U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 3.3 million barrels to 427.1 million barrels.

Brent were down 18 cents to $99.39 a barrel, WTI was at $95.84 a barrel, down 43 cents.

"What is definitely problematic is to include energy into the sanctions, because a rule must be observed that the sanctions must have a greater impact on Russia than on the countries imposing the sanctions."

The proposal will be submitted to senior leaders, with a recommendation Beijing resume Australian imports prompted by fears European-led curbs on Russian energy will increase competition for coal from China’s main suppliers like Indonesia,

The meeting resulted in the signing of the Memorandums of Understanding between ROSATOM and the Ministry of Science and Technology of Myanmar on cooperation

"Ensuring stable energy supplies to the Polish system requires the rapid implementation of nuclear technologies," said PKN Orlen President Daniel Obajtek.

ITER is a major international project to build a tokamak fusion device in Cadarache, France, designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a large-scale and carbon-free source of energy.

Mainstream’s offshore business will continue to develop existing project opportunities for bottom-fixed and floating wind in markets such as Norway, Sweden, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Ireland, the UK and the US, while exploring opportunities in new markets.

Brent was up 73 cents, or 0.7%, at $100.22 a barrel, WTI gained 68 cents, or 0.7%, to $96.52.

The spot price of Brent crude oil averaged $71 per barrel (b) in 2021, and we forecast the Brent price will average $104/b in 2022 and $94/b in 2023.

Total oil demand is projected to average 100.3 mb/d. For 2023, world oil demand growth is expected to reach 2.7 mb/d to average 103.0 mb/d.

They focused on tasks to further promote economic cooperation, including measures to improve the contractual legal framework, boost trade and use national currencies in transactions, as well as to ensure uninterrupted supplies of Russian energy.

They reaffirmed their mutual resolve to further strengthen the strategic partnership and alliance between the two countries, and to consistently implement concrete trade, economic and energy projects.

In June 2022 Gazprom had reduced gas supplies over the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to 67 mcm/d (24.5 bcm/year).

France, Germany and Poland continued to receive term diesel cargoes from Russia, while spot diesel cargoes that would typically supply the UK are now ending up in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub instead, with a few Primorsk cargoes also finding their way to Barcelona.