Russia is now aiming to capitalize on supply concerns as a result of the conflict in the Middle East, where energy infrastructure and supply routes have been attacked.

Brent were down $7.15, or 7.2%, at $91.81, WTI was down $6.26, or 6.6%, at $88.51 a barrel.

With the culmination of the Ramadan festivities this week,the main agenda has been cutting through the noise in the global Oil markets.

With countries around the world facing energy, climate and security challenges, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said nuclear energy is now widely recognized as an essential part of the solution.

In an update outlining its first year of operation, the agency highlighted its development of a strategy for the nuclear industry to 2050 and the selection of Russia's Rosatom as the leader of an international consortium to build the country's planned new plant, to be named Balkash and located in the Zhambyl district of the Almaty region.

"Finland will always need carbon-free, affordable and reliable energy, such as nuclear energy," Minister of the Environment and Climate Sari Multala said.

World first policy: The UK will be the first country in the world to offer a market framework for fusion electricity to de-risk and incentivise private investment and enable fusion to power homes and businesses.

Coal is already the dominant fuel in Asia’s power mix, making up well over 40%-50% across the region, and it has long been more cost-competitive than gas

Benchmark futures jumped as much as 35% on Thursday, pushing prices to more than double their pre-war levels, as the market braces for a drawn out halt at the critical LNG hub that provides about a fifth of the world’s supply.

Brent futures rose $1.67, or 1.5%, to $110.32 ​a barrel at 1030 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude added 33 cents, or 0.3%, to $96.47.

Стороны подтвердили взаимное стремление на углубление сотрудничества как по линии ТЭК, так и в других направлениях.

Accident tolerant fuel (ATF) is a term used to describe new technologies that enhance the safety and performance of nuclear fuel. ATF may incorporate the use of new materials and designs for cladding and fuel pellets.

Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev said: “On 17 March, an attack was carried out on the territory adjacent to the metrological service building, located at the industrial site of the Bushehr NPP in close proximity to the existing power unit. There were no injuries among Rosatom staff. The radiation situation on the site is normal.”

Japan’s National Institute for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) has accelerated its timeline for a prototype fusion reactor.

India used to buy 518,000 b/d of Iranian oil in 2018, which slowed to 268,000 b/d between January-May 2019 during the sanctions waiver period,

Chinese state-owned refineries are competing for Iranian crude oil allowed under the US exemption, while barrels remaining in Southeast Asia with origin certificates other than Iran are expected to continue to be acquired by China's independent refiners, according to sources from the state-owned and independent sectors.

Dutch front-month futures, Europe’s gas benchmark, traded 4.7% higher at €62.02 a megawatt-hour by 8:33 a.m. in Amsterdam.

Brent crude futures traded at about $104.1 a ⁠barrel, U.S. ​West Texas Intermediate was down 7.8% at $90.55.

В ходе визита Премьер-министра, в развитие договорённостей Президента России Владимира Путина и Генерального секретаря ЦК КПВ То Лама между компаниями АО «Зарубежнефть» и ГК «Петровьетнам» подписаны документы о расширении сотрудничества двух государственных компаний как в России, так и во Вьетнаме.

Russia and Vietnam have existing nuclear technology links, notably with the development of plans for a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology in Vietnam, which includes a Russian‑designed research reactor.