The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, was up 0.4% by 0849 GMT.

In the shale gas sector, the most affected player has been the United States, which accounts for about 95 per cent of global shale gas production. According to analysts, the growth rates of U.S. shale gas production may show a considerable decrease in the coming years.

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 0.8 million barrels to 488.7 million barrels

U.S. Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 33.1 percent in the third quarter of 2020

U.S. Rig Count is up 10 from last week to 320 , Canada Rig Count is up 1 from last week to 102,

US investment into wind and solar energy will total $55 billion in 2020

Canada targeted an 80% reduction in GHG emissions by 2050 compared to 2005 levels.

U.S. Rig Count is down 2 from last week to 310 , Canada Rig Count is up 12 from last week to 101

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased by 0.8 million barrels to 489.5 million barrels

Iran's oil exports are already under intense US sanctions pressure, and recent moves by the Trump administration have been seen as an attempt to harden its policy ahead of a Joe Biden White House.

By August production of crude oil had risen to 10.6 million b/d in the United States,

South Korean refiners have sharply increased intakes of Middle East crude since May as they started to reduce imports of US grades due to expensive WTI compared with Dubai-linked Persian Gulf grades.

Industrial production rose 1.1 percent in October.

TC Energy Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TC Energy) and Natural Law Energy (NLE) today announced they have signed a definitive agreement which allows NLE to make an equity investment of up to $1 billion in the Keystone XL pipeline project.

The amount of working natural gas in storage in the United States ended the natural gas injection, or refill, season (April 1–October 31) at 3,920 billion cubic feet (Bcf),