The International Energy Agency is monitoring developments in global oil markets, and notes that markets are now adequately supplied, and that global spare production capacity remains at comfortable levels.

OPEC is due to meet in June, where the Iran question will no doubt be raised. But oil and gas leaders are taking a cautious approach, with Kuwait's oil minister Khaled Al Fadhel noting that a decision would be taken only after a review of oil prices.

the risk of oil prices heading well above $70/b to the oil market and the global economy, while also saying that if prices were too low it would hit investment in the industry and key oil producing countries.

Gazprom is looking to bypass Ukraine completely with the construction of the 55 Bcm/year Nord Stream 2 pipeline and the 31.5 Bcm/year TurkStream link, though some delays mean some kind of deal with Kiev will be necessary.

Green hydrogen can in principle be shipped around the world to places that are less well endowed with cheap renewable energy sources.

"Cooperation will continue between Russia and Saudi Arabia," Ibrahim al-Muhanna said at the International Oil Summit in Paris, stressing that "it is the core of OPEC+ cooperation."

Russian oil production was around 11.24 million barrels per day (bpd) between April 1 and April 18,

Публикация «Рейтер» «Эксклюзив: Венесуэла обошла санкции США, направив продажи нефти через Россию» является откровенной ложью, цель которой провокация против «Роснефти». Вынуждены констатировать, что «Рейтер» прекратил деятельность как информационное агентство и средство массовой информации.

The meeting participants praised the project operator, Sakhalin Energy, for its work.

Since January, Maduro’s administration has been in talks with allies in Moscow about ways to circumvent a ban on clients paying PDVSA in dollars, the sources said. Russia has publicly said the U.S. sanctions are illegal and it would work with Venezuela to weather them.

«Коммуникация в рамках МИРЭС предоставляет самые широкие возможности для выработки транспарентных подходов и стратегических решений в атмосфере тесного сотрудничества между странами и направлена на обеспечение стабильного развития мирового ТЭК», - сказал Александр Новак.

МИНФИН РОССИИ - Средняя цена на нефть Urals за период мониторинга с 15 марта года по 14 апреля 2019 года составила $69,02619 за баррель, или $ 503,9 за тонну. Согласно расчетам Минфина России экспортная пошлина на нефть в РФ с 1 мая 2019 года повысится на $7,2 и составит $104,6 за тонну.

The rules governing the EU's internal gas market will in future also apply to pipelines to and from third countries. The Council today formally adopted an amendment to the so-called gas directive which aims at closing a legal gap in the EU's regulatory framework and boosting competition in the gas market. This is the final step in the legislative process.

Russian energy major Gazprom Neft expects the Arctic to account for more than half its oil and gas production by 2020,

Alexey Likhachev reminded the audience that the Forum motto is “Nuclear for better life”. Each sphere of human activity is affected by the achievements of nuclear industry. “Peaceful atom is associated with all aims and goals of UN sustainable development program. This Forum will become a space for discussing newest technologies that will lay the basis for the future of our planet”, Mr Likhachev emphasized.