Brian Hook, the U.S. special envoy for Iran, said Wednesday that the U.S. will “continue to drive up the costs” for Tehran’s efforts to develop ballistic missiles and take other actions soon after the Treasury Department imposed new restrictions on a shipping network controlled by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Brent was up $1.55, or 2.66%, at $59.81 a barrel, West Texas Intermediate futures CLc1 gained $1.56, or 2.66%, to $55.50 a barrel.

Russia's exports of medium sweet ESPO Blend crude oil are expected to total 3.12 million mt in October, up 30% from September, according to the latest monthly loading program.

"Western sanctions have helped deepen Russia-China energy links as Chinese entities have emerged as a source of capital, which in turn has facilitated Chinese financing of the Yamal LNG project as well as the conclusion of the Power of Siberia pipeline," Dr Michal Meidan, director of the China Energy Program at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, said.

India and Russia are targeting $30 billion of annual trade by 2025, India’s foreign secretary said on Wednesday as a string of energy deals deepened economic ties between the nations.

Лидеры России и Монголии обсудили широкий круг двусторонних вопросов и обменялись мнениями по актуальной проблематике отношений, отметил Владимир Путин по итогам переговоров. По его словам, Россия на сегодня является одним из ключевых внешнеторговых партнеров Монголии.

Brent was down 47 cents at $58.19 a barrel, WTI was down 65 cents, or 1.19%, at $54.45 a barrel

Russia will fully comply with its obligations under the OPEC+ agreement in September

Россия последовательно реализует курс на комплексное расширение взаимодействия с Ираном во всех отраслях экономики, включая энергетику и сельское хозяйство, рассказал Александр Новак.

“OPEC can no longer ignore Russia because of its importance as an oil exporter and its economy,” said Elina Ribakova, deputy chief economist at the Institute of International Finance in Washington. “The Russians will continue doing just enough to engage with the Saudis on oil production.”

Средняя цена нефти марки Urals по итогам января – августа 2019 года составила $ 64,54 за баррель.

Brent crude slipped 22 cents, or 0.4%, to $59.03 a barrel, while WTI was down 2 cents at $55.083 at barrel.

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, SCCI, will be organising the UAE – Russia Forum, from 3rd to 6th September in Russia.

The U.K., France and Germany have called for restraint in the South China Sea amid reports that Chinese and Vietnamese vessels are facing off in the disputed waters over competing territorial claims.

Nigeria lost about 22 million barrels of its crude oil production to theft in the first half of this year, Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. said