Brent crude futures fell 30 cents, or 0.7%, to $42.35 a barrel, WTI crude oil futures declined 42 cents, or 1%, to $40.25 a barrel.

monthly Brent spot prices will average $42/b during the fourth quarter of 2020 and will rise to an average of $47/b in 2021.

Brent were up 38 cents, or 0.9% at $41.67 a barrel, WTI were trading 34 cents higher, or 0.9%, at $39.56 a barrel.

Driven by unprecedented low fuel prices, gas power production increased by 7.1% during the first seven months from last year, while coal dipped dramatically by 27.5%.

Iraq, OPEC's second-largest oil producer saw exports edge up to 3.063 million b/d in September from 3.023 million b/d in August, which was the lowest export rate since March 2015, data showed.

UAE, the OPEC producer pumped 2.693 million b/d in August, 103,000 b/d above its quota of 2.590 million b/d under the OPEC + supply accord, and a rise of 293,000 b/d from what the country reported in July, when its cap was 2.446 million b/d.

Ожидаемый объем дополнительных нефтегазовых доходов федерального бюджета прогнозируется в октябре 2020 года в размере - 76,6 млрд руб.

Noble Energy shareholders have approved a deal to sell the oil and gas producer to Chevron Corp, making Chevron the No. 2 U.S. shale oil producer and giving it international natural gas reserves close to growing markets.

Brent was up $1.20, or 3.1%, to $40.47 a barrel, WTI was $1.26, or 3.4%, higher at $38.31 a barrel.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO closed 2.6% higher at 5,941.6 points, starting the week on a firm note after a 2.9% drop last week.

U.S. Rig Count is up 5 from last week to 266, Canada Rig Count is up 4 from last week to 75

Brent was down $1.12, or 2.7%, at $39.81 a barrel, WTI was down $1.12, or 2.9%, at $37.60.

Средняя цена на нефть марки Urals в январе-сентябре 2020 года сложилась в размере $40,84 за баррель, в январе-сентябре 2019 года - $64,15 за баррель.

The United States grew to become the world’s largest oil producer at nearly 13 million barrels per day (bpd), led by shale companies.

"Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States are committed to exploring collective activities in multilateral settings in coordination with financial institutions and the private sector to enhance international investment in research and development and the rapid adoption of new energy technologies," the statement added.