Brent climbed 1 cents to $77.21 a barrel, WTI were down 4 cents at $72.28 a barrel.

Россия, Саудовская Аравия и другие взявшие на себя обязательства по добровольному сокращению добычи нефти страны – участницы соглашения выполняют свои договорённости в рамках ОПЕК+ в полном объёме.

These additional voluntary cuts are announced by the following OPEC+ countries : Saudi Arabia (1,000 thousand b/d); Iraq (223 thousand b/d); United Arab Emirates (163 thousand b/d); Kuwait (135 thousand b/d); Kazakhstan (82 thousand b/d); Algeria (51 thousand b/d); and Oman (42 thousand b/d) starting 1st of January until the end of March 2024.

Россия углубит дополнительное добровольное сокращение поставок нефти на 300 тыс. баррелей в день ещё на 200 тыс. баррелей в день, чтобы достичь 500 тыс. баррелей в день, и продлит это добровольное сокращение поставок до конца I квартала 2024 года в координации с некоторыми странами ОПЕК+.

Brent fell 15 cents, or 0.2%, to $82.95 a barrel, WTI rose 12 cents, or 0.2%, at $77.98 a barrel.

Right now, 6.3 million UK households are in fuel poverty, according to National Energy Action. That’s up from 4.5 million, recorded in October 2021, when Europe’s energy crunch began, it said. Over the last three months, millions have been using appliances like ovens or going to bed early to stay warm, the study showed.

Brent fell 37 cents, or 0.5%, to $80.21 a barrel, WTI were at $75.18 a barrel, down 36 cents, or 0.5%.

With global oil demand set to moderate in the first quarter of 2024, the OPEC+ alliance appears set to extend its production cuts, though the duration is yet to be determined, analysts say. As well, deeper cuts could be considered, some OPEC+ officials have hinted.

Brent were down $1.04, or 1.3%, at $80.92 a barrel, WTI dipped 90 cents, or 1.2%, to $76.20.

"На мой взгляд, цены на нефть сегодня объективно отражают существующую картину, они на достаточно хорошем уровне. Соответственно, рынок сбалансирован. Мы все эти вопросы подробно будем обсуждать на встрече (ОПЕК+ — ред.)", — сказал Новак.

Russia is expected to reduce both oil and natural gas production this year, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Oil is projected to fall by 8 million tons to 527 million tons, compared to 535 million tons last year, he said.

Following the invasion of Ukraine, things couldn’t be more different, with countries looking to nuclear power as a source of low-carbon power that can diversify their mix from intermittent renewable energy and imported fossil fuels.

Sri Lanka's 2020 production of 15.6 TWh of electricity was dominated by fossil fuels, which accounted for some 10 TWh, and hydro (5 TWh) alongside some wind and solar,

Brent rose 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $82.56 a barrel, WTI rose 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $77.91.

Ministers from OPEC+, which groups the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies led by Russia, meet on Sunday in Vienna.