"Timely implementation of this project is of national importance: this is a particularly significant task to provide the nuclear industry with natural uranium, a challenge facing the entire Mining Division,"

Brent rose by 50 cents, or 0.71%, to $70.88 a barrel, WTI rose 66 cents, or 1%, to $68.81.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 3.6 million barrels from the previous week to 439.2 million barrels.

Brent were up 33 cents, or 0.5%, to $72.74 a barrel, WTI rose 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $70.72 a barrel.

Profit attributable to shareholders of PAO NOVATEK increased to RR 99.3 billion (RR 33.07 per share) in the second quarter 2021 and to RR 164.4 billion (RR 54.76 per share) in the six months 2021 as compared to RR 41.6 billion and RR 10.9 billion, respectively, in the corresponding periods in 2020.

Brent slid by 74 cents, or 1%, to $74.67 a barrel, WTI dropped 70 cents, or 1%, to $73.25 a barrel.

In the second quarter 2021, NOVATEK’s hydrocarbon production totaled 156.6 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe)

U.S. Rig Count is down 3 from last week to 488, Canada Rig Count is up 4 from last week to 153.

Brent fell 45 cents, or 0.6%, to $75.60 a barrel, WTIfell 43 cents, or 0.6%, to $73.19 a barrel.

Since 2010, China’s natural gas output increased on average by 7.5%/year to 195 bcm in 2020.

Brent gained 43 cents, or 0.6%, to trade at $75.17, WTI climbed 51 cents, or 0.7 %, to $72.90.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 4.1 million barrels from the previous week to 435.6 million barrels.

NOV Inc. (NYSE: NOV) reported second quarter 2021 revenues of $1.42 billion, an increase of 13 percent compared to the first quarter of 2021 and a decrease of five percent compared to the second quarter of 2020.

Brent rose 38 cents, or 0.5%, to $74.86 a barrel , WTI were up 42 cents, or 0.6%, at $72.07 a barrel.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 2.1 million barrels from the previous week to 439.7 million barrels.