The project, Mozambique LNG, is one of several being developed in the country’s extreme north following one of the largest gas finds in a decade off its coast.

the pound was up on Thursday to $1.2655 against a broadly weaker dollar,

Spot gold was little changed at $1,809.19 per ounce, U.S. gold futures were 0.3% lower at $1,816.

Overseas investors have withdrawn nearly $8 billion from Turkish stocks since January,

Brent fell 11 cents, or 0.3%, to $42.97 a barrel, WTI dropped 11 cents, or 0.3%, to $40.51 a barrel,

EIA expects monthly Brent spot prices will average $41/b during the second half of 2020 and rise to an average of $50/b in 2021

OPEC's 13 members pumped 22.31 million b/d, the organization's lowest collective output since September 1990,

E-mini futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1%.

France and the UK had previously blocked an agreement on the green finance taxonomy, arguing it failed to recognise the environmental benefits of nuclear power, which emits almost no greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.

Nuclear power is a zero-carbon source of electricity that made up 20% of US electricity generation in 2019

"Russia and Germany should take advantage of years of their successful partnership in the oil and gas industry to closely cooperate in the development of hydrogen, climate-friendly technologies for the future," the proposal sent to relevant ministries of both countries said.

Brent declined by 24 cents, or 0.56%, to $42.86, WTI fell 30 cents, or 0.74%, to $40.33 a barrel.

In early June, Nord Stream 2 asked -- as a precautionary measure -- for an amendment to its Danish pipelaying permit to allow the potential use of pipelay ships that use anchors for positioning.

State producer Saudi Aramco lifted the official selling price for its flagship Arab Light crude to buyers in Asia,

The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.18% to 10,782.7