Brent were up 59 cents, or 0.7%, to $85.45 a barrel . WTI were up 59 cents, or 0.7%, to $85.45 a barrel .

Russia has repeatedly said that the early launch of Nord Stream 2 would help ease the current high gas prices in Europe, which have soared in recent weeks on intensifying concerns over winter gas supply amid lower-than-expected Russian deliveries.

U.S. Rig Count is up 10 from last week to 543 , Canada Rig Count is up 1 from last week to 168.

Brent rose 62 cents, or 0.7%, to $84.62 a barrel. WTI rose 56 cents, or 0.7%, to $81.87 a barrel.

World oil demand is estimated to increase by 5.8 mb/d in 2021, revised down from 5.96 mb/d in the previous month’s assessment.

Speaking at Russian Energy Week, Novak also said the Nord Stream 2 pipeline would be ready to begin commercial operations "in the coming days" but that its startup still depended on winning approval from European regulators.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 6.1 million barrels from the previous week to 427.0 million barrels.

Brent gained 67 cents, or 0.8%, to $83.85 a barrel. WTI climbed 62 cents, or 0.8%, to $81.06 a barrel.

Russia's crude production targets under the OPEC+ accord are 9.809 million b/d in October and 9.913 million b/d in November, though it has regularly pumped in excess of its quota.

The OPEC+ alliance has agreed to increase production by 400,000 b/d through the end of 2022, aiming to eliminate the historic cuts it implemented through the pandemic by late in the year

We expect Brent prices will remain near current levels for the remainder of 2021, averaging $81/b during the fourth quarter of 2021. In 2022, we expect that growth in production from OPEC+, U.S. tight oil, and other non-OPEC countries will outpace slowing growth in global oil consumption and contribute to Brent prices declining from current levels to an annual average of $72/b.

Brent was up 1 cent at $83.66 a barrel. WTI fell 50 cents, or 0.6%, to $80.02.

Brent was up 1 cent at $83.66 a barrel. WTI fell 50 cents, or 0.6%, to $80.02.

Market participants said that while Chinese demand is lifting coal prices, the downside risk is limited given suppressed demand from India -- the world's third-largest coal consumer.

Natural gas and coal prices in Europe and Asia just hit their highest levels on record, oil prices in America hit a seven-year high and U.S. gasoline prices are up $1 a gallon from last year.