Среди приоритетов развития водородной энергетики в условиях новых экономических вызовов: развитие отечественных технологий производства, хранения и транспортировки водорода для внутреннего и международного рынков, создание национальной системы квалификации и сертификации водорода, серийное производство линейки промышленной продукции с использованием водорода, создание испытательных полигонов.

The other cap in the mix is one to limit the price of gas used in electricity generation, which is backed by a vociferous group of member states.

China's crude imports from Russia have continued to stay elevated through 2022, averaging at 1.71 million b/d over January-August, up 7.3% year on year, according to customs data.

Caps on gas prices top the political agenda in Europe as governments seek to rein in an unprecedented energy crisis triggered by a cut of gas shipments by Russia, the continent’s former biggest supplier.

Coking coal imports from Russia jumped to 2.5 million tons in September, from about 900,000 tons in the same month last year and 1.9 million tons in August, according to Chinese customs data.

Benchmark futures declined as much as 12%, and are about 70% lower from the highs of August.

The REPowerEU plan, which aims to end the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels and tackle the climate crisis, will seek to raise the share of renewables in the region’s final energy consumption to 45% by 2030.

Benchmark futures declined as much as 4.8% on Friday and headed for a third straight weekly loss.

Germany stuck to its refusal to cap gas prices and the 27 could only agree to disagree, declaring they will keep on examining options to put a ceiling on costs.

"If we continue to meet our savings target of at least 20% in Germany, if three LNG terminals start operating at the beginning of next year at the latest, and if the expected winter-related decline in imports and the rise in currently low exports remain moderate, then we can get through the winter without a national gas emergency," he said in a statement.

While Europe lacks transparent data on who owns stored gas, the bulk is held by utilities, including state-owned companies, that will need to withdraw fuel to supply households and manufacturers, according to people familiar with the matter.

"The operation of TurkStream is now fully secured in the long term following the Dutch decision," foreign minister Peter Szijjarto was quoted as saying by Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs.

На встрече стороны обсудили сотрудничество в сфере поставок нефти, газа и нефтепродуктов, в атомной энергетике, а также проектах по добыче полезных ископаемых.

Средняя цена на нефть Urals за период мониторинга с 15 сентября 2022 года по 14 октября 2022 года составила $70,2 за баррель, или $512,6 за тонну.

The bloc’s eighth round of sanctions state that if a tanker owner transports Russian crude above an agreed price threshold, their ship would be prohibited from getting EU services needed to ship the commodity, such as insurance, “in the future.”