reliable energy. For us natural gas is the complement to renewable energy — there is no way to think of a reliable system without having a flexible way to produce electricity. Gas is offering this flexibility,"

The unusually cold temperatures caused life-threatening blackouts that left millions of Texans without power for days. And although residents of that state suffered the brunt of the energy crisis, the repercussions spread across the country.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 1.3 million barrels to 463.0 million barrels.

The EU will provide nearly Eur10 billion of funding that the partners will match with at least an equivalent amount of investment, the EC said in a statement.

Ukraine's electricity grid needs the construction of new nuclear power units, Yuriy Boyko, the country's deputy energy minister said last week.

The SPA stipulates the cumulative supply of more than three (3) million tons of LNG for a term of 15 years and will be delivered to LNG terminals in China on DES basis.

Brent fell 35 cents, or 0.5%, to $65.02 a barrel. WTI were down 56 cents or 0.9% at $61.11 a barrel.

Despite U.S. sanctions against the pipeline, Berlin has stood by Nord Stream 2, which it says is a commercial project.