Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in April, and the unemployment rate declined to 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported

General Electric will build and equip a new 500 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Kosovo

Shell, the world’s largest buyer and seller of LNG, is raising cash to help pay for its $54 billion purchase of BG Group in 2015 and hopes to raise around $1 billion from the sale of its 35 percent stake in the project, the sources said.

Investors with a long-term horizons could give a look to Energy Industry. According a Value Line Report on Petroleum Industry, Oil Price above $50 a barrel provide some assurance that existing dividend will be maintained.

With estimated gas reserves of over 5,000 Bcm, Mozambique has attracted three LNG projects with total capacity of more than 30 million mt/year and $50 billion capex development, with commissioning expected between 2022 and 2025.

Brent crude oil futures trading at $69.34 per barrel, down $1.51, or 2.1 percent, from their last close. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $60.57 per barrel at 0646 GMT on Monday, down $1.37 per barrel, or 2.2 percent, from their last settlement.

The United States produced 1.47 million pounds of uranium concentrate in 2018, down for the fourth consecutive year and the lowest total since 1950,

After nearly two decades of strong annual growth, renewables around the world added as much net capacity in 2018 as they did in 2017, an unexpected flattening of growth trends that raises concerns about meeting long-term climate goals.

ситуация на нефтепроводе “Дружба” не повлияла на объемы добычи и экспорта нефти Россией, заверил Александр Новак. По его словам, завершение всех мероприятий по ликвидации последствий загрязнения нефти на нефтепроводе “Дружба” ожидается во второй половине мая. Чтобы не допустить повторение подобных случаев в будущем, Минэнерго России были подготовлены соответствующие предложения по корректировке нормативно-правовой базы, добавил Александр Новак.

The Government of the Russian Federation has approved the plan to develop the investment project aimed at building a LNG terminal in Murmansk Region.

Occidental Petroleum Corp agreed to sell Anadarko's Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique and South Africa assets to Total SA for $8.8 billion.

The port, on Australia's east coast and home to the region's three LNG terminals, exported 1.78 million mt of the fuel during the month, up 6% year on year but down 8% from the March high of 1.93 million mt,

Andriy Kobolev, head of state energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny, said Ukraine will accumulate 20 Bcm of gas ahead of next winter, up from the 17 Bcm it usually has in underground storage facilities for the start of the heating season.

BHGE - The worldwide rig count for April 2019 was 2,140, down 73 from the 2,213 counted in March 2019, and up 53 from the 2,087 counted in April 2018.

Brent spot prices will average $70/b in 2019 and $67/b in 2020, compared with an average of $71/b in 2018.

UkrTransNafta said checks on oil coming from Russia via Belarus indicated no contamination and that the crude complied with its normal quality standards.

Iraq is close to signing a $53 billion, 30-year energy agreement with Exxon Mobil and PetroChina,

Brent crude oil futures were at $69.94 per barrel, 6 cents, or 0.1 percent, above their last close. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $61.56 per barrel at 0057 GMT on Wednesday, 17 cents, or 0.3 percent, above their last settlement.

After growing by 2.2 percent in 2018, mainland economic activity is expected to accelerate further and rise by about 2.5 percent this year, before growth slows to 2.1 percent in 2020.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced that, under the terms of its previously announced Merger Agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC), it will not make a counterproposal and will allow the four-day match period to expire. Accordingly, Chevron anticipates that Anadarko will terminate the Merger Agreement.